Lohita Phooken Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Creative executive duties that include guiding shows from pitch to launch as a creative lead or creative second, reviewing and commissioning content, giving notes on scripts and cuts, maintaining relationships with showrunners, writers, directors, producers, and creating new relationships with creative partners. Manage alignment with all parties for prep, production, casting, PR, marketing, renewals, writer/director shortlists, deal negotiations, approvals, etc. Creative Exec on Scripted Series through launch on various genres: Character Drama, YA, Action, Crime, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Dark Comedy. Evaluate IP, submissions and pitches to option and develop. Track IP, Authors and work closely with talent partners, rights holders (Life & IP) and consultants. Help execute and promote the vision of projects and creators.Helped Head of Region launch the first original slate for the streamer in India and build out teams.Help train creative teams to assess material/ write notes, communicate with externals, track and shepherd a title until launch. Set up efficient internal workflows. Train and on-board new hires.Netflix Titles worked on - Sacred Games S2, Delhi Crime S1, Little Things S3 & S4, Searching For Sheela, Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives S1, Mai, Masaba Masaba S1 & S2, Delhi Crime S2, Mismatched S1 & S2, Guns & Gulaabs, Killer Soup.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Worked on Bollywood feature films and Netflix TV series including Rangoon, Bhavesh Joshi, Sacred Games S1, Katti Batti

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Worked on Jagriti Express, a documentary film on a train journey that takes 450 young people on a journey across India in an attempt to understand India’s diversity, its problems and the possible solutions.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Produced promos for NDTV GoodTimes

Master Of Arts (M.A.) - Gold Medallist, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies