Q
& A Ian Diamond
Sr. VP and GM, Turner Entertainment Networks Asia
"The
Snaptoons initiative is something that I would
term as the most historic and landmark initiative
in the recent history of Cartoon Network"
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Futurethought's
Haptics wins 'Best Animated Short' at Hollywood
Discovery Awards
Haptics
a short film created by Mumbai based Futurethought
has been adjudged best animated short film at the
prestigious Hollywood Discovery Awards. This success
adds to the gold rush that Indian animated short
films have been experiencing of late.Read |
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Edurite
consolidating lead in curriculum based multimedia
products space
Amongst
the first organisations to introduce curriculum
based multimedia products and in the country, Bangalore
based Edurite is now consolidating on its lead in
this space. Formed in the year 2000, the company
is armed with a team of 60 graphic designers/artists,
12 in-house subject domain experts along with 100-120
consultants.Read |
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Prasad
group partners with Panavision Inc.
……
much before one can hear action, there's already
a lot that has been in action on the sets, in the
minds of the creative geniuses that make movies
happen…. the director, the cinematographer,
the actors, even the workers on the set.Read |
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Diwali
Eid bonanza for ICE AGE 2 Home Video
For
decades, the Diwali - Eid season has been the most
coveted release period for Bollywood with a majority
of films released in this period doing a good round
at the Box Office. This year, looks like the season's
charm is working not only on the Box Office but
also in the Home Entertainment space.Read |
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IMAGE
introduces Mobile Gaming and E-learning courses
Chennai
headquartered IMAGE (Institute of Multimedia Arts
and Graphic Effects), the Animation and Multimedia
Education arm of Image Infotainment Ltd has announced
the introduction of Mobile Gaming and E-Learning
courses.Read |
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Nick
consolidates its position at no.2 Amongst kids'
channels on time spent
Having
launched 11 new shows so far this year and with
more content in the pipeline, kids channel Nickelodeon
India has announced a bumper harvest in ratings.Read |
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Kids
have a blast at "Cartoon Network and POGO Fun
Day Out"
At
a fun-filled event organized by kids' channels,
Cartoon Network and POGO at City Park, Bandra-Kurla
Complex, Mumbai on Sunday, 29th October, 2006, city
kids got a fantastic opportunity to meet and spend
time with their favorite toon stars.Read |
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Cartoon
Network & Pogo toons shake a leg with kids
Cartoon
Network and Pogo hosted a 'Fun Day Out' for Mumbai
kids giving them an opportunity to meet their favourite
toon stars including Johnny Bravo, Noddy, Dexter,
Dee Dee, Popeye and Scooby Doo on 29 October 2006.Read |
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Disney's
'My School Rocks' gears up for National roll out
in November
Following
the global success and drawing inspiration from
Disney Channel's original movie High School Musical,
Disney in India is set to introduce a country wide
interschool group-dance competition 'My School Rocks.'Read |
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Mattel
unveils 'Batman' action figures, vehicles &
gadgets
Mattel
has launched an exclusive range of action figures,
vehicles and gadgets based on the Warner television
series: The Batman.Read |
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Nicktoons
forays into Sci-fi with 'Skyland'
Nicktoons
Network, Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation network,
delves into the sci-fi realm for the first time
with Skyland, an animated adventure series that
will premiere Saturday 18 November at 9 pm.Read |
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Nickelodeon
US plans 'SpongeBob marathon' on 9 November
Nickelodeon
US will be launching a 24-Hour SpongeBob marathon
on 9 November at 8 pm, featuring viewers' top 100
cartoon picks, leading to the Best Day Ever special
premiering on Friday 10 November at 7:30 pm and
the network premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie at 8 pm.Read |
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BBC
Worldwide sells two kids shows across the globe
BBC
Worldwide has announced a string of international
sales for two of its key children's programmes -
The Secret Show and Charlie and Lola.Read |
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Nick
fights competition in kid's space
Close
on the heels of the announcement of a new head,
Nick now boasts of entering the ratings game as
the second longest watched channel amongst kids
over the last three weeks (Week 40 to Week 42, daypart
07:00 - 22:00, 4-14 ABC, HSM1L+ markets).Read |
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Prime
Focus creates hi end VFX CG for Jaan-e-man
Salman
Khan starrer Jaan-e-man may still be
testing its luck at the box office,
but it already has made its mark in
the Indian CG and VFX space. Produced
by Sajid Nadiadwalla and directed by
Shirish Kunder the film features a staggering
60 minutes of VFX/CG created by Prime
Focus.Read |
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to view slide show of prime focus CG
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Mayavi,
stereoscopic series on Jaya TV
Mayavi, a 3D Stereoscopic TV series
produced by GV Films and airing on Jaya
TV is adding a new dimension to content
on TV. Read |
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Interview
with Scottish Development International's
David Reid
"We
are very keen to understand
how we can engage with the opportunity
in India to build better business
relations".Read
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Mauj
Telecom brings Lakme Fashion Week 2006
on Mobile Phones
Mauj
Telecom announced on 31st October 2006,
their association with Lakme Fashion
Week to bring the biggest fashion extravaganza
of the country on mobile handsets.Read |
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Cartoon
Network premiers popular Indian Animations
in Tamil
Cartoon
Network brings a special treat to viewers
in Tamil Nadu, with the premiere of
top rating local acquisitions - The
Legend of Buddha and Pandavas: The Five
Warriors in Tamil on 5th November and
19th November respectively at 11 a.m.
Both these feature length animations
have been produced by Chennai-based
Pentamedia Graphics Limited.Read |
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Disney
Consumer Products adds MusicIP's 'MyDJ'
technology to it's portable media player
range
MusicIP,
music search engine has announced that
Disney Consumer Products has licensed
MusicIP's MyDJ embedded technology,
which allows users to find the music
they want to hear and to create instant
playlists with a single button, to power
the 'MixIt!' feature on its Disney Mix
line of portable media players for kids.Read |
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Cartoon
Network to host 'Toonami: Game On, Video
Gaming Championship'; re-freshed Toonami
block starts 6 November
Following
Hojaye Shuru! - The Beyblade Championship
Cartoon Network has announced yet another
championship - Toonami: Game On, Video
Gaming Championship for Indian kids,
which is slated to kick off in Mumbai,
Delhi and Hyderabad, at the end of November.Read |
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Rhythm
& Hues India announces
new artist Apprentice Programs.
Freshers & Junior candidates
interested in gaining valuable
training & production experience
should apply. Application deadline
November 10th. For details visit
Visual
Computing Labs is recruiting
talented digital artists for various
Animation and Visual effects projects.
Layout Artists; Storyboard Artists;
Color Panelists; 2D Animators;
Character /Sets /Prop Modelers;
Riggers; 3D Animators; Programmers
with Maya API experience; 3D and
Vfx Compositors - To build your
career with us, please apply to
ANIBRAIN
DIGITAL is hiring Direct X
& Open GL programmers for
developing high end interactive
3D applications and gaming! Good
C++ & mathematics knowledge
a must. Contact immediately to
join a fun & challanging work
environment. Contact - 022 2637
4526 & 
FrameFLow.
Challenging Hollywood work awaits
talented & aspiring digital
artists. Compositors, Roto artists,
Paint & touchup artists and
3D Animators. 
NVIDIA
is hiring! Application Engineer
- Digital Film, India. To be based
in Mumbai.