This one is just for fun! Flipanimation.net is a monthly online magazine that’s been around since May 2007. With some very interesting articles and free readership, it seems to be quite popular. Their latest issue (September 2008) has a very interesting Black and White photograph on the cover - its the Character Animation Class of [...]

I was in a suburban movie theatre 2 nights ago watching “A Wednesday” when they screened the trailer of UTV’s upcoming release - Arjuna, The Warrior Prince. Not that I hadn’t seen it before (thanks to YouTube!!) but experiencing it on a big screen was a whole new experience. I was amazed. This is an [...]

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 [...]

How do some creative Indian film producers combat the slew of animated mythological movies? By making animated versions of old Hindi classics! Why bother with writing an original story when you can just buy the rights to a successful movie from another era and package it as per the flavour of the season - Animation!
Don’t [...]

Not really. But I thought it makes for an interesting headline for the announcement that PETA has chosen as its brand mascot - none other than the latest animated hero to hit Indian screens - Ghatothkach.
Created by Shemaroo Entertainment and Sun Animatics for the animated ‘Ghatothkach - Master of Magic’, the character - Ghatothkach [...]

“Along with many Indian flavours that have pervaded the international culture scene, Indian animation looks all set to enthrall kids everywhere. The response to our shows at the Cannes Film Festival is overwhelming.”
This is what a visibly pleased Biren Ghose, CEO & President of Kahani World, had to say from Cannes, where the company [...]

There must be very few true-blue animation fans who haven’t heard of Aardman’s Creature Comforts. Now, they can also see Creature Discomforts, a beautiful campaign created by them for Leonard Cheshire Disability. The series is based on one experiences of real disabled people with lovable characters and a profound message. The characters have been voiced [...]

A very interesting and insightful article - if you are in anyway connected with the world of animation, this is a must read. In fact, this interview with Brad Bird from the McKinsey Quarterly has become so popular that it is being written about in other blogs and the pdf version (created by some faithful [...]

Must see : Brilliant clay animation series by Aardman for Animal Planet.

http://animalssavetheplanet.com

A war between Red and Black Ants makes for a very interesting premise for an animated feature. Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang is a 82 min long being produced jointly by Elecom Animation Academy, a Kolkata-based animation training institute, and Mumbai’s Fiesta Entertainment and will be released in May this year.
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The name of the [...]

This Saturday, 4 studios are coming together to present an interesting ‘behind the scenes’ look at some Indian and international animation projects that they have worked on.
- Crest Animation Studio
- Famous House of Animation
- Graphiti Multimedia
- Rhythm & Hues
Date: 29th March, 2008
Time: 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Venue: National College, Linking Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Expect to [...]

Animationxpress.com has finally announced the nominations for the Golden Cursor Excellence in Animation Awards, instituted by CNBC TV18 and Arena Multimedia, to be held on 20th March 2008 at The ITC Grand Central Sheraton and Towers, Mumbai.
The awards have been instituted with the intention of recognizing excellence in the Indian animation industry and have been [...]

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 [...]

Mumbai-based Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. has just announced that they will be recruiting more than 300 people in the next 12 to 18 months, expanding their current team strength to over five hundred. At  MIPCOM 2007, Graphiti had announced 6 new animation properties, and will need to recruit professionals in the technical as well as [...]

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“With an intriguing storyline, endearing lead characters, adventure, humour, music and fun, the feature-length animated film ‘Kutti Chetan and his Friends’ seems to have got what it takes to challenge the mythological heroes currently ruling the Indian animation scene.”
- from “Will Kutti Chetan and Friends dethrone our Screen Gods?” [...]

A big thank you to Ritesh Reddy for sending us this animated, eye-witness report on the 2nd Anniversary Celebration of the ASIFA CG Meetup that took place on the 20th of Jan.
“The long snaky queue outside K.C. College was evidence of Asifa’s regular CG Meetups. The fact that it was the 2nd Anniversary was the [...]

(News courtesy Reuters)
Thomson today announced that its Technicolor Services division has formed a strategic alliance with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. to develop world-class animation capabilities in India. The alliance leverages Thomson’s recent investment in Paprikaas Animation Studios, a leading animation and game content provider in Bangalore, India. Read the details on our website .
Incidentally, Paprikaas [...]

ASIFA India with the support of MCCIA, will bring together some of the top Indian animation studios to showcase three case studies.Anirights, Rhythm & Hues and Phoebus Creative Media will make presentations on their recent 3D animated productions!
This is a great opportunity for Pune-ites to participate in the popular CG meetup that has so far [...]

Only two days left for the website launch…
It is indeed welcome news that so many of our Indian animation studios developing original content for television and the big screen.
Green Gold Animation Pvt. Ltd., who previously brought ‘Krishna’ to Indian TV screens, are now creating a new 2D cartoon series called ‘Mighty Little Bheem’ (Chhota Bheem) [...]

The launch date is fast approaching. Only 4 days left now!
Today we bring to you the NASSCOM Super Pitch for 2007. Held as part of the Animation and Gaming Summit on 1st and 2nd November in Mumbai, the intention was to discover new talent and encourage more Indians to come forward with [...]