“Keep your eyes open for opportunities. Sometimes, they’re closer than they appear,” says Aryaman Padhee (Batch 2022) in a conversation about his love for filmmaking and his experience at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Q: Tell us about the program ‘CineOdisha: Timeless Cinema from Odisha’ and how did you come...
On the 23rd of September 2020, the students of batch 2018-21 had an engrossing lecture with Mr. Kang Mingu, an expert in the field of global media content. Having studied at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Mr. Kang conducted a session on the popularity of Korean content around the world in the 21st century....
The ever-changing dynamic in the media industry, combined with the advent of rapid digitization, has altered the landscape of storytelling immensely; resulting in a huge impact on the PR industry. To provide insight into this, Mrs. Sonali Yohan Irani, an expert in marketing, spoke to Batch 2022 on 4th June, 2021. With almost 10 years...
On 3rd July 2021, Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication, Pune had the honor of hosting as a guest speaker internationally acclaimed Indian film director, writer and producer, Mr. Bharatbala Ganapathy. He addressed the students on the practical aspect of working in the film and advertising industry; as well as, dwelling on the art of...
On June 24, 2021, Mr. Chetankumar Sangole, the head of sustainability at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture gave a lift to our third-year media students folding in sustainability with their professional skills. Although the majority of his talk was technical, we could see how the intricacies of environmental science are linked with day-to-day...
On the 14th of June, Monday, the Mass Communication students of the second-year batch had the invaluable opportunity to attend a Q&A session with Mr SMM Ausaja, the Senior Vice President of Osianama, and owner of India’s largest private cinema memorabilia archive. Mr. SMM Ausaja started writing about cinema in 1989, and more than 30...
Bright and early on the morning of 10 June, 2021, the students of SCMC eagerly awaited a lecture from Mr. Vikram Singh Bawa. A veteran photographer, Mr. Bawa graced us with his presence and gave an insightful lecture on the photographer as a brand. Mr. Bawa is a fashion photographer, film director, and a photo-artist...
The students of SCMC were fortunate enough to interact with Ms. Rohena Gera, a critically acclaimed writer and director, to ask about her process of making and releasing an independent film. Having graduated from Stanford University, California, with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English, Ms. Gera was sure she wanted to become...
“Our core job as a media organization has to be to hold the institutions that are in power, accountable.” On Wednesday, the second-year students were fortunate enough to attend a lecture by Mr. Kabir Upmanyu on how digital news platforms track and cover breaking news. Having completed his BA in History at St. Stephen’s College,...
On 29th October 2020, the second-year students at SCMC had the opportunity to interact with Ms. Kalpana Champawat, an alumnus of Symbiosis, on the theme “Marketing and PR of Heritage properties”. The head of the Women Cell of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Jodhpur, she is a consultant for Media...
