BOLLYWOOD
MASALE KA TADKA
Games to be part of Indian Ent.
cuisine?
India's most loved Bollywood stars are
out there selling and endorsing everything! And
now it's the turn of games and gaming products.
.Read |
| |
Of branded games and Bappi Da Disco King
A bright, flashily-colored caricature of
music maker Bappi Lahiri sporting heavy jewelry
and rings as well as his trademark goggles. One
look at the poster of Jump Games' Bappi Da Disco
King and you instantly know why mobile game publishers
are constantly launching 'branded' games.Read |
| |
|
|
| |
Zapak.com's Puppy-Raazi
Starring Salman Khan
Taking the star value into its games a step
further, Reliance Digital Entertainment's Zapak.com
has come out with a game, 'Puppy-Razzi' which features
Superstar Salman Khan in a whacky, funny game-play
Read
|
| |
'Trashammiya Unplugged'
on G2W
Circuit breaker, Kiss-mat, Bollywood Buckwas,
Khoon ka pyasa…the folks at Games2Win love
to spoof and here's another to join the list, 'Trashammiya
Unplugged.'Read |
| |
Jump develops Online Two
Player Multiplayer Cricket Game for Zapak.com
Taking the Cricket theme to the next level
with the integration of technology, Zapak.com has
launched a two player multiplayer game on Cricket
which according to Zapak is India's (and globally)
first online two player multiplayer Cricket game.Read |
| |
'Astute Stock Mania': Play the game, and
learn to play the market
After 'BSE Portfolio Tracker', Indore based
Astute Systems Technology Pvt. Ltd. has launched
its new game 'Astute Stock Mania'.Read |
| |
Kirkykitty.com, new entrant in Indian
Casual Games space
Some big announcements, some small, 'Indian
casual games' is finally happening. And the writing's
on the wall!Read
|
Smileys frown as Animated
Picicons vie for the crown
Delhi based Our World of Colours has launched
'Picicons' which aims to take the concept of smileys
to the the next level. The studio has come up with
a collection of thousands of unique, picture based,
fully illustrated characters that load as icons.Read |
| |
XBOX 360 shoots two new games at
India - 'Gears of War' and 'Viva Piñata'
Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division
has announced the launch of its two new games 'Gears
of Wars' (GoW) and 'Viva Piñata' in India,
for their next generation gaming console Xbox 360.Read |
| |
|
Recruitment Classifieds
|
 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 |
| |
 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 |
| |
 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 |
| |
 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. |
| |
 Animation Xpress.com is
looking for Web Designers, Journalists
and Marketing Professionals. To know
more click here |
| |
 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. |
| |
 Elecom toon , animation divison of elecom
software pvt. Ltd. ( a part of usd 72
million elecom group ) requires for
its international classical animation
series, animation feature film and flash
animation series -
1. 2d manual animator: 2 years experince
in cell animation as an manual animator
2. Ib/cu artist: 1 year experince
in classical animation project as
a ib/cu artist
3. Flash animator: having experience
of 1 year as a character animator
and having good expertise in flash
and photoshop.
The candidates for the above categories
having worked for international projects
would be first preferred and may send
the updated cv to jobs@elecomsoftware.com
or contact mr. Abhijit chakraborty
at 033 2492 1095 / 7772.
|
|
|
|
|
'Tom And Jerry' creator
Joseph Barbera passes away
Animation ICON Joseph Barbera who created
popular characters like Tom And Jerry
and Scooby Doo passed away at the age
of 95.Read |
| |
NASSCOM 07: Super Pitch Finalists announced
In
a span of less than two months, NASSCOM's
The Indian Animation Super Pitch 2007
recieved a substantial 30 entries. Six
of these entries have been selected
to the finals after meticulous judging
by various criteria...Read |
| |
|
|
| |
Nipuna signs US$25Mn edutainment
deal with UK's 4K
Satyam's BPO subsidary Nipuna Services
Limited has announced that that it has
signed a USD 25 Million "edutainment"
deal. The company is partnering with
4K Animation Limited, UK for the execution
and delivery of these projects.Read |
| |
|
|
| |
Exploring VFX Vistas in Television:
Star One's Ssshhhh…Phir Koi
Hai
As
time goes by, we are now witnessing
quite a few hi-end prime time shows
on Indian Television that are increasingly
upping their usage of FX.Read |
| |
ARENA seminar:
Industry pros share perspectives
Recently
a host of Animation Industry professionals
converged at Cochin to participate at
'Perspectives: A seminar on Animation
and VFX' organised by Arena Animation.Read |
| |
|
|
| Slideshow
of Arena PERSPECTIVES Seminar |
| |
Digikore launches College of Animation
and Design
After having worked on several hi-profile
International projects in the past six
years, Pune based Digikore Animation
Studios has now launched its own college
of Animation and Deisgn.Read |
| |
|
|
| |
ThinkSmart, to train animators and
graphic designers.
ThinkSmart, a Hyderabad based animation
studio in India is offering a 90 days
'Fast-Track' course in animation. The
course, which starts from January 2007,
is a 'once a year' course and is three
months long.Read |
| |
|
|
| |
| SPHE taps Festive Season with 'Open
Season' VCD
Tapping into the 'Christmas-New Year' festive
season, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
is playing Santa Claus to Indian kids
this December.Read
|
| |
|
|
| |
Pre Viz' 3D tracking involved in EFX work
for Mayabazar
Major CG work for this movie involved modeling
and animating the 'Pushpak Vimana' and
'Alakapuri Palace'Read |
| |
Daffy seminar at Mumbai
well attended
The
tour of Andrew Daffy is a part of the
ongoing "Digital Bollywood Initiative"
series by NVIDIA and MAAC. The year
long series will see the best from the
industry worldwide sharing their thoughts
& experience with the students &
professionals in India with the overall
goal being that of building and growing
the digital film and CG community here
in India.Read
|
| |
|
MORE NEWS
|
'No child's play' for Disney in India
Kid's television behemoth Disney is approaching
its second anniversary in India on 17
December and with this, the channel
is signing off 2006 with a lot of aggression.Read |
| |
Warner Bros. to buy stake in SCi
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. will make
an investment in SCi Entertainment Group
plc, the parent company of publishing
label Eidos Interactive Ltd, representing
10.3 percent of the company's enlarged
share capital.Read |
| |
4Kids Entertainment sets up 2 subsidiary
companies
4Kids Entertainment Inc., global children's
entertainment and merchandise licensing
provider, has announced the formation
of two subsidiaries, TC Digital Games,
LLC, a trading card company, and TC
Websites, LLC, an online multi-platform
game company.Read |
| |
National Geographic TV Intl inks deal
for kid's show with broadcasters
National Geographic Television International
(NGTI) has announced a raft of new deals
for its festive family special - Toot
& Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas.Read |
| |
Disney to launch second local product
'Dhoom Machaao Dhoom'
As part of their five 'local production'
roll out strategy, Disney has announced
the launch of its second home grown
production, Dhoom Machaao Dhoom, to
premiere on 8 January in Disney Channel.Read |
| |
Jetix to go live with Power Rangers in
India
Jetix, the action-adventure programming block
on Toon Disney, is bringing Power Rangers
to India. The Walt Disney Company India
will present Jetix live.Read |
| |
Its Christmas time on Cartoon Network
and Pogo
Cartoon Network and Pogo, India’s kids
channels plan to add more fun and excitement
to the festive season with a line up
of movies and shows.Read |
|
|
|
|
