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IFF 2012 is grateful for the time, effort and participation of its 'Advisory Board' members. This year the Board members are:
 
Mr Ronnie Screwvala – CEO, UTV  
Ronnie Screwvala is an Indian film producer, Founder, CEO and Chairman of UTV Group. From helping to introduce Indians to cable TV and daily soap operas, Ronnie has staked out a powerful position within the Indian broadcasting, internet and production industries. He is credited with having transformed the Indian film business by establishing modern standards of studio efficiency and professionalizing the movie production business in India with the introduction of foreign investors and aggressively marketing films with novel plots.
UTV recently partnered with Walt Disney, Fox Searchlight, Sony and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment, expanding its reach globally.
 
 
Mr Amit Khanna – Chairman, Reliance Entertainment  
Amit Khanna is the Chairman of Reliance Entertainment, Director of Reliance BIG TV & Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. He started his film career with Dev Anand's banner in 1971 and has written lyrics for 400 film and non-film songs. He was the President of All India Film Producers Council, Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd., for three terms and Vice President of The Association of Motion Picture & TV Program Producers for 17 years. Amit Khanna has been involved with all aspects of media from Theatre, Radio, Television, Journalism, Films and new media.
He was the first Indian to serve on the international Emmy’s jury. Besides serving on various international, Governmental and trade organizations and institutions he has won several awards including three national film awards.
 
 
 Ms Simi Garewal – Film Maker / Actress  
A highly respected and popular actress, director, writer, producer and television host, Simi Garewal has seen great success in many fields across film and television. Her first acting role was in the English language film ‘Tarzan Goes to India’(1962). In the 1960s and ‘70s she acted for many Indian and international directors from Raj Kapoor to Satyajit Ray to Conrad Rook’s critically acclaimed  ‘Siddhartha’. In the early ‘80s Simi’s attention turned to writing and direction, forming her own production company under which she made documentaries and television commercials, for which she won the 1st Prize at the 1988 Paters Awards in Australia.
She is most recently known for anchoring the talk show “Rendezvous with Simi Garewal”; was a trend-setter in the genre.
 
 
 
 
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