25 August 2008
Volume - 3
Issue - 60
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Animated Feature Forum, an Animation Xpress Network initiative unfurled itself on August 23, 2008 in the plush confines of Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. As a meeting ground for the film industry, animation studios and the creative fraternity, AFF started the day with the Creative and Pre production Talent Network followed by star-studded sessions discussing all aspects of the animation feature film business; its scope and limitations. For all those who missed out on all the action, AnimationXpress.com brings you this special AFF issue. Happy reading!
 
 
Creative and Pre - Production Talent Network: The ideas marketplace
A certain amount of curious energy was floating around in the Ballroom of Hyatt Regency with HR professionals and CEOs of animation studios setting up their tables at the Creative and Pre - Production Talent Network. True to its name, this was a splendid platform for anyone and everyone to simply walk in with their work, concepts, and portfolios and sweep the studio heads off their feet. Read
 
Samat's Keynote: Indian market, talent and opportunities
"This is my first interaction in a gathering like this after I took over as the MD of Disney India and I could not have asked for a better time to start talking about what we have been passionately committed to - great story telling through animation among other formats." Read
 
The secret behind building a market for an animated film
Perhaps the most awaited session in the Animated Feature Forum was the session on 'Marketing and Distribution,' which discussed ways in which filmmakers could have innovations in their strategies and distribute the product in such a way to ensure ROI on their film. Read
 
ROI - straight from the experts!
The I to ROI session at Animated Feature Forum was party to a great discussion on 'Investment to Return on Investment' of animated feature films. With speakers enthralling the audience and the animators, no one seemed to have enough of the session. Read
 
Director's Cut: When Live Action Directors went to Toonpur
With an illustrious panel of speakers including film makers like Govind Nihalani, Geetanjali Rao, Kunal Kohli, Rohit Vaid and Arnab Chaudhari, the Director's Cut session discussed the need of developing a brand identity for Indian animation, along with the experiences of live action directors venturing into animation. Read
 
Panel discusses development to post process
In various animation forums, there's one word 'Pipeline' that one gets to hear time and again. Clearly not referring to any plumbing concepts, the session on Development to Post plugged us into some of the disciplines various studios and companies follow in order to deliver the final animation film. Read
 
 
 
 
 
Daily Mail Recruitment Classifieds Plus!

Badmash Studios is looking for talented animators and artists who aspire to bring characters to life.

We are a state-of-the-art flash animation studio, in Pune, dedicated to original content creation and story-telling. We would like to meet artists who have true animation talent, a passion for the art form, and the desire to learn and share with others.

|| Talent + Passion + Humility ||
If interested, contact Nimo at: artists@badmash.tv
We'd be excited to meet you!
Visit us at: www.badmash.tv

 
Upcoming, edgy TV production house is looking for Story-board artists, Look Development Artists, Cartoonists, Illustrators to work full time / freelance for bringing TV concepts to life. Send your resumes with work samples to televisiont@yahoo.com
 

Are you Interested in developing Award Winning Short Animation films and Other Contents.

AAG gives you a chance to have your own time & space to develop concepts and ideas with a young talented team youth.

At AAG you will achieve creative heights and dream what you want to do, in 2d, 3d or experimental including clay. Contact Us: 0120-4231 611, Neha 09810557341, Raj 09999031104. Email: info@aag.co.in URL: www.aag.co.in

 

ANTS STUDIO PVT LTD., Leading Animation Training Institute in India, having centers across the country is seeking for Trainers

Technical Executive - 2D (Classical Animation & Preferably from Fine Arts Background)

Technical Executive - 3D (Well versed in Maya and 3DSMAX)

Technical Executive - WEB (Knowledge in FLASH, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Image Ready, Swish MAX & other related tools)

Contact us with CV at hr@antsindia.com

 

Maac Junior-Toon Club, India's leading animation learning for children brand, requires the following personnel.

Click here for more details.

 
Apart from creating the finest Indian feature and animation effects house we are building a creative powerhouse. A Company on par with a handful of Companies in Hollywood and elsewhere. We are aiming at the most creative and inventive work available, on the biggest films out there. We are achieving this by creating India`s first company that`s built from the ground-up for film effects, world-class training by experienced supervisors, sourced globally, and the backing of Eros International, the world`s largest distributor of Indian films. Click here for more details. Contact on 022-26732543 email: Jobs@eyeqube.com
 
Pixion a 100% susbsidiary of Century Communication Ltd, one of the fastest growing entertainment services companies in India established in 1995, rapidly grown to a company strength of more than 400 highly trained and motivated individuals with offices in Delhi,Mumbai,Chennai and London. Click here for more details.
 
Visitor / Consulting Faculty (Part time)
India's largest Digital Media training college ICAT invites outstanding professionals from Animation, Visual Effects, Game Design and Game Programming studios, working in various specialties to visit our campuses (Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore) to share their knowledge with aspiring students on limited, part time basis. The engagement can be, even on holidays and weekends and extend from 1 day to 1 week. All visitors will be paid an appearance fees and in exceptional cases return travel and hospitality cost may also be covered.

We also have opening for full time position as Faculty / Lecturer/Senior Lecturer /Professors for Animation, Visual Effects, Game Design and Game Programming

For further details please visit www.icat.ac.in/jobs.asp or mail hr@icat.ac.in

 
SA Limited - creators of India's first-ever full-length Block Buster and award winning animation film, Hanuman, invites you to work on some of its most exciting & challenging projects in the field of animation and gaming ,including Full-length 2D/3D Animation feature films, Serials and commercials. Click here for more details.
 

Bored? Sleeping at your desk? Tired of working the night shift at your animation factory and missing out on late night partying at the pub?

Blowfish FX, is hiring 3D animators, riggers, lighting artists, render artists, BG modelers for several fun and groundbreaking 3D animated projects, which include two 3D animated television series, and a 3D animated film. We're a young and dynamic studio located in Kolkata, India and headquartered in Minneapolis, USA - if you're bored of the 'same old stuff' (you know what we mean!) and want to work in a non-corporate studio that actually values your creativity and gives you all the creative freedom to animate, model, light, render or do more of whatever it is that you do, then apply!

We're only interested in hiring artists with a minimum of 1-2 years experience at a studio in Western or Southern India. Slackers needn't bother.

To apply, send your resume to jobs@blowfishfx.com, with a link to your reel. For more details about positions available, check http://www.blowfishfx.com/htmlsite/jobapp.html.


 
 
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