Shalini Narasimman

• Movie Acquisition: Acquire movies directly from production houses for release in overseas theatres.
• Territory-Wise Movie Distribution: Sell (MG) and distribute movie rights to territory-wise distributors across overseas markets.
• Direct Movie Releases: Manage direct theatrical releases by coordinating with theatres to ensure films receive a good number of shows and screens across territories.
• Release Coordination and Support: Ensure timely delivery of all essential release materials, including marketing materials, Qube content, and KDM keys, to facilitate smooth and timely movie releases.
• Payment Follow-Up and Settlements: Follow up with territory distributors and theatres on overdue payments and ensure timely settlement of outstanding dues.

Movie Distribution & Release Coordination

• Coordinated theatrical releases of films, content & KDM delivery, and Payment followup with theatres.
• Managed relationships with theatre chains and distribution partners to ensure smooth film releases and effective coordination.
• Monitored box office reports, reconciled discrepancies, and followed up on delayed payments to ensure timely settlements.
• Worked with leading entertainment companies and distribution partners, including Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd., Crown Movies, Ganga Entertainments, and Halt (Digital Branding).

• Planning everything from execution to delivery
• Directing the team to achieve a common goal
• Create a schedule and project timeline, Managing the deployment deliverables
• Influx Integrated Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chennai

• Movie Distribution – Managed the logistics of film distribution to theaters, ensuring timely delivery of prints, digital files, and marketing assets to theater chains.
• Built strong relationships with independent filmmakers, production companies, and international distributors to secure distribution rights for films.
• Negotiated film acquisition deals, including securing domestic and international theatrical distribution rights.
• Movie Programming  Finalizing movies to play on Screens every week
• Negotiation of terms of all the movies based on contents with internal and external stakeholders.
• Taking care of licensing and agreements for the entire 11 screens and food & beverages.
• Collaborated with marketing teams to design and implement promotional strategies for theatrical releases, including trailer creation, posters, social media campaigns, and press engagements.
• Jazz Cinemas Pvt Ltd, Chennai

• KDM‑ Key Delivery Message for all the cinemas based on the schedule and RO.
• Collecting movie release plans from the distributors.
• VPF‑ Virtual Payment Report, preparing and maintaining VPF report every week.
• Scrabble Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Chennai

• Preparing schedules for all the cinemas.
• Collecting movie release data from distributors & maintaining a movie Database every week.
• Taking care of Theatre license. Preparing agreements for all the movies & preparing distributor share statements.
• Arranging hard drives and KDM's for all the movies every week.
• Taking care of events such as audio release functions, press shows, and premiere shows.
• SPI Cinemas Pvt Ltd, Chennai