Mumbai: The 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will felicitate Richard Fox and Amit Khanna with the IFFLA Industry Leadership Awards.

Fox is the executive vice president of Warner Bros International and head Warner Bros' non-US initiatives in all phases of the entertainment industry. Khanna is the chairman of Reliance BIG Entertainment, the media arm of the $75 billion Ambani Group that recently completed its purchase of Dreamworks. The award presentation will be made at the IFFLA Industry Leadership Award Luncheon on 24 April, 2009 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood.

The IFFLA Industry Leadership Award was created to recognize the achievements of industry executives who have had a substantial and personal impact on the creation and distribution of Indian themed content globally and have led the expansion of the entertainment and media industry in India.

The IFFLA Industry Leadership Award is presented by the leading entertainment law boutique Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon, based in Los Angeles. Raskin Peter is a full service entertainment industry law firm with global clients in the United States and India. Raskin Peter’s Arnold Peter and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles executive director Christina Marouda will present the award.

Fox has held his current post since 1992, having begun his career at Warner Bros. in 1975. As part of his responsibilities, he oversees the studio's local-language film production, acquisition and distribution activities in more than 20 countries around the world. He previously served as president of Warner Bros. Pictures International, where he headed the distribution of the Studio's film product in all overseas markets before moving into his present position.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release the adventure/comedy Chandni Chowk to China, starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone on 16 January, 2009. WBPI recently entered into a multi-picture deal with People Tree Productions, co-owned by Nikhil Advani and also announced that it has entered the animated film arena with Bird with a Cap, to be directed by Jyotin Goel and produced by Goel Screencraft.

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