About Kinosphere

  • Kinosphere gives you vast opportunities to the market as...Actors, Models, Singers, Photographers, Musicians, Writers, Dancers, Graphic Designers, Anchors, Voice-Over Artists, Stylists, Filmmakers, Advertising Professionals Stand-Up Comedians..

  • In the current market dynamics, this vast community has no credible online alternative to conventional and unorganized 'middle-men' for business hiring, and poorly catalogued online directories.

Market Problem

  • Kinosphere aims to connect and provide a platform by aggregating TV production houses, book publishers, and art galleries, casting & modeling agencies, film production houses, producers, event management companies, fashion designers, other talent-acquirers - and connecting them with an organized platform of creative talent in the millions.

  • Additionally it will showcase short films of registered members to give them more exposure. We start with major focus on the Tamil film industry and then move on to the Telugu film industry covering all of south India and moving on to the north Indian film industry. Since this is an app it will simultaneously target artists and production houses across India but our offline focus will be to first strengthen the Tamil industry.

Problem

  • The largest film industry in the world still uses archaic methods to locate talent and technicians. Much of the hiring happens in a personal capacity or through a network of small companies. Newcomers are barely able to reach out to the right people. Talent hunters lose out on a large pool of creative talent due to limits of geography and connections.

  • Existing platforms offer very limited opportunities to showcase talent. Mere listing and few details don’t allow easy decisions by producers and film makers, thus requiring multiple personal meetings with many levels of people before actually meeting the selectors. Tech savvy people use platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or even Facebook to locate talent. These are not dedicated to this purpose.

  • Every year more than 1800 films get produced in various languages in India. Now with the OTT platform and the regular TV programs and series the number is huge. Even live theater is associated with this. Our app will not only serve these people but the millions who aspire to be part of the above industries and do not know how to approach the right people.

  • Even though half-hearted attempts have been made we have only one real app for the film industry but their focus is only talent and not services. Today even school students make films and they need dubbing and editing services and camera rentals and so on. With the internet it’s an ever expanding area of film content creation. We hope to provide solutions to the community that is ever experimenting with film making as a hobby, as a business tool and also increasingly an educational tool. The ultimate goal is to however hit the jackpot of aspirations and be part of a feature film.

Solution

Solution

  • Reaching the right people is a click away, from anywhere! Breaking the barriers and fulfilling dreams are within reach! Our app is like an Aladdin’s lamp which magically fulfills your needs.

  • Direct connect between talent and film makers is now a reality. The app kills the need to knock at many doors and go through multiple meetings and does away with an extremely time consuming process with multiple brokers in between.

  • The app is a one stop location to showcase to a much wider pool of people and reach out directly to people who matter. It’s no longer like finding a needle in a haystack. The app allows easy search and shortlisting with immediate contact facilities.


Kinosphere App

Product

An app dedicated to finding talent and being found by the right people. You get to be valued and appreciated by fellow peers and exposed to the right kind of audience that lives and breathes cinema. The app is very image and video centric to showcase profiles and talents, rather than a boring listing with a phone number. It’s a combination of Instagram, LinkedIn and much more. Key activities include showcasing talent, services and experience and forging work relationships.

Key features
  • Manage profile
  • Manage applications
  • Chat
  • Vote/like
  • Shortlist
  • Contact

Action Plan

This 100 year old industry is the largest in the world and is buzzing with life and possibilities. Indian culture nurtures talent and aspirations. Our Talent pool comes from a 1.25 billion population that is highly interested in becoming a part of the film industry. Customer segment is huge as it covers all aspects of filmmaking, from artists, location experts to 3d animators.

Our main target groups are
  • Youth aged between 15 to 35
  • Established film makers and specialists like stunt directors & dance directors
  • Service providers like camera rentals, recording studios & model coordinators
  • Technicians like camera operators, Digital imaging, VFX
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"We are looking for only paid members to maintain seriousness in business. The social media files are too many and barely serious.
We offer a serious platform with paid subscriptions, so selectors do not have to go through piles of useless stuff."


Team

Chief Visualizer

Ishrat Akhter – Writer, Director and Tech entrepreneur. CEO Concern Infotech.


Technical Consultants

Amlaan Shakeel – AI and DATA Science Expert


Zafir Anjum – Silicon Valley Star Entrepreneur Techie, maker of CODEGURU


Communication & Marketing

Zarif Hosain – Communicator / Public Policy Enthusiast /Lawyer



Advisors

KS Ravikumar – Ace film Director from the Tamil film Industry


Rajeev Menon – Ace ad Film Maker, Cinematographer and Director. Director Mindscreen Film Institute


Production House Partners

Dr Ishari K Ganesh – Chairman Vels Film International