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Animation, Gaming, VFX: News, Information and Knowledge base
17 November 2005
Volume - 1
Issue -68
R.A.G.E announces 2nd annual Gaming Awards & Expo
R.A.G.E Magazine in association with Microsoft has announced the 2nd annual R.A.G.E Gaming Awards and R.A.G.E Expo 2005. The activities shall be held in Mumbai from Nov 25 to 27 Read
 
 
Ask The Expert
Featuring Apurva Shah,
Senior Technical Director
Pixar Animation Studios

VISUAL EFFECTS

Send your questions now!
 
Stalwart Vaibhav shares expertise at TASI session
What do you say about a man who has breathed life into umpteen memorable animated characters in a country where the medium of animation is generally perceived as children's entertainment? Vaibhav Kumaresh, the man behind the unique animation seen in the Amaron ads and the characters Poga (MTV) and Simpoo (Channel V), is indeed an animator par xcellence Read

 
 
Disney takes up weekend branded block on DD
What do Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television, Star Plus, Star One, Star Utsav and Doordarshan have in common? This is what all these channels have had... a dedicated Disney programming block at some point in time.Read
 
 
'Chicken Little' tops the US box office
This time the sky is really falling! A little goes a long way at the box office! This The past weekend, 11-13 November 2005, saw Disney's animated hit Chicken Little remain at the top of the box office in America. Read
 
Cookie Jar sells Gerald McBoing Boing to Five UK
Toronto based Cookie Jar Entertainment has sold 26 half hour episodes of its animated series Gerald MCBoing Boing to Five UK for broadcast beginning October 2005. Read
Quick Q&A with Mohit Anand, Country Manager, Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft India
"India is the youngest country in the world, and we believe that Gaming is definitely here to stay "

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WCG 2005 Grand Final Opens in Singapore
About 700 gamers from 67 countries have gathered at Singapore to celebrate the beginning of the world's largest PC and Video game festival, where they will compete over the next four days at Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre for international honors and prizes worth more than US$435,000. Read
 
Mayabimbham's Bebuli Raja airs on ETV Telugu
Thanks to its cultural diversity and richness, the regional content market in India offers a lot of potential for animation. The challenge is to tap that and make a working business model around it. Read
 
ATI aims to kickstart 'GP GPU Age' with new processor
This graphics processor is going to kickstart the GP GPU (General Purpose Graphics Processor Unit) age. Applications (Including Graphics Applications) generally run over the CPU (Central Processing Unit) with the Radeon X1800 XT, developers can now write their software so as to make it run directly over the GPU with a better performance factor of more than 10" Read
 
Sony Plaza accquires Japan rights for Suzy's Zoo
Los Angeles based Earthworks Entertainment has announced that Sony Plaza Company Ltd., the Japan based retail sales division of the Sony Group, has acquired the rights for, and will distribute licensed products of, the acclaimed SUZY’S ZOO brand in all major merchandise categories through its group of over 100 retail stores throughout Japan. Read
 
Past Issues & Headlines
Have you missed out on any of the news and interviews?
Here's the Archive to all that's appeared on Animation 'xpress!
Click on any date to read the corresponding issue.
    10 Nov 2005
Interview with X Media Lab CEO Brendan Karkin
 
31 Oct 2005
MIPCOM Special; Baby Hanuman propels Hanuman towards Box Office Success
13 Oct 2005
Dessin Works to pitch original IP at MIPCOM
5 Oct 2005
Interview with the I&B ministry secretary S K Arora
 
28 Sep 2005
Mobile Gaming 2005 Special Coverage; Interview with RTG Animate Dean Vincent Edwards
16 Sep 2005
In depth case study on making of a Mobile Game -Paradox Studios' Van damme Kickboxing
8 Sep 2005
Interview with Animation Film Maker Gitanjali Rao
 
1 Sep 2005
Paradox, ICTV in pact for Multiplayer games.
25 Aug 2005
Bioware looks to outsource gaming art to India.
18 Aug 2005
Gaming Gyaan - Interview with Milestone's Sachin Naik & Sunil Menghrajani.
 
13 Aug 2005 (Newsflash)
Mayabimbham's Puli Raja to air on 15 Aug on Jaya TV
11 Aug 2005
SIGGRAPH 2005 - An Overview
31 July 2005
Pixar plans RenderMan push in India
 
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
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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