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Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has further
increased its thrust on animation and gaming.
In
the presence of FICCI Secretary General Dr. Amit Mitra, Additional
Director Siddhartha Dasgupta, Senior Assistant Director Sumeet
Gupta, DQE MD & CEO Tapaas Chakravarti, Anirights Infomedia
Founder & CEO Ashish Kulkarni, Moving Pictures CMD Ramesh
Sharma, MEL CEO Rajesh Turakhia and dignitaries from Government
of India, FICCI yesterday launched the first ever focused
forum that will drive the wide agenda of Animation & Gaming
Industry in India.
The Forum aims to be the apex institution and the single point
referral for anyone who is a part of the industry.
The core Commitee comprises of Chairman Tapaas Chakravarti
(MD & CEO, DQ Entertainment) Co- Chairman Ashish Kulkarni
(Founder & CEO, Anirights Infomedia), A K Madhavan (CEO,
Crest Animation ) Jaya Kumar (CEO, Toonz Animation India),
Rajesh Thurakia (CEO, MEL) , Jyotirmoy Saha, (VP - Animation,
UTV ) Ramesh Sharma (CMD, Moving Pictures), Munjal Shroff,
(COO & Director, Graphiti Multimedia) Vishal Gondal (CEO,IndiaGames)
Rajesh Rao (CEO, Dhruva Interactive) and Ninad Chayya (EVP,
Paradox Studios).
Speaking to Animation 'xpress, Chairman of the
commitee Tapaas Chakravarti (MD & CEO, DQ Entertainment)
said,"The Forum will support technology research, development
& implementation of organized education and training programme
to boost training & development of international quality
manpower to bridge the gap of over 30000 experts needed in
the next few years.
"The
forum will also work with NASSCOM & Government agencies
to bring in dearly needed support for setting up of Centers
of Excellence for Animation & Gaming Industry, Training
and Development on line with IIT & IIM" he added.
Co Chairman of the Commitee Ashish Kulkarni, (Founder &
CEO, Anirights Infomedia) said "The forum has been formed
at a very opportunate time when most of the animation and
gaming studios in India have gained experience in delivering
projects with global standards. The forum would help build
an ecosystem to consolidate the efforts in training, R&D,
and Original Content creation. The forum will also be a common
focal point for integrating and adressing the needs of artists,
technology experts, producers and distributors"
"We
will make efforts in bringing the creative directors and producers
from world over to present succesful case studies and share
a first hand technical and creative experience with all the
stakeholders in the Indian animation and gaming industry"
he added.
"FICCI
Animation & Gaming forum will make an effort to reach
out to the large traditional artist base in India and encourage
them to join the industry" he further added.
FICCI
Senior Assistant Director Sumeet Gupta stated,"FICCI
has been playing key role in promoting Indian Animation &
Gaming sector. Identifying the potential in this very promising
sector, we are focussing it as a key sector. What started
as few sessions at FRAMES and small seminars has matured into
full dedicated track at FRAMES. We instituted the the only
Animation Awards in this country " FICCI BAF ( Best Animated
FRAMES) Awards" in 2003 - 04. FICCI with its committment
to Develop Animation and Gaming sector in India, has launched
FICCI Animation & Gaming Forum.
"We will consolidate various stake holders in this industry.
Under this Forum, we will not only drive the policy issues
but also showcase the promise & potential of Indian Animation
& Gaming Industry at various International Markets, like
MIPCOM, ANNECY etc. The Forum by organising convention and
seminars, will discuss the problems related to the industry
and help in forming a meaningful solution"
Following are excerpts from an Official Release that FICCI
shared with Animation 'xpress
The goals and objectives of the Forum
" To promote continuous public and business awareness
about the Animation & Gaming industry;
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To support technology research and development;
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To design and implement educational and training programs;
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To establish an Awards for acknowledging creativity in the
industry and,
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To address any other issues deemed important by its members.
Main
Agenda
SKILL
SET DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ANIMATION & GAMING SECTOR
There
is an acute shortage of talent in the animation and gaming
sector. It is estimated that in the next five years India
will require more than 30,000 trained animators and gaming
professionals. Government should aid in the setting up of
center of excellence on the lines of IITs and IIMs for the
Animation and Gaming industry.
Animation is the next biggest growth area in India. India
will do extremely well if we modify our education system in
such a way that we are able to identify the creative skills
in a child and counsel the child and the parents to nurture
their creative skills to digital and make a career value on
par with medical & engineering.
MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
In
order to show case the promise and potential of Indian Animation
& Gaming Industry, the Forum plans to take business delegations
to various international Markets like Annecy (France), MIPCOM
(France), Game Developers Conference (USA), Ottawa Animation
festival (Canada), SICAF (Korea) etc. We request the Government
to extend its kind support under MDA activity. The countries
like Japan, Korea, China etc provide assistance to the local
Animation & Gaming Industry for overseas business promotion.
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