ASSOCIATION WITH DELHI METROPOLITAN EDUCATION – DME

Dr Ambrish Saxena joined Delhi Metropolitan Education – DME as Dean, DME Media School in 2018 (onwards). DME is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University – GGSIPU. It offers 4 academic programmes with 3 schools and close to 2,500 students.

 

I. POSITIONS AND MULTIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Professor and Dean, DME Media School

Director, DME Studios and Production

Director, International Collaborations

Director, IQAC, Delhi Metropolitan Education

Convener, DME NAAC Committee

Chief Editor, MediaSpace, research journal of DME Media School

Consulting Editor, DME Media School Fortnightly Newsletter

Festival Director, Cineaste International Film Festival – CIFFI

Organizing Secretary/Convener, International Conference ICAN

Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida, New Delhi NCR

 

II. DIRECTOR, DME STUDIOS AND PRODUCTION

 

Studio designing, setup and operations: 

  • Designed and got built Studio 62 in 2,600 sq ft area
  • Considered one of the best state-of-the-art studios in New Delhi/NCR
  • 50 cool lights and baby lights on a grid, talk back system, switcher for online production
  • Floor divided in 4 segments – chat show setup, news anchoring, chroma setup and PCR

 

III. DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

 

Collaborations with national-international institutions:

  • Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Ohio University, United States
  • UNESCO New Delhi Cluster of South Asia
  • Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia – CEMCA
  • Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication (MCU), Bhopal
  • K R Mangalam University, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi
  • Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication (AIMC), New Delhi

 

IV. CHIEF EDITOR, MEDIASPACE RESEARCH JOURNAL

  • Launched Research Journal of DME Media School in 2020

 

V. CONSULTING EDITOR, MEDIA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

  • Only media school in the country having fortnightly newsletter
  • Producing 16 to 30 pages of content every month
  • Uninterrupted publication for 5 years

 

VI. FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CIFFI

 

Dr Ambrish Saxena has conceived and executed two editions of Cineaste International Film Festival of India – CIFFI in 2019 and 2020.

 

CIFFI 2019:

  • Four-day festival: April 17 – 20, 2019
  • Screening of 81 films (selected from 140 films received)
  • Sessions: 4 curate sessions, 2 master classes, 3 workshops and 2 panel discussions
  • Participation from 12 countries
  • Star attraction:

Tigmanshu Dhulia, National Award Winner filmmaker

Khalid Mohamed, the intellectual filmmaker

Muzamil Bhawani, a rising actor of Bollywood

 

CIFFI 2020:

  • World’s First 7-Day Hybrid International Film Festival by educational institutions: December 15 – 21, 2020
  • 80-hour film festival with 32 sessions of screenings and deliberations
  • Screening of 110 films in 12 sessions
  • 70 Experts, 12 Partners
  • Sessions: 9 Panel Discussions, 4 Curated Sessions, 2 Master Classes, 2 Workshops
  • Prominent Experts from abroad:

Dr Sian Mitchell, Dr Martin Potter, Mr Vassilis C Karamitsanis, Ms Pamela Bisson, Dr Simon Wilmot, Dr Dirk De Bruyn,  Mr Simeon Taylor

  • Prominent experts from India:

Tigmanshu Dhulia, Noted film director and actor

Ms Monica Murthy, Mr Abhishek Ray, Dr Madhu Chopra, Dr Ashish Kulkarni,

Mr Suresh Eriyat, Mr Vikram Veturi, Mr Vaibhav Kumaresh, Ms Gayatri Chatterjee,

 

VII. ORGANIZING SECRETARY/CONVENER, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ICAN

 

Dr Ambrish Saxena has conceived and executed three editions of International Media Conference ICAN. The fourth edition is scheduled in May 2021.

 

ICAN 2018:

  • Three-day conference: March 9 – 11, 2018
  • Theme: India and Changing Aspects of News – ICAN
  • Inaugurated by Mark Tully, the octogenarian journalist and former Bureau Chief of BBC
  • 30 sub-themes, 172 Abstracts, 124 Papers
  • 2 Plenary Sessions, 1 Master Class

ICAN2 2018:

  • Three-day conference: November 16 – 18, 2018
  • Theme: Indian Cinema and Alternate Networks – ICAN
  • Inaugurated by Dr Satya Pal Singh, Minister of State for HRD, Government of India
  • Key note address by Dr Sean Redmond from Deakin University
  • 35 sub-themes, 127 Abstracts,105 Papers
  • 3 Plenary Sessions, 3 workshops

ICAN3 2020:

  • 10-day conference: June 21 – 30, 2020
  • Theme: Issues of Community, Agenda and News – ICAN
  • World’s first 10-Day Digital Live International Conference
  • Total 29 Sessions in 10 days
  • 203 Abstracts, 158 Papers, 174 Authors
  • 3 Panels, 3 Plenary, 3 Master Classes and 2 Special Sessions
  • Participation from 55 universities and 18 colleges

ICAN4 2021:

  • 11-day conference: May 21 – 31, 2021

Theme:  Information, Communication and Artificial Networks – ICAN