Schedule
All times are India time (IST).
Monday 7 December
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Market opening: buyers and sellers meet
Ananya Gill
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Virtual production on an Indian budget
Priya Iyer
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Opening keynote: India's creative economy in 2030
Rahul Varma
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Characters that travel: Indian IP for global kids
Lucas Menon
Hall 2DesiToons
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Pan-India cinema: what changed after 2022
Sameer Shah
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 10:0011:00Keynote
Building a creator business beyond ads
Chloe Nair
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 10:3012:00Show
Hands-on: large-format cinema cameras
Priya Iyer
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 10:3012:00Show
Showcase: 30 playable Indian indie games
Karan Menon
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0012:40Screening
Screening: Echoes of Charminar
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:0012:40Screening
Screening: Paper Tigers
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:1512:15Panel
Pitch session: projects seeking co-producers
Amara Gill, Chloe Nair, Omar Fernandes (moderator)
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 11:1512:15Panel
Breaking down a 2,000-shot feature
Amara Reddy (moderator), Fatima Laurent, Sameer Fernandes
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 11:1512:15Panel
State of AVGC investment in India
Aditya Weber, Nisha Pillai, Rohan Menon (moderator)
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 11:1512:15Panel
Pitching an animated series to streamers
Aditya Weber, Fatima Nair, Nisha Pillai (moderator)
Hall 2DesiToons
- 11:1512:15Panel
Directors in conversation: scale and story
Kenji Varma, Rahul Okafor, Rohan Menon (moderator)
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 12:3013:30Fireside chat
International sales agents roundtable
Lucas Bose, Omar Shah
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 12:3013:30Fireside chat
Real-time engines in the VFX pipeline
Aarav Sethi, Lucas Bose
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 12:3013:30Fireside chat
Building global studios from Hyderabad
Fatima Laurent, Tara Gill
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 12:3013:30ChangedFireside chat
Licensing and merchandise for homegrown characters
Amara Reddy, Sneha Laurent
Hall 2DesiToons
- 12:3013:30Fireside chat
The business of sequels and universes
Aarav Sethi, Hugo Kapoor
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 12:3013:30Fireside chat
Brand deals that don't feel like ads
Aarav Sethi, Mina Iyer
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 13:0014:30Activity
Lighting demo: LED volumes
Jonas Weber
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 13:0014:30Activity
Developer talk: shipping your first game
Karan Menon
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 14:0015:40Screening
Screening: The Last Monsoon Reel
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:0015:40ChangedScreening
Screening: Signal Lost
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:3015:30Masterclass
Finance clinic: gap funding and pre-sales
Sofia Das
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 14:3015:30Masterclass
Machine learning for roto and paint
Aarav Sethi
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 14:3015:30Masterclass
Policy roundtable: incentives for AVGC-XR
Sneha Laurent
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 14:3015:30ChangedKeynote
Independent animation in India
Lucas Bose
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 14:3015:30Keynote
Commissioning originals in 2027
Kabir Varma
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 14:3015:30Masterclass
Creator burnout and sustainable output
Sameer Shah
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 15:3017:00ChangedWorkshop
Photo walk briefing
Amara Reddy
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Publisher speed-pitching
Sofia Tanaka
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 15:4516:45Talk
Market opening: buyers and sellers meet
Isha Das
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 15:4516:45Talk
Managing VFX across five time zones
Nisha Pillai
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 15:4516:45Talk
Co-production treaties that actually work
Sameer Fernandes
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 15:4516:45Panel
Student showcase and jury talk
Kenji Okafor (moderator), Priya Iyer, Sameer Shah
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 15:4516:45Panel
Regional languages and subscriber growth
Aditya Weber (moderator), Fatima Nair, Sameer Shah
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 15:4516:45ChangedTalk
Building a creator business beyond ads
Lucas Bose
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 17:0018:00Fireside chat
Stop-motion masterclass
Karan Bose, Nisha Rao
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 17:0018:00Fireside chat
Free ad-supported streaming in India
Fatima Laurent, Sofia Tanaka
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 17:0018:40Screening
