17 November 2006
Volume - 2
Issue - 20
NVIDIA DIGITAL BOLLYWOOD SPECIAL COVERAGE
NVIDIA bets big on India, kick-starts Digital Bollywood with a bang

Amongst highlights of the event: The presence of Global VFX & CG Luminaries such as Volker Engel and Dr Larry Gritz; good amount of Indian CG Industry representation and participation; announcement of new ventures and presentations by technology partners Read
 
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Govind Nihalani 3D feature: NVIDIA tech tie-up to empower Iris Interactive

Renowned Film Maker Govind Nihalani has announced his maiden 3D feature 'Kamlu' The animation will be produced by Iris Interactive which has a technology partnership with... Read
 
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Slideshow of NVIDIA's Digital Bollywood Initiative launch
 
NVIDIA Reports Operating Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2007
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) has reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ended October 29, 2006.Read
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Led by iGita (Indian Game Industry & Trade Association), a special delegation of Indian Game Studios recently visited the UK to study the UK's game development ecosystem and the games market. The visits were ably organised and co ordinated by The UKTI (UK Trade & Investment). Animation Xpress.com which accompanied the Indian delegation brings to you the 4th of a 12 part series of reports on the UK Gaming Scenario...
Interview with ELSPA Managing Director Michael Rawlinson
"We are working in partnership with the government to build the right foundation for business, trade, and the cultural recognition of games".Read
 
Softimage announces latest version of Softimage XSI-6
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), announced that its Softimage, Co. subsidiary has unveiled SOFTIMAGE|®XSI® 6, the latest version of its flagship 3D animation and character creation softwa.Read
 
BREW 2006 Developers Conference India, slated for 29 Nov
QUALCOMM has announced that it will host the second annual BREW® Developers Conference '06 in Mumbai on the 29th November in The ITC Grand Maratha SheratonRead
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More News
Nickelodeon US hits record with SpongeBob 'Best Day Ever' marathon
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants all-day marathon titled "Best Day Ever" which was held on 10 November, earned the network it's most-watched and highest-rated total programming day in its history, averaging 1.9/4.4 million total viewers (P2+).Read
 
Cartoon Network to join 'Barbie' and 'Pokémon' on Children's Day
Cartoon Network Theatre is planning a special treat for its viewers on Children's Day, with two feature films Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses and Pokémon Mewtwo Returns!.
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Mattel to kick off 'National School Scrabble Championship'
Mattel Toys India Pvt. Ltd, in association with Birla Sun Life Insurance, has set the stage for the Mattel National School Scrabble Championship 2006.Read
 
PlayStation 2 launches Disney's 'Kim Possible: What's The Switch?' in US
Based on the Disney Channel show Kim Possible, yet another video game Kim Possible: What's The Switch? has been developed for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.Read
 
Disney Channel organises My School Rocks contest in New Delhi
Disney Channel has hosted an interschool group-dance competition in New Delhi at the Air Force Auditorium today, which brought in 60 schools competed to enter the semi finals of the My School Rocks contest.Read
 
Music India dedicates channel to kids on Children's Day Celebrating Children's Day, Music India, a 24 hr Hindi music channel plans to dedicate it to kids allowing them to script, present and package all the shows.Read
 
BBC uncovers 'Junior Spooks' HD series
The BBC has revealed the cast of its new high-definition children's spy series from the maker of Spooks, Kudos Film and Television.Read
 
Disney reports Q4 profit of $782 million
US media conglomerate Disney has reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $782 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with $379 million, or 19 cents per share, a year before.Read
Toonz Animation India completes Seven Years
Q&A with CEO P Jayakumar

"The competitive edge of the future will not be some smart technology or business model; it will be a company's ability to embrace fresh thinking and new ideas everyday"Read
 
 
Beyond Theatrical: Pixion explores the power of DI for multiplatform output
True that the Digital Intermediate process is primarily associated with coloring, look and finish of film, but the process has a bounty of other benefits that are now slowly being explored by Indian post houses.Read
 
Interview with Pankaj Kedia, Autodesk M&E Regional Manager- Systems, South East Asia
"I feel the government should help setting up a facility to impart the right training to the interested aspirants"Read
 
 
Trine all armed to work on LOC
With a positive go for it attitude, Trine game studios has started work on its second game, Line of Control (LOC) even as its first game is still being developed.Read
 
X Media Lab Singapore "Learning from Games": Conference Day 6th December and International Workshop 7-8th December
X|Media|Lab, the internationally acclaimed digital media think-tank and creative workshop for digital media professionals is being held in Singapore between 6-8 December 06.Read
 
 
Fountain Pixels to release Ali Baba sequel
Pune based Fountain Pixels known for the prolific rate at which it churns out Indian animated home video titles, recently completed its first original Marathi title ,Alibaba Ani Adhbhut Gufa (Alibaba & the Mystery Cave), the sequel to Ali Baba and 40 Theives.Read
 
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Metaphor Studios wins award for Sand Castle
Kolkata based animation studio, Metaphor studios recently won the Seagate Award for Excellence in Digital Technology for the PSA, Sand Castle.Read
 
'Cars' released with record number of DVDs in India
Disney Pixar's Cars has been released with a record number of DVDs for any animated film from Disney in India.Read
 
Recruitment Classifieds
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 http://www.rhythm.in. Also check : http://www.rhythm.com/india/career.html
 
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 vclcareers@tataelxsi.co.in
 
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 & hireme@anibrain.com
 
FrameFLow. Challenging Hollywood work awaits talented & aspiring digital artists. Compositors, Roto artists, Paint & touchup artists and 3D Animators. challenge.me@frameflow.com
 
NVIDIA is hiring! Application Engineer - Digital Film, India. To be based in Mumbai.
Production Designer to be based in Pune.
To know details about the openings click here.
To know more about NVIDIA India click here.
 
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