Biren Ghose
Country Head, Technicolor India
Biren is presently responsible for the animation, VFX and computer games business at Technicolor [formerly called Paprikaas Interactive] he is additionally overseeing India for as the Technicolor Country Head. Biren was earlier pionering the Integrated Studio Model within EROS International Films. He has been the co-founder of an animation IP company Kahani World between canada and India producing Indian themed brands for kids. Prior to that he was the COO at Asias largest animation studio at UTV with over 700 animators! Worked with Disney, Teletoon, Cinegroupe, Funbag, Decode, Teleimages, Futurikon & Fox. Created an original series for Walt Disney in 2002 from development to screen. Prior to that he was in Corporate Planning at UB, where for 13 years he transitioned across various assignments. He also strategised UBs forays into Biotechnology & Engineering. Biren has been a prolific speaker on media at Kidscreen Summit; NASSCOM Annual Conferences [since 2002]; and many other stages!A trade show WARRIOR ,GDC; TIGA; MIP/MIPCOM at Cannes [over 14 times!]; E3, AFM; NATPE; & MIFA Annecy. Judge at Superpitch Singapore since 2006 and India 2006 till date. He is an advisor to Copenhagen Business School on computer games. Co-founder of Game Industry Trade Association of India & Chairman for Animation & Gaming Forum [NASSCOM}.Animation Magazine voted him one of Asias Top Toon Titans in April 2008.