Screening: Synthetic Dawn
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
Tuesday 8 December
- 10:0011:00Panel
Pitch session: projects seeking co-producers
Amara Gill (moderator), Dev Kapoor, Omar Shah
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 10:0011:00Panel
Creature work: from concept to final pixel
Chloe Nair, Mina Iyer, Omar Fernandes (moderator)
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 10:0011:00Panel
From service studio to IP owner
Elena Rao, Lucas Bose, Tara Reddy (moderator)
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 10:0011:00Panel
2D is back: the economics of hand-drawn
Meera Rao, Sofia Tanaka (moderator), Zoya Joshi
Hall 2DesiToons
- 10:0011:00Panel
Theatrical windows in a streaming world
Karan Menon (moderator), Nisha Pillai, Omar Shah
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 10:0011:00Panel
Short video to long-form: when to switch
Hugo Sethi, Jonas Weber (moderator), Omar Shah
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 10:3012:00Show
Lighting demo: LED volumes
Karan Menon
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 10:3012:00Show
Developer talk: shipping your first game
Karan Bose
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0012:40Screening
Screening: Echoes of Charminar
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:0012:40CancelledScreening
Screening: Paper Tigers
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:1512:15Fireside chat
International sales agents roundtable
Elena Pillai, Lucas Bose
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 11:1512:15ChangedFireside chat
Virtual production on an Indian budget
Karan Bose, Sofia Tanaka
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 11:1512:15Fireside chat
Talent pipelines for the next million creators
Elena Pillai, Jonas Weber
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 11:1512:15Fireside chat
Writing comedy for animation
Chloe Nair, Jonas Weber
Hall 2DesiToons
- 11:1512:15ChangedFireside chat
Telugu cinema's global audience
Elena Pillai, Tara Reddy
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 11:1512:15Fireside chat
Brand deals that don't feel like ads
Aditya Weber, Kenji Okafor
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 12:3013:30Masterclass
Finance clinic: gap funding and pre-sales
Sofia Das
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 12:3013:30CancelledMasterclass
Breaking down a 2,000-shot feature
Sofia Das
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 12:3013:30Masterclass
Closing panel: what deals got done this week
Fatima Nair
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 12:3013:30Masterclass
Characters that travel: Indian IP for global kids
Omar Shah
Hall 2DesiToons
- 12:3013:30Masterclass
Pan-India cinema: what changed after 2022
Sofia Das
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 12:3013:30Masterclass
Creator burnout and sustainable output
Dev Kapoor
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 13:0014:30Activity
Photo walk briefing
Aditya Khan
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 13:0014:30Activity
Publisher speed-pitching
Aditya Weber
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 14:0015:40Screening
Screening: The Last Monsoon Reel
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:0015:40Screening
Screening: Signal Lost
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:3015:30ChangedTalk
Market opening: buyers and sellers meet
Vikram Fernandes
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 14:3015:30Talk
Real-time engines in the VFX pipeline
Tara Gill
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 14:3015:30Talk
Opening keynote: India's creative economy in 2030
Tara Gill
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 14:3015:30Panel
Animated documentaries
Meera Rao (moderator), Omar Fernandes, Tara Reddy
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 14:3015:30Panel
Data-led greenlighting: myth or method
Aditya Weber, Hugo Sethi, Zoya Joshi (moderator)
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 14:3015:30Talk
Building a creator business beyond ads
Nisha Rao
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Lens shoot-out
Sneha Laurent
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Game jam results and awards
Tara Gill
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 15:4516:45Panel
Pitch session: projects seeking co-producers
Aditya Weber, Arjun Khan (moderator), Sameer Fernandes
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 15:4516:45Panel
Machine learning for roto and paint
Isha Das (moderator), Karan Bose, Kenji Okafor
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 15:4516:45Panel
State of AVGC investment in India
Arjun Khan, Rahul Varma, Sameer Fernandes (moderator)
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 15:4516:45CancelledFireside chat
Independent animation in India
Amara Gill, Tara Gill
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 15:4516:45Fireside chat
Commissioning originals in 2027
Dev Kapoor, Meera Rao
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 15:4516:45Panel
Short video to long-form: when to switch
Karan Menon (moderator), Mina Iyer, Zoya Iyer
