MUMBAI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's premier business organisation dedicated to the growth and development of Indian industry, is organising the first ever event for the Indian film industry dedicated solely to overseas sales and distribution of Indian content - the CII Film Marketing Summit.

The CII Film Marketing Summit, chaired by Shravan Shroff, will include case studies and discussions on the mechanics of marketing films across boarders.

Invited speakers for the event include: Four Feather Productions director Shekhar Kapur, My Big Fat Greek Wedding marketing strategist Paula Silver, East is East producer Leslee Udwin, Strategics film marketing training institute director Christian Kmiotek, Celestial Pictures CEO William Pfeiffer, Emerging Pictures CEO Ira Deutchman, Arclight Films head of US office Nicolas Chartier, 20th Century Fox SVP acquisitions Tony Stafford, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles director Christina Marouda and Locarno International Film Festival head of industry office Nadia Dresti.