Prashant Sehgal

81, Sector - 15A, NOIDA, UP 201 301, INDIA

+91 98102-14818         psehgal@psehgal.com

 

 

FILM MAKING EXPERIENCE

 

* Untitled Film No. 1 (Sports based Feature Film produced by Yonker Motion Pictures)                                 Associate Director                Nov 10

* The Sentence (18-min Short Film directed by Cannes participant Abhishek Joshi)   DOP, Editor                                     Jun 10

* Audition • Fashion • Deewar • Basanti (Ad Films in HD for BasEkChance.com)   Co-Director, Actor, Co-Editor   May 10

* The Two Men Show PiP (Short Films made for Dibakar Banerjee’s LSD Contest)                Co-Director, Actor, Co-Editor                Jan 10

  PiP (Picture-in-Picture) selected as Top 10 Entry in the Love Sex aur Dhoka (LSD) Short Film Contest

* Baby Steps (1-min Short Film in HD made for 1MinuteToSaveTheWorld Competition)         Co-Director, Actor, Co-Editor                Oct 09

* an Apple, a Day (6-min Short Film made for 48-Hour Film Project Mumbai)           Co-Director, Actor, Co-Editor     Oct 09

* Run Leila Run (5-min Short Film in HD made for Filmaka.com Competition)         Writer, Director, Co-Editor          Sep 09

  Official Selection: Kolkata Short Film Festival 2009        Official Selection: National Short & Documentary Film Festival 2010

  Official Selection: Indian Film Festival 2010        Official Selection: International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2010

* Buffering Slow Motion Mango Tree (1-min Ad Films made for MOFILM)       Crew, Actor                                      Sep 09

  AT&T Buffering and OMO Mango Tree each won the 2nd prize in their respective MOFILM competitions

* Kidnapped • It Could Happen To You (Short Films made for IFFI Goa SFC)          Chief Assistant Director               Aug 09

* Where there is a Will (15-min Short Film made for IFFI Goa Short Film Center)    Writer, Director, Co-Editor         Aug 09

  Market Selection: International Film Festival of India 2009: Short Film Center

  Official Selection: Kolkata Short Film Festival 2009        Official Selection: National Short & Documentary Film Festival 2010

* That’s it, Politics! Indian (Student Films in DV made at SenseIndia Foundation)                   Co-Writer, Co-Director, DOP                Mar 09

* 9/11 • Lotto JawBreaker (Student Films in 16mm made at New York University)                        Co-Director, DOP, Editor                Dec 03

 

FILM RELATED TRAINING

 

      Vikshi Institute of Media Studies, Pune, INDIA                 Digital Cinematography Course conducted by AS Kanal, Jul 10

      IIT, Chennai, INDIA         Imaging Cinema Workshop featuring Dibakar Banerjee, R Balki and Saurabh Shukla, May 10

 

        Weekend Filmcity, New Delhi, INDIA                      Filmmaking Workshop conducted by Independent Filmmakers, Jul 09

 

      Jamia Millia Islamia, MCRC, New Delhi, INDIA                                           Film and Historical Imagination Course, Jul 09

 

        National Film Archive of India, New Delhi, INDIA                            Film Appreciation Course conducted by FTII, Jun 09

 

        Raajkamal Films & IIT, Chennai, INDIA       Screenwriting Workshop by Kamal Haasan and Anjum Rajabali, May 09

 

       SenseIndia Foundation, Mumbai, INDIA                 Workshops in Film Production, Direction and Script Writing, Mar 09

 


     New York University, SCPS, New York, NY         Courses in Film Production, Business and Technologies, Jul 03 - Dec 03

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 

      Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business                                                                                         Pittsburgh, PA

Master of Business Administration (Marketing, Operations), GPA: 3.77/4.00; Six Sigma Green Belt                             May 07

 

    New York University, Graduate School of Arts & Science                                                                                       New York, NY

Master of Science (Computer Science), GPA: 3.71/4.00                                                                                                           May 02

 

        University of Pune                                                                                                                                                              Pune, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering (Computers), 62.69%, First Class                                                                                                         Jun 97

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

      DreamTheatre, New Delhi, INDIA                                                                                         Head of Marketing, Nov 08 - Apr 09

Led business development efforts resulting in streamlined operations of the creative production house. Co-Managed creative and production aspects for “Bring Down The Walls”, a Rock Opera based on Pink Floyd’s bestselling album “The Wall”.

 

     i’lario Italian Coffee Bar, Noida, INDIA                                                                                           Co-Founder, Oct 07 - Nov 08

Organized efforts from conceptualization to realization; co-managed daily operations in addition to finance and marketing.

 

       Adobe Systems India, Noida, INDIA               Program Manager (Premiere Elements & Online Sharing), Jul 07 - Nov 08

Managed daily activities pertaining to marketing, development and quality engineering for the software. Monitored project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with stakeholders & cross-functional teams to oversee critical operational issues.

 

     Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA                                    Project Manager Intern (iTunes Music Store), May 06 - Aug 06

Drove projects of complex nature in high impact areas; coordinated with partners to enhance global infrastructure. Analyzed customer data using SAS to get lifetime value & identify growth areas; presented recommendations to senior executives.

 

      Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY                                                                                   Technical Analyst, Dec 04 - Aug 05

Promoted to advisory role assisting peers with advanced issues. Led lifecycle evaluation and database security enhancements.

 

      Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY                                                                               Programmer Analyst, Oct 99 - Nov 04

Designed and maintained backend database support for critical financial applications across multiple business units globally. Promoted to analyze and design structure for replicating firm’s key data to 120 target databases. Led onsite infrastructure setup at newly acquired financial subsidiary firm in Brazil; recruited local talent to interface with New York head office.

 

      Aithent Technologies, New Delhi, INDIA                                                                                      Systems Analyst, Jul 97 - Jun 98

Responsible for needs analysis and software development for US healthcare clients Kaiser Permanente & Univ. of California

 

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

 

* Keen interest in Opera and Classical Music; established an internet presence for renowned opera singer Renée Fleming

* Helped organize various aspects of two major week-long film festivals in New York: IFP Film Market and Indian Diaspora

* Led community service initiatives like mentoring workshops; participated in hiring programs for interns and new hires

* Volunteer webmaster for Newport Waterfront Association; managed local facilities and organized several cultural events



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