Sanjay Ram, Journalist, Film Critic, Co-Founder, Basil Content Media

Having commenced his career as a film critic and entertainment journalist, EARS on Mumbai speaker Sanjay Ram has had wide exposure in the filmed entertainment arena. A former consultant to the Mumbai Film Festival, he worked closely with the former festival director Mr.Narayanan in the Indian and international programming of the festival and more recently was a consultant programmer on the international section for the 2017 edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa . He also formerly worked with noted production house Sikhya Entertainment led by Guneet Monga on films such as The Lunchbox, Monsoon Shootout, Vakratunda Mahakaaya among others.

Independently, Ram has also handled festival strategies on numerous films and has assisted in international film sales on behalf of independent producers and corporates.

He along with National award-winning film producer Vivek Kajaria, recently formed Basil Content Media, a mixed model sales and representation agency, aimed at assisting indie filmmakers in the country with Festival and sales strategies, in addition to facilitating the discovery of Indian films for International Film Festivals.

Ram also contributes as a special correspondent on Indie cinema and Film Festivals for Box Office India magazine, India’s largest film business magazine.