Turkey
based Marti to set shop in India
Turkey
based Marti Animation has shared with Animation
Xpress that it is planning to set up a studio
in Chennai by early 2007. The studio also plans
to collaborate with other studios across IndiaRead
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Ittina
chooses Qube! for renderfarm management
Bangalore
based Ittina studios has selected Qube! renderfarm
software for managing its rendering needs
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NID
Bangalore to host Ishu Patel series
The
Bangalore campus of the National Institute of Design,
one of the most renowned design education establishments
in the country, is hosting a series of workshops
by the iconic and legendary Indian animation director
Ishu Patel.Read |
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Indiagames
BREW apps cross One Million downloads
Gaming
biggie, Indiagames Ltd. which is amongst the largest
developer of BREW-based applications in India has
announced that a staggering one million of its BREW-based
applications have been downloaded so far this year!Read |
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Finance
ministry clears Disney-UTV proposal
The
government of India today announced that it has
cleared Walt Disney's investment proposals in UTV
and Hungama TV.Read |
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Anime
network launches video channel on sprint
Anime
Network, a subsidiary of A.D. Vision Inc. (parent
company to ADV Films and Newtype USA), America's
Anime channel, has announced a deal with Sprint
(NYSE: S) to provide its mobile video content to
Sprint Power Vision subscribers.Read |
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Microsoft
and Atari Inc. announce arrival of coin-up games
on Xbox Live
Microsoft
and Atari Inc. have announced the future arrival
of some classic coin operated games on Xbox Live
arcade, one of the premiere destinations for downloadable
games.Read |
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Disney
channel's favourites to appear on Nintendo handheld
systems
Characters
from "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,"
"Hannah Montana," "American Dragon:
Jake Long" and "That's So Raven"
are now available on Nintendo handheld video game
systems.Read |
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Horlicks
Wiz Kids '06 grand finale to kick off on 11 November
The
grand finale of the Horlicks Wiz Kids 2006 is set
to kick off on 11 November in Bangalore, to form
the Horlicks Wiz Team. This will follow from the
National Finals to be held on 8 November.Read |
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Cartoon
Network to unveil first original movie 'Re-Animated'
in December
Cartoon
Network's first original movie Re-Animated, which
is a two hour mix of animation and live-action,
is set to premiere on 8 December at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).Read |
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Big
brawl in the kids arena
What's
the next big thing on television? The response comes
from a rather discerning bunch of little champions,
kid's channels as a category have seen an exponential
growth over the year, as 2005 saw this genre close
at a 10 per cent genre share (Period: Jan - Dec
05 ; All India, TG: CS 4yrs-14yrs).Read |
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'Barbie
in the 12 Dancing Princesses' hits mobile content
in India
Mobile
content based on Barbie's latest movie, Barbie in
the 12 Dancing Princesses has been launched across
mobile networks in India including Hutch, Airtel,
Idea, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance and Tata.Read |
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Verizon,
Intel bring online PC gaming to TVs
US
wireless service provider Verizon and chip major
Intel have collaborated to enable consumers to play
popular PC games on their television sets through
IntelViiv technology-based PCs.Read |
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Wall
Street Journal Ranks ASUS among Asia's 200 top companies
ASUSTeK
Computer Inc. (ASUS), was ranked amongst Asia's
list of 200 top companies by Wall Street Journal
(WSJ).Read |
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iGita's
UK tour
Animation
Xpress Exclusive Slide
Show
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by iGita (Indian Game Industry
& Trade Association),
a special delegation of
Indian Game Studios visited
the UK to study the UK's
game development ecosystem
and the games market. The
visits was ably organised
and co ordinated by The
UKTI (UK Trade & Investment).
Animation Xpress.com which
accompanied the Indian delegation
brings to you an exclusive
slide show! Click
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Spiel
to release seven Arshad games on mobile
circuit
Mumbai
based Mobile Game & Application
studio, Spiel Studios has tied up with
the hot on the circuit film star Arshad
Warsi (pun intended) for an exclusive
worldwide contract to develop mobile
game titles based on him and the various
popular roles that he has essayed.Read |
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Animation
leaders discuss technology at Zion Summit
Held
on November 7 at The Leela, the Mumbai
edition of the multi city technology
summit, 'Changing World of Indian Media'
organised by Zion Integrated Services,
was attended by close to 100 plus technology
professionals from the digital media
& entertainment vertical.Read |
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CDIL
to expand studios; announces projects
CDIL
announces setup of additional animation
studios in Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram.
The company has recorded a 91 percent
increase in sales for the quarter ended
30 September 2006 at Rs.122.2 million.Read |
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Goa
Government announces the 37th International
Film Festival of India (IFFI)
IFFI
began its bull run for showcasing acclaimed
international and Indian films this
year by announcing the IFFI Goa '06,
unveiling the poster for the same on
4th November '06 and the launch of the
official IFFI Website - www.iffigoa.org.Read |
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Disney
channel's favourites to appear on
Nintendo handheld systems
Characters
from "The Suite Life of Zack
& Cody," "Hannah Montana,"
"American Dragon: Jake Long"
and "That's So Raven" are
now available on Nintendo handheld
video game systems.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.