8 June 2006
Volume - 1
Issue -98
Red Chillies set to spice up Indian VFX scene
Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. the entertainment company owned by superstar Shah Rukh Khan has kickstarted its VFX division 'Red Chillies-VFX'. Read
 
B.A.G Films in JV with 'SIEUNDESIGN'
One of India's front running media companies, B.A.G Films Ltd. has entered into a joint venture for animation with Korea's SIEUNDESIGN Co., Ltd.Read
 
Cartoon Network ups the ante on Indian animation, to premiere Son of Alladin, Legend of Buddha
India’s leading kids’ entertainment channel, Cartoon Network will host the premieres of two high quality Indian animation features.Read
 
Graphiti triumphs at RAPA
Going by the kind of the work that the studio has been doing, it came without any surprise when Mumbai based Graphiti Mulitimedia stole the limelight at the RAPA awards winning two Awards, two years in a row. Read
 
 
Dhimant Vyas to star in upcoming TASI workshop
The Animation Society of India (TASI) is organizing a workshop to be conducted by Stop Motion Maestro Dhimant Vyas on Saturday, the 10th of June.Read
 
IDC DDS: Design Experience seminar slated for June 10
This year, In addition to a three day exhibition, the Design Degree Show held annually at IDC Mumbai shall also include a seminar on Design Read
 
Indus Clothing Rs 210 mn push for 'Disney Jeans' stores
The Walt Disney Company (India) and Indus Clothing Ltd have inked a licensing agreement to launch Disney Jeans in India, wherein the latter will be pumping in approximately Rs 210 million to set up 20 exclusive 'Disney Jeans' stores by the end of 2007.Read
 

Mobile2win launches CAFU football game on mobile
Mobile2win has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute Cafu soccer content in India. This includes a multilevel game, wallpapers and animations.Read

 

Man’s World magazine launches on Tata Indicom
Coruscant Tec, a mobile content developer and aggregator has launched the popular Man’s World magazine for mobiles on the Tata Indicom network.Read

 
Over 15,000 kids visit Disney Channel Fun Zone
Disney Channel brought yet another innovative opportunity for kids to experience the Disney Channel shows, win goodies and have a blast with their family.Read
 
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Kids ent secures Intl TV deals for Yu- Gi-Oh!GX™
Brian Lacey, Executive Vice President International for 4Kids Entertainment announced on 5 june 06 that 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.Read
 
Genius secures distribution rights form BKN Intl A.G.
Genius Products, Inc. secured the exclusive U.S. distribution rights to 16 classic children's properties from BKN Home Entertainment Ltd.Read
 
Nick Jr. debuts original mini pilots on wireless carriers
Nick Jr. has launched three original mini pilots across multiple platforms with the first window kicking off on wireless carriers starting 6 June.Read
 
Nick US touches a ratings high in May
US kids broadcaster Nickelodeon has managed its best peformance for last month since 2002.Read
 
Creative Tops signs licensing deal with Warner for new 'Superman' movie
Creative Tops in the US has just secured a license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Comics to create a new collection of products inspired by DC Comics’ iconic Super Hero, Superman.Read
 
Carson-Dellosa Hires Roger Posacki as president
Steve Carson, founder and CEO of Carson-Dellosa announced on 2nd June 06 that Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc has appointed Roger Posacki as its new president.Read
Tatvah hits the ground running

Four CG animated TVCs, One CG film and a couple of IMAX resolution CG scenes, all this in only three months time of starting up. The folks at Tatvah it seems believe in the hit the ground running strategy.Read
 

Avitel Post Studioz eyes Bollywood, TVCs
In the video post production field since the past 32 years, Avitel Universal Media's relatively new venture Avitel Post Studioz is aggresively eyeing the Bollywood and TVC market.Read

 
CG Kangaroos: VCL’s quest for photo realism

VCL recently worked on creating Photo Realistic CG Kangaroos for a new series of Jumpin TVCs for Equinox and some of the shots have turned out real convincing.Read
 
Click here for the List of Winners for the Animation Xpress.com Excel Home Videos Animated Ho Jao contest Read
 
 
Archie comics celebrates 65th Anniversary
Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica and the entire Riverdale family turn 65 years young this year Read
 
ATI CrossFire introduces ‘boundless gaming’
ATI CrossFire introduces ‘boundless gaming’ to the world One of the world's leading companies in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions Canada based $2.2 bn ATI Technologies.Read
 
 
Technical Columns
The basics of Image based lighting

Image based lighting is a method used in 3D photo realistic rendering in which an image is used to light the scene in conjunction with tradional light models.Read
 
Blu-ray disc...demystified

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the next-generation optical disc format designed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD).Read
 
"Animation Xpress Apna Artist Megha Thakkar"

"Observation is the first key to any kind of creativity".
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Toon Boom acquires Pegs, releases 'Storyboard'
Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Pegs’n Co, a privately held developer of 2D bitmap animation technology.Read
 
AMD releases the AMD live!™ PC
AMD announced the launch of AMD LIVE!™ PC on 5 June 06, a full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC, designed to enable consumers to organize, distribute, share, and enjoy their content collection throughout the home and on the go.Read
Recruitment Classifieds
 

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

 
Visual Computing Labs is recruiting talented digital artists for various Animation and Visual effects projects. To build your career with us, please apply to vclcareers@tataelxsi.co.in
 
Kolkata based Dawsen Infotech (P) Ltd. Is hiring for its Theatrical Film project - Character Designer, Story Board Artist, Background & Layout Artist, Key Animator, In-Between Artist, Clean-Up Artist, and Supervisor for all Departments. http://www.dawsen.com
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