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  • Groyyo promotes MD Nitin Jain to co-founder

    Groyyo promotes MD Nitin Jain to co-founder

    MUMBAI: B2B fashion manufacturing technology company Groyyo has elevated its managing director (exports) Nitin Jain to the position of co-founder.  

    Nitin, who spent the early years of his career leading sales and  marketing at Wearwell Industries (his last employer)  – building its global order book from the ground up –  played a significant role in architecting Groyyo’s exports shift.

    “Our exports business could not have gotten to the scale and quality it has without his painstaking effort and  drive ,” said Subin Mitra, co-founder & CEO, Groyyo.  “He has been pivotal in scaling our order book in regions like the UK and EU, bringing on-board strategic customers like Next, John Lewis and Mango. We are confident his larger role will not only enable us to double down on these markets but also expand into newer and more exciting ones like Australia and South Korea.”

    Nitin joined Groyyo on its journey from day one. He said he was looking at accelerating the company’s exports business “enabling more and more SME’s to take their business global and work with some of the most marquee clients globally. Our focus will be to leverage Groyyo’s design, manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to not only go deeper within our existing clients but also form additional strategic partnerships in newer markets.”

    Groyyo, which was founded in 2021, has seen its exports business grow three times in the past two years and is rapidly expanding in markets such as the US, UK and  EU catering to some of the largest fashion and lifestyle brands in these regions.

    Backed by global investors such as Tiger Global and  Alpha Wave Global, it raised $5.5M in venture debt from Trifecta Capital and Lighthouse Canton earlier this year.

  • Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films partners with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023

    Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films partners with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023

    Mumbai: Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films collaborated with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023, a platform that brings the best of contemporary world cinema to the City of Dreams, to celebrate the art of cinema in the short-film format. Over the course of two days (Nov 1-2) at PVR Maison, Jio World Drive BKC, the platform offered passionate filmmakers the opportunity to bring forth authentic stories and engaged audiences with stellar performances.

    As part of the association, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films premiered two original short films at the festival – ‘Badminton’ (directed by Dibakar Banerjee) and ‘Next, Please’ (written-produced by Chaitanya Tamhane, directed by Rishav Kapoor). Starring Jim Sarbh, both films received a fantastic response from the audience. Equally engaging was the panel discussion that followed, where the moderator RJ Malishka spoke to the filmmakers, scriptwriters and Jim Sarbh about the significance of short format filmmaking and their association with Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films platform. Other cast members, including Sayani Gupta, Vijay Maurya, Shreya Dhanwantry and Shardul Bhardwaj were also present at the premiere.

    This year, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films also curated a short film contest #ForTheSelectOnes, inviting entries for 8 to 10-minute films across genres. The top 10 shortlisted entries were screened at the film festival, and the winners in two categories were acknowledged for their cinematic brilliance. Fostering a creative environment for filmmaking enthusiasts, the screenings were followed by engaging discussions about the rise of the short-film format, moderated by actor Inayat Sood and featuring the film creators. Awards for best film and best actor were also announced. Best Film winner was Summer of Soul by Sanjib Gogoi and Best Actor winner was James Elia from the film, Vakuppu (The Clause).

    Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival head of marketing, PR and partnerships Abhishek Kumar said, “This is a very special partnership for us, and we are thankful for the continued support by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films to Jio MAMI. The curation is incredible by some established and new talent from different parts of the country. Our aim collectively is to provide a stage for filmmakers to showcase their authentic stories and further bolster the rapidly growing demand and appetite for the short film format in India.”