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The Creative Economy Forum (CEF) returns on 7–8 November 2025 at IGNCA, New Delhi, highlighting India’s expanding creative economy. Organized by Cinedarbaar and supported by cultural ministries, it brings together policymakers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and creators to develop new strategies for Creative Bharat. Featuring voices from film, fashion, media, design, gaming, and AI, CEF tackles topics like cinema economics, IP ownership, and digital innovation. As India becomes a global content hub, CEF promotes creators as key to economic growth, cultural influence, and national identity.
India’s creative economy is shifting gears. From music and cinema to gaming, animation, and fashion, Indian creators are redefining how the world sees the country, and how the country sees itself. The Creative Economy Forum (CEF), returning for its third season on 7–8 November 2025 at IGNCA, New Delhi, positions itself at the heart of this cultural and economic transformation.
Organised by Cinedarbaar and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Tourism, and AI Impact Summit (MeitY), CEF 2025 aims to drive public-private collaboration to boost the creative industries. At a time when India is swiftly becoming one of the world’s largest content-producing nations, the forum provides a timely platform for in-depth dialogue, policy development, and opportunity identification.
This year’s edition features a strong lineup from across the creative spectrum, such as thought leaders like Delhi High Court Justice Tejas Karia, media icon Rajat Sharma, fashion pioneer Rina Dhaka, business leader Avarna Jain, and gallerist Uday Jain, alongside international experts such as Gayle Mc Pherson and Marie McPartlin of Somerset House Studios, UK. The mix signals an acknowledgement that India’s creative economy is no longer niche — it is a driver of jobs, IP creation, soft power, and innovation.
The Forum is organised around the triad of policy, business, and creativity. Discussions will range from cinema theatre economics and merchandising in a pop-culture-hungry India to the rise of AI-powered production and the long journey of creative companies toward IPOs. Sessions like Aap Ki Adalat: The Journey of India’s Iconic Non-Fiction IP pay tribute to legacy formats that have shaped public storytelling for decades, while panels spotlighting collectibles, VFX, and creative tech gesture toward the future.
CEF’s core belief is that creators are not just storytellers — they are economic citizens and cultural stakeholders. India’s expanding creator community, ranging from grassroots artists to digital-native entrepreneurs, is shaping a new national narrative: one that is confident, experimental, and globally ambitious. As founder Supriya Suri observes, the mission is to emphasise “the business of creativity” and show its limitless potential.
By bringing together policymakers, investors, and creative professionals on the same platform, CEF 2025 establishes itself as a launchpad and a signal that India is committing serious investment in the creators who envision what the country and its future can be.
The Creative Economy Forum (CEF) returns on 7–8 November 2025 at IGNCA, New Delhi. Learn more about the event here.
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