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 17:0018:00Masterclass
Student showcase and jury talk
Kabir Varma
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 17:0018:00Masterclass
Regional languages and subscriber growth
Rahul Okafor
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 17:0018:40Screening
Screening: Synthetic Dawn
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 17:0018:40Screening
Screening: Grandmother's Algorithm
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
Wednesday 9 December
- 10:0011:00Fireside chat
International sales agents roundtable
Mina Iyer, Rahul Varma
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 10:0011:00Fireside chat
Managing VFX across five time zones
Dev Kapoor, Sneha Laurent
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 10:0011:00ChangedFireside chat
Building global studios from Hyderabad
Lucas Bose, Rohan Menon
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 10:0011:00CancelledFireside chat
Directors in conversation: scale and story
Fatima Nair, Isha Das
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 10:0011:00Fireside chat
Brand deals that don't feel like ads
Aarav Sethi, Dev Kapoor
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 10:3012:00Show
Photo walk briefing
Kenji Okafor
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 10:3012:00Show
Publisher speed-pitching
Zoya Joshi
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0012:40Screening
Screening: Echoes of Charminar
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:0012:40ChangedScreening
Screening: Paper Tigers
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 11:1512:15CancelledMasterclass
Finance clinic: gap funding and pre-sales
Amara Reddy
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 11:1512:15Masterclass
Creature work: from concept to final pixel
Leela Tanaka
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 11:1512:15Masterclass
Policy roundtable: incentives for AVGC-XR
Rahul Okafor
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 11:1512:15Masterclass
Licensing and merchandise for homegrown characters
Rahul Okafor
Hall 2DesiToons
- 11:1512:15Masterclass
The business of sequels and universes
Rohan Menon
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 11:1512:15Masterclass
Creator burnout and sustainable output
Aarav Sethi
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 12:3013:30Talk
Market opening: buyers and sellers meet
Isha Das
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 12:3013:30Talk
Virtual production on an Indian budget
Hugo Sethi
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 12:3013:30Talk
Co-production treaties that actually work
Dev Kapoor
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 12:3013:30Talk
2D is back: the economics of hand-drawn
Sneha Laurent
Hall 2DesiToons
- 12:3013:30Talk
Theatrical windows in a streaming world
Elena Rao
Hall 3Indian Film Conclave
- 12:3013:30Talk
Building a creator business beyond ads
Leela Tanaka
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 13:0014:30Activity
Lens shoot-out
Leela Tanaka
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 13:0014:30Activity
Game jam results and awards
Lucas Bose
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 14:0015:40Screening
Screening: The Last Monsoon Reel
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:0015:40Screening
Screening: Signal Lost
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 14:3015:30Panel
Pitch session: projects seeking co-producers
Aditya Weber, Leela Das, Tara Reddy (moderator)
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 14:3015:30Panel
Breaking down a 2,000-shot feature
Nisha Pillai, Priya Iyer (moderator), Tara Reddy
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 14:3015:30Panel
From service studio to IP owner
Aditya Khan, Aditya Weber (moderator), Leela Das
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 14:3015:30Fireside chat
Stop-motion masterclass
Leela Tanaka, Sneha Laurent
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 14:3015:30ChangedFireside chat
Free ad-supported streaming in India
Rahul Okafor, Zoya Iyer
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 14:3015:30Panel
Short video to long-form: when to switch
Aditya Weber, Lucas Menon (moderator), Sameer Shah
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Hands-on: large-format cinema cameras
Nisha Rao
Expo FloorFilm & Photo Expo
- 15:3017:00ChangedWorkshop
Showcase: 30 playable Indian indie games
Meera Rao
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 15:4516:45Fireside chat
International sales agents roundtable
Fatima Nair, Jonas Weber
Business LoungeIFM Indywood Film Market
- 15:4516:45Fireside chat
Real-time engines in the VFX pipeline
Ananya Gill, Lucas Bose
Grand TheatreVFX Summit
- 15:4516:45Fireside chat
Talent pipelines for the next million creators
Kenji Varma, Sneha Laurent
Hall 1IndiaJoy B2B
- 15:4516:45Masterclass
Animated documentaries
Mina Joshi
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 15:4516:45Masterclass
Data-led greenlighting: myth or method
Amara Gill
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 15:4516:45Fireside chat
Brand deals that don't feel like ads
Karan Menon, Zoya Joshi
Hall 4Creator Zone Digital Conclave
