| Interview
with NASSCOM Regional Director Colnel S V
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"We
have included separate tracks for
Animation and Gaming at the NASSCOM
Animation & Gaming India 2007.
We are also conducting an Indian Animation
Super Pitch 2007 as part of the summit"
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FICCI
Animation & Gaming seminar in Trivendrum on
12 Dec
 The
FICCI seminar on Animation, Gaming & VFX is
all set to take place on 12,13 Dec at Trivendrum.
The seminar has an impressive line up of speakers
and amongst several subjects will also focus upon
the special Animation SEZ at KINFRA.Read |
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Singapore
students to produce animation for Kahani, ettaminA's
'Ashati, The Asian Princess'
Indo-Canadian
Animation player Kahani Inc. and Indo-Singapore
based animation content creator ettaminA studios
have announced 'Ashati, The Asian Princess,'
a 3D animated theatrical feature (90 mins) which
is a new world movie with an Asian adventure theme.Read |
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MAAC
invites entries for 24FPS, plans massive media blitz
Currently in its 4th edition, 24FPS has been
growing and evolving every year and this year, the
organizers MAAC (Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics)
plan to take things literally to the next level
with a massive media blitz and participation from
studios across the Indian animation scape Read
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Rainbow
media taps into YouTube for Token of Love
Rainbow
Media, an upcoming original content creator based
in Bangalore has shared with AnimationXpress.com
that it has tapped into the extremely popular YouTube.com
to reach out to and expose its content to end consumers.Read |
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First
of its kind, claymation for SAB's Yes Boss
title sequence
Be
it feature films, D2DVD, animated TV series, mobisodes
or music video, the animation flag is being furled
across the entertainment sphere. Not only is this
medium being used to create interesting content,
animation can be applied in a very effective way
for interstitials and title sequences too.Read |
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mBlazon
features rich animation in Greetings Anywhere
Nagpur
based mBlazon solutions is in the midst of launching
its latest mobile application ‘Greetings Anywhere’.
The developer shared with Animation Xpress.com.Read |
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Webdunia
launches mobile app for pre schoolers
Even
the most intuitive of crystal gazers would never
have predicted that a time would come when Application
developers for wireless multipurpose, multimedia
devices, (aka the Mobile phone) would create applications
and business models around content targeted at pre-schoolers!Read |
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Tehzeeb
Khurana's Toon Club: Animation and teaching children
about it
Kids
are the future of our country. And Animator - Educator
Tehzeeb Khurana is making sure that animation is
a part of it.Read |
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Nickelodeon
Preschool unifies Nick Jr. & Noggin creative
& management teams
Nickelodeon
Television executive VP/GM Tom Ascheim has announced
that Nick Jr. and Noggin will blend their creative
and management teams to live as one unified group
-- Nickelodeon Preschool.Read |
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Disney's
'Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' DVD
premiere sells 5 mn units in US
Walt
Disney Pictures' Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead
Man's Chest has sold nearly 5 million units on DVD
in North America on its first day of release, as
announced by Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
president Bob Chapek.Read
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Mega
Brands inks intl. toy deal with Nickelodeon &
Viacom Consumer Products
Mega
Brands Inc., toys, games and puzzle providers, has
entered into a multi-year international licensing
partnership with Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer
Products to develop construction toys based on Nick
Jr.'s preschool character brands.Read |
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'Britannia
Tiger Hungamthon' ropes in Ajay Jadeja to kick off
the event
The second season Hungama TV's kid's marathon just
got bigger. The Hungamthon this time round has roped
in former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja to flag off
the event, for which Britannia Tiger has come on
board as the official brand sponsor.Read |
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StarOne
unveils Milind Soman production 'Ghost Bana Dost'
Star
One has launched Ghost Bana Dost, produced by model
Milind Soman's Face Entertainment, the show will
premiere on Tuesday, 19 December at 8.30 pm.Read |
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Flashes This week |
UTV
announces formation
of India's largest
Gaming & Animation
company
The media major
has just announced
its foray into gaming
with an announcement
of mega deals including
