High
quality of films, Industry participation:24Fps
Positioned
as the premier team sport students' animation
competition in the Indian animation space,
the highlight of the 24FPS animation Awards
was the quality of the short films showcased
as well as the large numbers in which the
Industry participated
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WWIL
takes the animation film making approach
Promoted by the grand storyteller and ace
film maker turned media BigWig Subhash Ghai,
Whistling Woods International Limited, the
largest film school in Asia which begins operations
from July 15, is revolving its animation course
around the subject of film making, story telling,
animation fundamentals, drawing and next generation
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Graphiti
to launch Animation school in June
Led by Father of Indian animation Ram Mohan,
Mumbai based Graphiti Multimedia has shared
with Animation 'xpress its plans of launching
Graphiti School of Animation this June. On
successful completion, the students will receive
a certificate called G-CAT, Graphiti Certificate
of Animation Technology
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Vray: Theoretical understanding of the renderer
Vray
is one of the most advanced third party renderers
for 3ds max, that supports most of the 3ds
max features and many of the third party plugins.
It also has beta versions for rhino and maya
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Features
of MPEG 4
Mpeg4
is an ISO/IEC which was developed by MPEG
(Moving Pictures Experts Group).This version
was finalized in the October 1998 and it became
an international standard in the begning of
the year 1999.Read |
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MTV
launches Nick block on Malay broadcaster TV9
MTV
Asia has launched a Nickelodeon block on Malaysia’s
terrestrial television channel, TV9. Branded
as Nick di 9, it will reach over seven million
households in Malaysia.Read
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Animax
to launch in Korea on 29 April
Sony
Pictures Television International (SPTI) and
Korean satellite TV broadcaster SkyLife will
be launching their joint venture channel Animax
in Korea on 29 April.Read |
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Fun
Tech signs online gaming agreement with BSk
Fun
Technologies Inc's wholly owned subsidiary,
Fanball UK Limited has signed an agreement
with British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) Limited
to provide fantasy sports games and content
for the Sky sports portal
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Viacom
acquires online game service for $102 million
With
a view to let Viacom and its MTV Networks
unit connect online gamers, Viacom has acquired
Xfire, a Silicon Valley company that makes
free instant messenger software for computer
game players.
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Sahara
One weaves Lanka contest around 'Hanuman'
This
summer SaharaOne Television gives kids an
opportunity to take their parents for a
vacation to Sri Lanka just by watching Hanuman
on 30 April.Read
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Gaming
firm Electronic Arts extends deal with Fifa
With
a view to increasing its presence in the gaming
arena football's governing body Fifa has announced
that it has secured a long-term commitment
from Electronic Arts (EA).Read |
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Barbie
Fairytopia Mermaidia to air on Cartoon Network
Barbie
Fairytopia Mermaidia, the Barbie movie in
which she stars as the beautiful fairy Elina
who transforms into a Mermaid is going to
air on Cartoon Network soon
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NVIDIA®
NZONE® WEB SITE HELPS MORE CONSUMERS MAKE
EDUCATED DECISIONS ON WHAT GAMES TO BUY
Buying PC games got a lot easier for consumers
who have surfed to www.nzone.com. A worldwide
leader in programmable graphics processor
technologies, NVIDIA, (Nasdaq: NVDA)-designed
Web portal for gamers, and used the site's
"System Requirements Lab"Read |
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Jakers!..
wins Emmy
 Mike
Young Productions' Jakers! The Adventures
of Piggley Winks’ has won a
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's
Animated Program and the mood is jubiliant
at Crest Animation Studios (Crest) in
India. Read |
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Animation
'xpress Apna Artist
REBATIKANT
CHAND
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"Animation
to me is about instilling
life into anything"
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Beyblade comics launched in India
Singapore headquartered Comic book
publishing house Illustrated Orchids
which has two development centres in
India, has announced the India launch
of three big titles, Bollywood, Santa,
Banta & Trendy and the extremely
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Digikore to represent Fido Dido in India
 Digikore
Studios Limited, a player in the animation,
licensing andb distribution business,
has been appointed as the licensing
agent for the popular character “Fido
Dido” for the Indian market.Read |
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Tom & Jerry to promote ICICI's kids
products
ICICI Bank is now wooing kids via
the cat and mouse pair - Tom & Jerry.
The bank has tied up with Cartoon Network
wherein the toons will be the brand
ambassadors for its special and innovative
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Disney ties up with AirTel for mobisodes
After
Star India, it is Walt Disney Television
International (India) that is exploring
the mobile-enabled episode (mobisode)
phenomenon. The company has tied up
with AirTel to develop mobisodes, games,
ringtones, wallpapers and animation
in the 'Disney Mobile Theatre' featuring
popular cartoons Read |
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Recruitment
Classifieds
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 Rhythm
& Hues India is recruiting
Digital artists for high end hollywood
feature film animation & visual
effects.
Character
Animators, 3D lighters &
Film Compositors.
http://www.rhythm.com/india
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 METAPHOR
STUDIOS RAMPING UP.
Kolkata based- Metaphor
Studios is looking out for Cel-Animators(Key
animators), Animation Director
and Business Development executives
with relevant Industry experience
of 2+ yrs. For more info visit
www.metaphorstudios.in
Email: info@metaphorstudios.in
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AOL
launches KOL Jr. on the Web
Preschoolers
now have their own website, with the
launch of KOL Jr., AOL's website for
kids aged 2 to 5, at http://www.koljunior.com/.
The site contains original cartoons,
games, music, bedtime stories and other
fun, interactive features designed to
help parents introduce the Internet
to their young children.Read |
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Hungama
gets into action mode on weekends
Hungama
TV is hotting up on weekends. For the
next two weekends, the channel will
air international kung-fu films that
will keep kids glued to their seats.
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Nickelodeon
ups Crosby to SVP strategy and business
development
Nickelodeon
has named Dominique Crosby as Nickelodeon
and MTVN Kids & Family Group senior
vice president strategy and business
development.Read |
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