- 17:0018:00Talk
Independent animation in India
Sneha Laurent
Hall 2ASIFA India
- 17:0018:00Talk
Commissioning originals in 2027
Tara Gill
Hall 3OTT Pulse
- 17:0018:40Screening
Screening: Synthetic Dawn
Screening Room AHyderabad AI Film Festival
- 17:0018:40Screening
Screening: Grandmother's Algorithm
Screening Room BHyderabad AI Film Festival
Friday 11 December
- 10:3012:00Show
Cosplay championship heats
Sofia Das
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Activity
Artist alley signing
Isha Das
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Show
Game jam results and awards
Elena Pillai
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0013:00Match
Group stage: Team Garuda vs Velocity Gaming
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 13:0014:30ChangedActivity
Artist alley signing
Ananya Gill
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Show
Live sketch battle
Kenji Varma
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Workshop
Indian comics: the next wave
Rohan Menon
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Activity
Showcase: 30 playable Indian indie games
Sofia Tanaka
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 13:3015:30Match
Group stage: Neon Tigers vs Kingsguard
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Indian comics: the next wave
Nisha Rao
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Activity
Cosplay championship finals
Rahul Varma
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Show
Live sketch battle
Karan Menon
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Developer talk: shipping your first game
Aarav Sethi
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 16:0018:00Match
Group stage: Orbit Five vs Blue Lotus
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 18:3020:30Match
Group stage: Rift Raiders vs Hydra Esports
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
Saturday 12 December
- 10:3012:00Show
Artist alley signing
Elena Rao
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Workshop
Live sketch battle
Omar Shah
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00ChangedActivity
Indian comics: the next wave
Rahul Okafor
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Show
Showcase: 30 playable Indian indie games
Sameer Fernandes
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0013:00Match
Quarter-final: Hydra Esports vs Orbit Five
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 13:0014:30Activity
Indian comics: the next wave
Lucas Menon
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Show
Cosplay championship finals
Karan Bose
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Workshop
Live sketch battle
Karan Menon
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Activity
Developer talk: shipping your first game
Amara Reddy
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 13:3015:30Match
Quarter-final: Velocity Gaming vs Rift Raiders
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Live sketch battle
Rahul Varma
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Activity
Cosplay championship heats
Jonas Khan
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Show
Cosplay championship finals
Hugo Kapoor
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00CancelledWorkshop
Publisher speed-pitching
Zoya Joshi
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 16:0018:00Match
Quarter-final: Kingsguard vs Team Garuda
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 18:3020:30ChangedMatch
Quarter-final: Blue Lotus vs Neon Tigers
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
Sunday 13 December
- 10:3012:00Show
Indian comics: the next wave
Sameer Shah
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Workshop
Cosplay championship finals
Isha Das
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Activity
Live sketch battle
Omar Shah
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 10:3012:00Show
Developer talk: shipping your first game
Leela Das
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 11:0013:00Match
Semi-final: Neon Tigers vs Kingsguard
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 13:0014:30CancelledActivity
Live sketch battle
Kenji Varma
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Show
Cosplay championship heats
Arjun Khan
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Workshop
Cosplay championship finals
Arjun Khan
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 13:0014:30Activity
Publisher speed-pitching
Fatima Laurent
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 13:3015:30Match
Semi-final: Orbit Five vs Blue Lotus
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Cosplay championship finals
Hugo Sethi
Cosplay StageHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Activity
Artist alley signing
Zoya Iyer
Expo FloorHyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00ChangedShow
Cosplay championship heats
Amara Gill
Hall 4Hyderabad Comic Con
- 15:3017:00Workshop
Game jam results and awards
Elena Pillai
Indie ArcadeIndie Game Utsav
- 16:0018:00Match
Showmatch: Rift Raiders vs Hydra Esports
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad
- 18:3020:30Match
Grand final: Team Garuda vs Velocity Gaming
Main ArenaDreamHack Hyderabad