For more details log on to the ASIFA India IAD 08 site

Bangalore, the IT Hub of India also has a large animation and gaming community, ‘officially’ brought together under the name of ABAI - Association of Bangalore Animation Industry. Studios and Institutes have come together to form this association and they celebrate the creative trinity of Animation+Gaming+VFX every year with the ABAI Fest. This year also [...]

The preparations have been hectic. A lot of hard work has gone into organizing this year’s Anifest India, as always! With an expected turnout of over 1500 people, this long weekend is going to be one hell of a big party, with lots to do, lots to learn and many many people to meet. I’m [...]

The Annecy Festival is exactly a week away and with India as the Focus Country this year; everyone is excited about the implications. NASSCOM is taking a large Indian delegation to Annecy including some of the biggest and best studios in India - Toonz Animation, Paprikaas, Accel Animation, Sanra, Kahani World, Big Animation, FX Labs, [...]

IT’S BACK!!!
TASI’s much awaited ANIFEST INDIA 2008 will be held this year on August 15th, 16th and 17th at IDC, IIT Powai in Mumbai.
They have already announced the ‘Call For Entries’ for the Viewers’ Choice Awards and this time there is an added category too.
1. Short Films : Students
2. Short Films : Professional
3. [...]

CGTExpo Masterclasses will enable participants to make the most of an indepth learning environment under the guidance [...]

Lots of stuff happening in Mumbai this week and its keeping me from blogging!
Last evening I attended a Book Signing by Lord Jeffrey Archer at the Landmark Book Store in Andheri, Mumbai. It was one of the most beautiful and inspiring evenings of my life and I will soon blog about the experience and why [...]

ASIFA India in association with TASI, CG Tantra, Animation Xpress, All About Animation and NID is proud to collaborate with  Annecy to bring forth the Annecy 08 India Focus.
Annecy is an International Animated Film Festival held every year since 1960. It has been showcasing the very best in animation for over 45 years, making [...]

The last couple of days have seen a lot of activity in the Indian animation industry. Here is a quick summary of all the news in February so far…
Panel Comix launches Happy Days and Little Pandavas Comic.
Hyderabad, 12th Feb. 2008
Panel Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd. launches its comics division Panel Comix, with “Happy Days”, India’s first [...]

With just 7 days left now for the launch of the website, we are getting experts on the subject of animation to write for us as well.
On the first day of the Chitrakatha Festival at NID, there was a special presentation by Binita Desai, Associate Professor, Animation Designer, DAIICT, Gandhinagar, to commemorate the completion of [...]

A beautiful exploration of possibilities in experimental animation was presented by Isabel Herguera, herself a Cal Arts Alumnus. There is no formula for this kind of animation. No right way or wrong way. Experimental Animation is more about empowering your work.
Animation is a discipline that combines everything and that was reflected in the [...]

Spanish Animation Scene - a selection of recent, short animation films.
Presented by Alfred
The aim of this presentation was to showcase simple to complex Spanish films, some made by native Spanish animators living outside Spain and the others by non-Spanish animators living in Spain. Alfred put it succinctly - “We are not Spanish people”, he said. [...]

The last 15 days have seen a barrage of events, festivals and celebrations in the Indian Animation community. Beginning with the International Animation Day 2007 celebrations (21st to 28th Oct.), followed by NID’s 1st International Student Animation Festival - Chitrakatha (25th to 27th Oct.), the NASSCOM Animation & Gaming Summit (1st and 2nd [...]

The 3 day Chitrakatha International Student Animation Festival 2007 ended on an optimistic note with the screening of some brilliant, original animated films by Indian Animators. The success of this festival has proved that there is great hope for the future of the Indian animation community. We really do have supremely talented animators in India [...]

Winner : Memorial
by Matte Clausen and Jon Gutman
University of Southern California, USA
1st Runner up : Norbert
by Michael Hill
RMIT University, Australia
2nd Runner up : The Tide
by Mette Skov
Den Danske Filmskole, Denmark
Jury Special Award : Aal im Schaedel (Eels)
by Martin Rahlow
Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Special mention by Jury for Indian film : Three little pigs
by [...]

The panel discussion was a highly thought-provoking and completely interactive session, where several pertinent issues were raised. Moderated by Anand Gurnani of Animation Xpress, the panelists were:
Prakash Moorthy, Head, Animation Dept. Miditech, India
Vaibhav Kumaresh, Vaibhav Studios
Simi Nallaseth, Director, Epiphany Films
Amit Anand, CEO, EttanimA Studios
Binita Desai, Associate Professor & Animation Designer, DAIICT, Gandhinagar
Arnab Chaudhuri, Animation Film [...]

First up on the second day of the Chitrakatha Fest was a presentation by the 2nd year students of the PG Animation programme at NID on their experimental animation project titled “CHAI BREAK”.
A group of 10 students (Aishwarya, Arpit, Grishma, Mrinalini, Debjani, Dawa, Troy, Delwyn, Utsav and Rajesh.) is working on a Sand Animation film [...]

The esteemed jury for the final competition of Student Animation films at the Chitrakatha Fest comprises of 5 very highly regarded people from varying backgrounds.
Greg Acuna
Jose Belmonte
Dr Kavita Punjabi
Nina Sabnani
Prakash Moorthy
Know more about the jury…

It’s been an exhilarating day at the NID campus with the first of its kind Student Animation Festival happening in India. Activities that followed the inauguration by NID Director, Dr. Darlie O Koshy included presentations, screenings and creative exchanges.

The Inauguration:
CHITRAKATHA 2007, India’s very first International Student Animation Festival started off on a bright note with [...]

The festive spirit is in the air and everyone’s excited about the 1st ever International Student Animation Festival in India. With just half an hour to go for the inauguration, the team members are on their toes, striving to make this unique celebration of the ‘art of animation’ a great success.
Dr. Darlie Koshy, Director, NID [...]