proposed acquisitions
of the controlling
stake in Ignition
Entertainment Ltd.Read |
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Paramount,
Toonz, Commotion join
hands for 3D feature
 Thiruvananthapuram
based Toonz Animation
India, Paramount Home
Entertainment and
Commotion pictures
have signed a deal
to produce an animated
feature film entitled
Dragonlance based
on Hasbro's "Dungeons
and Dragons"
property.Read |
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cgTantra
2nd anniversary: An
enriching experience
Sunday, 3rd December,
2006 was a special
day for the Indian
CG community as www.cgtantra.com
celebrated its 2nd
anniversary with an
impressive 'day long'
event.Read
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'Making
of CARS' steals the
show
An inspiring session
by Kamal Mistry from
Pixar where the audience
got an insight into
the thorough research
and preparation that
goes into the making
of a Pixar feature.Read |
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Mighty
pencil session draws
attention to drawing
Just
as without knowing
the alphabet, one
cannot be a writer,
without the habit
of sketching and acting,
one cannot be a good
animator.Read
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Interview
with Mike Seymour,
Dean&Professor,
fxphd.com
"The
idea of an online
course in VFX was
to allow people who
are busy and talented
to increase their
skills."Read
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Indiagames
brings 3D mobile gaming experience
with Brucelee 3D
No
doubt that when it comes to animation,
there are puritans who will swear
by the charm of 2D animation.
But when it comes to games, especially
mobile games once you experience
3D on the mobile you are going
to get hooked on.Read |
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Exfinity
and ASUSTeK launch Digital Infrastructure
Forum
Exfinity,
one of the leading architects
of specialized High-end machines
and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. have
announced the launch of India's
first-of-its-kind Digital Infrastructure
Forum (DIF).Read |
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Disney
forays into publishing, teams
up with Infomedia to launch 'Disney
Adventures' in India
The
Walt Disney Company's publishing
arm, Disney Publishing Worldwide
India (DPW) has entered into a
strategic alliance with Infomedia
India Ltd.Read |
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GlowSkin
Active Illumination powers Cartoon
Network's 'Adult Swim' in US
GlowSkin
Active Illumination Technology
manufacturer Safe Lites, LLC has
announced that it has added animated
illumination to the advertising
billboards for Cartoon Network's
Adult Swim in 14 markets throughout
the US.Read |
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Scholastic
& Reading Is Fundamental to
kick off worldwide kid's read-a-thon
on 8 December
Scholastic,
the global children's publishing,
education and media company, in
partnership with Reading Is Fundamental
(RIF), children's literacy organization,
will bring millions of children
together on 8 December to participate
in 'Read For 2007: Read For Life,'
the eighth annual worldwide read-a-thon.Read |
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Recruitment
Classifieds
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 Rhythm
& Hues India announces
new artist Apprentice Programs.
Freshers & Junior candidates
interested in gaining valuable
training & production experience
should apply. For Compositing
/ Animation application deadline
December 15th. For details visit
http://www.rhythm.in.
Also check : http://www.rhythm.com/india/career.html |
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 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 |
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 Toonz
Webel Academy is
looking for experienced 3D Faculty,
preferably with industry background
interested to share his/her expertise
in Photoshop, Max, Maya and Combustion
to the enthusiastic students within
its present curriculum. Please
apply to webel@vsnl.com |
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 FrameFLow.
Challenging Hollywood work awaits
talented & aspiring digital
artists. Compositors, Roto artists,
Paint & touchup artists and
3D Animators. challenge.me@frameflow.com
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 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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 Animation
Xpress.com is looking
for Web Designers, Journalists
and Marketing Professionals. To
know more click
here |
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 ANIRIGHTS
INFOMEDIA PVT. LTD. An award
winning animated content creation
Company is seeking various 2D
+ 3D talents for IMMEDIATE onsite
projects with skills in Layout
Art, Storyboard Art, 2D Flash
Animation, BG + Matte Painting,
3D Modeling, Rigging, Animation,
Texturing, SFX, Cloth + Hair Simulation
and Compositing. We offer a great
deal of creative opportunity for
those wanting to be part of an
original content creation team.
Send your resume today - hr@anirights.com.
come join our winning team. |
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