Arati Misro

About Arati Misro

Roots hailing from Orissa, East India and raised right next to original Apple campus headquarters in Cupertino. AKA The infinite loop. Proud daughter of a semiconductor engineer and IIT Chennai Grad. Privileged to be born and raised in the bay area. Producer and Entertainment industry veteran, Arati Misro brings her vast 20 years of expertise with a range of credits from exhibiting studio films, Warner Music distribution (with last startup, exit), to multiple award-winning films/tv.Collaboration with talent from Never Have I Ever, The Avengers, Lincoln Lawyer, Meet the Drapers, Distribution of studio/select indie films theatrically, mobile apps/gaming and new media projects via Fox, Discovery, Netflix, Sony and Amazon Prime. Her company portfolio also includes clients ranging from Business Development, Media/Event Production, and Global Marketing (Social Media Campaigns across X, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Tik Tok and Instagram).Successfully collaborated with talent in Hollywood and Bollywood such as GwendolineChristie, Kevin Durand, Wendie Malick, Michelle Monaghan, Dominic Cooper, Justin Daly, Andy Cheng,Lonnie Anderson, Dylan McDermott, Dean Cain, Heather Locklear, Kieu Chinh, Chris Martin, AdilHussain, Kal Penn, Boman Irani & Anupam Kher.Beyond these creative realms, Arati is also proficient as a Project Manager (Google Certification) withher strong leadership and emotional IQ team building, as both an Analyst and avid Consultant. She excelsin creating and building structure and communications for effective operations and functionality and has done so with multiple teams locally and abroad. Arati brings extensive and valued experience collaborating with Google & Microsoft product managers with a handful of early stage startups.Worked extensively in India and Europe. Arati chaired Women in Film International LA, and programmed and produced multiple events for the Los Angeles film community honored by President Obama. She actively attended major film markets - Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and AFM to assist with the packaging, budgeting and scheduling of productions, sales and distribution strategies for theatrical, foreign & domestic sales.Trained as a storyteller, photographer, anthropologist, impressionistic artist, and musician, Arati maintains a visceral understanding of art with an analytical mind. Her formative years have been spent as a student/performer of Tabla classical music with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha and Sayeed Arshad. Hindustani classical music has impacted her career which started at a very young age.

Experience

1. Film Lab Program Director

   Enacte Arts Inc

   Jun 2025 — Present

Education

• San Francisco State University

  Continuing education , Communication and Media Studies

• The Wharton School

  Continuing Education in Leadership and Management

• The American Film Institute

  Master's degree - Producing

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor's degrees, Commmunications| Journalism & Cultural Anthropology

• Haroun Education Ventures

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance, Management, Leadership

• De Anza College

  Associate of Arts - AA, Economics

• University of California, Berkeley

  Summer School

Skills

• Commercials
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Scripting
• Creative Writing
• Feature Films
• Acting
• Short Films
• Independent Film
• Comedy
• Content Strategy
• Fundraising
• Videography
• Mobile Applications
• Digital Media
• Business Development
• Television
• Producing
• Film Production
• Social Media
• Camera
• Improvisation
• Film Festival Programming
• Post Production
• Production Managment
• Film
• Video Production
• Web Video
• Broadcast
• Leadership
• Media Production
• Corporate Events
• Theatre
• Online Marketing
• Final Cut Pro
• Reality
• Storytelling
• Iphone Support
• Management
• Event Planning