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IDPA presents Mumbai’s first student film competition
MUMBAI: Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA) has joined hands with KC College’s Bachelor of Media Management (BMM) students for Roll, Take, Turn, which has been organised by the latter.
Roll, Take, Turn is Mumbai’s first Student Short Film competition featuring the best of Mumbai’s student films.
IDPA reaches out to young people entering the profession with its special student membership and IDPA is sponsoring the Students Film Competition.
The Best Films were aired on 23 July from 10 am to 2 pm at KC College in Mumbai.
IDPA has also called for entries for IDPA’s Awards For Excellence 2005. Founded in 1956, IDPA is India’s single largest association of producers of documentaries, animation films, advertisement films and TV programmes. Each year IDPA recognises and rewards the talents of Indian short film makers with these awards. Films produced between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2005 are eligible.
The award categories are as below:
Documentary Short Fiction (upto 60 minutes) Animation
Commercials Public Service Communication Corporate Communication
Student Documentary Student Short Fiction (upto 60 minutes)
Student Animation
Techincal Awards
Technical award for Cinematography
Technical award for Sound Design
Technical award for Editing
Technical award for Script writing
The Ezra Mir Lifetime Achievement Award for a senior professional in recognition of service to the documentary film genre in India will also be given out.
Details of the Awards are available at http://www.idpaindia.org.
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Boeing appoints Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering function
Seasoned finance leader to steer budgets and strategy across global centres
BENGALURU: Boeing’s finance cockpit has a new pilot, and he is no stranger to turbulence or transformation. Boeing has appointed Barun as head of FP&A for global engineering, placing him at the centre of financial strategy for its worldwide engineering and technology operations.
Based in Bengaluru, Barun steps into a role that is as expansive as it is critical. He will serve as the primary finance lead for Boeing’s Engineering and Technology Centers globally, working closely with executive leadership to shape financial decisions, manage complex budgets, and design scalable finance processes that support the company’s growing engineering footprint.
In a note announcing his move Barun said, “I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Boeing Global Engineering. This opportunity is incredibly meaningful to me not just from a professional standpoint, but also for what Boeing represents globally.” He added that he looks forward to contributing to an organisation that continues to shape the future of aerospace and innovation.
Barun’s mandate spans strategic financial leadership, operational oversight, and stakeholder engagement. From directing large-scale budgets and schedules to influencing long-term organisational goals, the role blends financial discipline with business foresight. He will also lead cross-functional teams and partner with finance colleagues worldwide to support engineering programmes across geographies, including India.
The appointment caps a long stint at Juniper Networks, where Barun spent over a decade, most recently as finance senior manager. There, he led FP&A for global product business units and G&A functions, driving budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. He also played a key role in enterprise-wide transformation, including spearheading an Oracle to SAP ERP migration and building advanced analytics capabilities using tools such as Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud.
His earlier career includes finance leadership roles at Sony India Software Centre, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Mphasis, where he focused on financial planning, governance frameworks, and operational efficiency across global delivery centres.
A chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Barun brings nearly two decades of experience across financial planning, digital transformation, and analytics-led decision making.
His appointment comes at a time when global engineering operations are becoming increasingly complex and distributed, requiring sharper financial oversight and agile planning. With Barun at the helm of FP&A for engineering, Boeing appears to be tightening its financial playbook as it looks to scale innovation with discipline.
