Festival Team
Executive & Programming Director | Cary Rajinder Sawhney |
Interim Deputy Director & Head of Birmingham Indian Film Festival | Dharmesh Rajput |
Head of Manchester Indian Film Festival | Chris Massey |
Festival Producer | Ann Palomares |
Business Adviser | Milan Mantri |
Programmer | Krushil Patel |
Programmer | Nazeer Vawda |
Marketing Consultant | Karen Lane |
Production Manager | Karun Munde |
PR Manager | Tony Gill |
Honorary Programme Adviser | Naman Ramachandran |
Programme Adviser (LGBTQIA+) | Neeraj Churi |
Adviser, Manchester Indian Film Festival | Anjum Malik |
Programme Adviser | Sangeeta Datta |
Programme Adviser | Uma Da Cunha |
Programme Adviser | Asjad Nazir |
Website Manager | Prinesh Mistry |
Senior Digital Editor | Parag Sankhe |
Receptions Manager | Dheeraj Agnihotri |
Print Traffic Coordinator | Meli Gueneau |
Volunteers Manager | Kieran Akhtar |
Film Hub North Consultant | Amandeep Dhillon |
Venue Coordinator, Birmingham Indian Film Festival | Bhaskar Choudhury |
Project Manager, Manchester Indian Film Festival | Kanchana Jaikrishan |
BSL Manager | Sarla Meisuria |
PR, Birmingham Indian Film Festival | Mandy Rose |
Design Agency – Bobo Creative | Robyn Larkin |
Web and Design Adviser | Andrew Whiteside |
Legal Adviser | Lee Stone at Lee & Thompson |
Indian Visa Consultant | D Kadikar |
Special thanks to our Brand Ambassadors and Patrons
Patrons:
Shehkar Kapur, Tony Matharu, Lord David Puttnam, Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Brand Ambassadors:
Antonio Aakeel, Sunny & Shay Grewal