Pankaj Saxena is a Film and TV Institute of India (FTII) alumnus with Diploma in Film Editing and Post Diploma in Film Direction. In a professional career spanning four decades, Pankaj has written, edited, directed and produced a large number of documentaries, short fiction films, television programs, public service advertisements and news stories. He has also held senior management positions including those of Vice President at Discovery Channel, Head of Programming at BBC Worldwide and Executive Director (Programming) at Lok Sabha TV. All through his work life, Pankaj has taken time off to teach Cinema and Television at institutions as diverse as FTII Pune, Asian College of Journalism Chennai and KIIT University Bhubaneswar, among many others. He has also been a major contributor to FTII's Skilling India in Film and Television (SKIFT) initiative and has contributed to this Institute holding triple charges of Professor of Screen Studies, Academic Coordinator and Controller of Examination. Pankaj Saxena follows cinematic arts as a keen student and often holds teaching, training, lectures, workshops and panel discussions on subjects pertaining to the field of films and allied arts. An intrepid traveller and a published writer, Pankaj is currently based in Delhi, working at the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) as their Artistic Director (Programming).