Online news & information journal for animation industry professionals
31 July 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -57
 
Headlines
Pixar plans RenderMan push in India
Renowned globally for its creative and technical achievements, 3D animation pioneer Pixar Animation Studios is planning to bring its proprietary rendering solution 'Renderman' to India. Read Report
 
Excel to debut Greengold's Vikram Betaal on home video
The number of animated hours in Greengold's library is increasing and it is interesting to watch how the studio will now tap revenue streams in the Indian market and abroad. In what is a recent development, Mumbai based Excel has got into an agreement with Green Gold and is all set to debut Vikram Betaal on home video next month.Read Report
 
SciClone ups the ante with hi end CG & animation
SciClone Motion Graphics, a digital animation studio based in South Mumbai is upping the ante with the involvement of some hi end CG and animation on its recent projects.Read Report
 
THESIGN planks on quality, working on Sci Fi assignment
Indo german studio THESIGN Digital Pictures Entertainment recently bagged an assignment for doing certain parts of VFX shots for The Triangle, a mini series (8hrs) for Sci Fi channel (US).Read Report
 
2nz in expansion mode, doubles studio space
Headed by Kireet Khurana, Mumbai based 2nz Animation Co. is in expansion mode...Read Report
 
Briefly

Dessin Works renames Chip N Stolly to Doolally Jinks!

Chennai based studio Dessin Works has renamed its IP Chip N Stolly to Doolally Jinks!. The studio states that the renaming has been done in order to bring out an impact on the theme of the series.

The series was recently sold to France based Ares Films and Dessin Works is on the lookout for Home Video and Broadcasting deals for India and other regions.

 
Dawsen Infotech's Thakurma'r Jhulie completes 100 weeks on Zee Bangla
Thakurma'r Jhulie, the regional (Bengali) flash animated show which is a ratings top notcher on Zee Bangla completed 100 weeks on July 24. Episode 99 & 100 of the series had a special story Shonali Talwar - The Sword of Gold, to mark the milestone.

Dawen Infotech, the studio that produces the series plans to celeberate the occasion by conducting an interactive story telling session at a prominent Book/music store in Kolkata
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The studio is also in advanced negotiations with a Bangladeshi Broadcaster for airing Thakurma'r Jhulie on Bangladeshi airwaves.
 
Animation News from Indiantelevision.com
McDonald's, Dreamworks forge global marketing relationship
DreamWorks Animation and fast food major McDonald have announced a two-year worldwide marketing and promotional relationship...More

Zee releases Bhaggmati music on Universal
Zee Telefilms-produced live animation feature film Bhaggmati, which is awaiting a late August release, has got its music released...More

Columbia uses unique motion capture technique
Hollywood movie studio Columbia Pictures has announced that it will release the film Monster House in July 2006. What makes this film unique is that it will be only the second film after The Polar Express to employ the Performance Capture innovation developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks...More
Disney puts its all in the 'Kim Possible' contest
MUMBAI: The Disney Channel is going the whole nine yards as far as the Kim Possible Code Tod contest is concerned...More
 
Animation News from other publiactions
SIGGRAPH: Avid Debuts Face Robot Software Preview - Gamasutra
 
SIGGRAPH: NewTek LightWave 9.0 revealed - Digit Magazine
 
SIGGRAPH: NVidia boosts workstation chips - Digit Magazine
 
RealViz Launches New Range Of Tracking Products At SIGGRAPH 2005 - broadcastbuyer.tv
 
CHINA: First int'l animation, cartoon fair opens - China Daily
 
Sydney Disney animation studios to close - Ninemsn
 
Past releases from Animation 'xpress
26 July 2005 (Newsflash)
UTV Toons announces animation deals worth 16 Crore
 
15 July 2005
Detailed case study on Crest Animation's 3D squash & stretch for Pet Alien
 
28 June 2005
MUV-MagicDreams' Kiddo makes it to Licensing 2005
 
18 June 2005
Escotoonz delivers King to Decode
 
9 June 2005 (Newsflash)
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
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