Los Angeles, California, United States
Roots hailing from Orissa, East India and raised right next to original Apple campus headquarters in Cupertino. AKA The infinite looop. Proud daughter of a semiconductor engineer and IIT Chennai Grad. Privileged to be born and raised in the bay area. Producer and Entertainment industry veteran, Arati Misro brings her vast 20 years of expertise with a range of credits from exhibiting studio films, Warner Music distribution (with last startup, exit), to multiple award-winning films/tv. Collaboration with talent from Never Have I Ever, The Avengers, Lincoln Lawyer, Meet the Drapers, Distribution of studio/select indie films theatrically, mobile apps/gaming and new media projects via Fox, Discovery, Netflix, Sony and Amazon Prime. Her company portfolio also includes clients ranging from Business Development, Media/Event Production, and Global Marketing (Social Media Campaigns across X, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Tik Tok and Instagram). Successfully collaborated with talent in Hollywood and Bollywood such as Gwendoline Christie, Kevin Durand, Wendie Malick, Michelle Monaghan, Dominic Cooper, Justin Daly, Andy Cheng, Lonnie Anderson, Dylan McDermott, Dean Cain, Heather Locklear, Kieu Chinh, Chris Martin, Adil Hussain, Kal Penn, Boman Irani & Anupam Kher. Beyond these creative realms, Arati is also proficient as a Project Manager (Google Certification) with her strong leadership and emotional IQ team building, as both an Analyst and avid Consultant. She excels in creating and building structure and communications for effective operations and functionality and has done so with multiple teams locally and abroad. Arati brings extensive and valued experience collaborating with Google & Microsoft product managers with a handful of early stage startups. Worked extensively in India and Europe. Arati chaired Women in Film International LA, and programmed and produced multiple events for the Los Angeles film community honored by President Obama. She actively attended major film markets - Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and AFM to assist with the packaging, budgeting and scheduling of productions, sales and distribution strategies for theatrical, foreign & domestic sales. Trained as a storyteller, photographer, anthropologist, impressionistic artist, and musician, Arati maintains a visceral understanding of art with an analytical mind. Her formative years have been spent as a student/performer of Tabla classical music with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha and Sayeed Arshad. Hindustani classical music has impacted her career which started at a very young age.
• Develop business plans for various producers, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs for market entry needs in North America and global rollouts. • Develop Projects for TV and Film pitching, forecasting ROI , Targeting networks, streamers and Exec Producers • Create engaging decks for TV shows, films, and businesses to enhance branding and go to market strategies. • Implement innovative strategies to meet marketing and branding needs effectively. • Manage investor relations with angel and venture capital, resulting in successful ROI and investment •Community and Eco-system Building, Event Management • Investor Relations and Management • Businesss Development , Project and Operations Management . Research & Development, Qualitative and Quantitative analysis . Film Festival scaling and growth . Casting for the South Asian Diaspora and International Talent . Budget preperation . High end Homes for Events and Filming. .Client Relations . SEO, web builds & managing global teams, lead generation . CRM, customer and account management
Producer of Film Asia Producer of Film Labs. Producer of Launch Pad https://davincifilmfestival.com/arts-science/
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