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18 June 2005

Volume - 1

Issue -54

Headlines

Escotoonz delivers King for Decode Entertainment
Faridabad based Escotoonz Animation Studio, the animation arm of the Escorts Group, recently delivered King (2D series) for its Canadian client Decode Entertainment. The series (39 episodes x 26 mins each) was a repeat order for the Indian studio which had already worked on Part 1 of the same. Read Report

Prime Focus does Police in record time
Post production & DI biggie Prime Focus recently executed a regional blockbuster Police (Malyalam, 2hrs 6 mins) completely in Digital Intermediate in 12 days flat. Read Report

Indian studios planning to lobby with Government?
There have been confirmed reports from Industry sources that the animation studios are planning to renew their lobbying efforts with the Government. Studio heads who had visited the recently held TV Korea show in Delhi had a private meeting where issues such as renewed lobbying were discussed. Read Report

Pixion goes resolution independent
After having done TVCs and Broadcast Packaging for nearly 4 years now, Pixion, a subsidary of Century Communication Ltd. has announced its resolution independent end to end post production solutions for Television and Features...Read Report

Ara moves from Famous to USL-WOA
Ace VFX director Arvind Rajkumar, better known as Ara has moved from Famous to USL-WOA. Ara has joined USL-WOA in the capacity of ....Read Report

Briefly

Chaka Chak released,
Animagic's animated earth song a must see!

One Indian studio which stands out for its brilliant work in animation is Animagic. Be it the multi award winning Raju & I or any of their commercials, anything that comes out of the studio is a piece of art.

Headed by Gayatri, Sumant and Chetan the team at Animagic is a passionate lot. The studio has created a 2D animated song for Sai Paranjpe's Chaka Chak which released recently. The style and color schemes which the studio has used to create the sequence is brilliant and has that edge associated with all the work that comes out of Animagic.

Here is a link to the Animagic gallery for Chaka Chak which is hosted on their website.

IDC's Design Degree show kicks off from today

The Industrial Design Centre's annual Design Degree show has kicked off at the IDC premises from today. The 3 day affair includes an exhibition as well as a a conference that promises to be a lively session of earnest debate about Design at present in India and its future as well.

The exhibition will consist of around 60 panels displaying the design solutions of graduating students. Some panels are dedicated to show academic work and conceptual designs. Some panels are also reserved for the sponsors.

Animation News from Indiantelevision.com

Nick's Jadoo finale receives rave response from kids
MUMBAI: Nick's Jadoo space challenge brought the summer vacations to a fitting close with action, magical spells, drama and outer space tricks. Jadoo and his team won the basketball match against his arch enemy, the evil - ‘Namitshak’...More

Disney to premier 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' on 25 June
The first feature-length animated film ever made -- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -- will premiere in Hindi on The Disney Channel on 25 June at 6 pm...More

Cartoon Network, Pogo's summer initiatives deliver top ratings
Leaders in the kids’ genre, Cartoon Network and Pogo have once again delivered in the holiday season...More

Disney Internet acquires interactive TV games developer Minds Eye
The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) has acquired Minds Eye Productions, an interactive TV game developers in Europe. The agreement demonstrates WDIG's commitment to the iTV games market and to developing new growth businesses for The Walt Disney Company...More

Mirinda launches 'Batman Blast Berry Fusion'
The introduction of "Batman Blast Berry Fusion" is tied in to PepsiCo's partnering the release of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster "Batman Begins"...More

Animation News from other publiactions

Disney animation arm adds depth with 5 new films - Reuters

Asians Shun Computer Animation, One-Dimensional Characters ... - Hartford Courant

Crest Animation upbeat on gaming - Sify

Chinese Animation Builds Support - Animation Insider

"Independent Animation Channel to go live" - Animated News

Picasso Digital to set up two animation colleges - Business Standard

Steel city finds space on animation map - Calcutta Telegraph

Pixar Animation Studios: A Case Study in Proper Money Management - Schaeffers Research

Famous Five to Get New TV Animation - Dexigner

Madagascar pushes computer animation to new limits - Houston Chronicle

Don't Miss This

Greengold's
Vikram & Betaal
to premiere on Cartoon Network June 19 - 12 noon

Past Issues of
Animation 'xpress

9 June 2005
Indian studios to lobby for airtime even as China considers banning foreign cartoons from primetime

31 May 2005
Detailed case study on VCL's CG & VFX for Bose...

16 May 2005
Outstanding 3D animation showcased at 24FPS

4 May 2005
VCL does submarine sequences for Benegal's Bose...

21 April 2005
Anifest Report; Int. with Funskool India CEO Raphael Kuriyan

12 April 2005
FRAMES 2005: Full & Final issue

4 April 2005
Day 1 at FRAMES 2005:

31 March 2005
FRAMES 2005: Acurtain raiser

21 March 2005
Interview with Crest Animation Studios CEO AK Madhavan

7 March 2005
Interview with Pentamedia Chairman & CEO Dr. V Chandrasekaran

28 February 05
The Big Billion Dollar Game. Are we doers or day dreamers?

22 February 05
Chennai Special: Pixaalaya delivers 130 mins for DVD game

10 February 05
Greengold eyes small screen with Mighty Little Bheem

22 January 05
Interview with Nasscom President Kiran Karnik

10 January 05
Detailed, 19 page Case Study on Vaibhav Studios claymated Amaron commercial
Pandu Mangal

20 December 04
Three Wise Men of Indian Animation and Comics - Christmas Special Issue

5 November 04
Interview with IDC animation head Professor Shilpa Ranade

26 October 04
Tiny Screen Big Opportunity

9 October 04
Case Study on Times Multimedia

24 September 04
Crest founder Dr. Raja Ramanna passes away.

13 September 04
Interview with Rhythm & Hues India director of operations, Saraswathi Balgam.

2 September 04
Pentamedia's Buddha release set for september.

23 August 04
Interview with CGI Mantra chairman Aniyan Kutty

14 July 04
Paradox Studios launches Battledust

07 July 04
Animax launches in India.

30 June 04
Anigraph goes house full on final day

21 June 04
Up close with 2nz CEO
Kireet Khurana

14 June 04
Color Chips India abuzz with activity

31 May 04
Wireless downloads galore for 'The Day After Tomorrow'

24 May 04
CgA World : Special Coverage

17 May 04
Interview with Toonz Animation CEO P Jayakumar

10 May 04
Interview with PTL Executive Director G V Narsimha Rao

26 April 04
Imperfection in Animation
- Guest Column penned by Animation Veteran Tom Gasek.

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