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Market Visit to India

As a finalist in British Council's inaugural UK Young Interactive Entrepreneur award, Studio Director Clare Reddington is participating in a 10-day study tour of the booming Indian interactive sector. Traveling to Mumbai and Bangalore, they group will meet with exemplary industry figures, learning first hand the dynamics of the Indian market, and identifying where its challenges and opportunities lie. The tour will culminate with attendance at the NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies, India) Conference in Hyderabad.

Accompanying Clare on the trip are

Christoph Burgdorfer, Head of Technology of Know Your Onions Ltd (London)
Paul Croft, Director of Mediatonic (London)
Chris Kempt, MD/Founder of Kempt (St. Albans)
Aneesh Varma, Director of FabriQate (London)

and hopefully joining in Hyderabad: Jeremiah Alexander, Owner and Director of Ideonic

Journal Entries

Around Charminar, Hyderabad

2009 Nov 7 - 15:43 by Clare

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Golconda Fort, Hyderabad (Photos)

2009 Nov 6 - 15:28 by Clare

This afternoon we visited Golkonda, a ruined city c.1364–1512 situated west of Hyderabad. We arrived as the sun was going down (perfect temperature) and saw this spectacular ruin in the bluish haze of an Indian twilight. Beautiful.

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Always steal from the best: DreamWorks keynote at NASSCOM

2009 Nov 6 - 07:32 by Clare

Shelley Page gave the opening keynote at NASSCOM animation and gaming summit with an overview of how DreamWorks operates ("there is never such a thing as can't be done, rather how can we do it and how long will it take?") and some of the opportunities and challenges they have faced setting up a studio in Bangalore.

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Dreaming by the pool: catching up with Shelley Page

2009 Nov 5 - 17:43 by Clare

It was lovely to sit down by the pool for a quick beer with Shelley Page of DreamWorks this evening,

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Rhythm and Hues, Hyderabad

2009 Nov 5 - 14:06 by Clare

Oscar winning Visual Effects company Rhythm and Hues (founded in LA in 1987) set up in Mumbai seven years ago to create the first quality animation/VX studio that could cover the entire production process.

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