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Animation and Interactive Technology Forum slated for 28 Sept

Focused on technology issues and how upcoming animation & gaming studios can add an edge to their business models by creating efficient, robust and scalable pipelines, the 1st edition of AnimationXpress.com’s AITF (Animation & Interactive Technology Forum) is to be held on 28 September, 2007 in Andheri (W), Mumbai. The conference cum networking event is being presented by Intel India.

AITF will present technology concepts in a simple, easy to understand manner and will feature presentations and discussions on topics including Pipelines for CG features, Consolidation, Open Source, Game Technology, Rendering, Scalability, Storage as well as the role of technology from a pre production perspective.

Evangelists that will make presentations at the AITF include the world renowned Pipeline Specialist Marlon Mantgomery, Indian Animation Technology wizards KP (Tech Evangelist) and Rajesh Pai (Technology head, R&H India), VFX Stalwart N Madhusudhanan, Gaming Experts Ovidiu Lupas & Kewaad Abdool (Trine Studios) and experts including Amit Anand & Nikhil Nagda (ettaminA Studios), Munjal Shroff (Graphiti Director & CTO), Jesh Krishna Murthy (Director – Anibrain) and Vivek Malhotra (FX Graphics).

“At AnimationXpress.com we are into servicing the information, knowledge and connectivity needs of the Indian animation and gaming ecosystem. Technology goes hand in hand with the creative and artistic input in the animation and gaming business. The objective of AITF is to address the ecosystem’s need for knowledge and experience sharing on matters related to technology. We are delighted to have the support of Intel which is the presenter of the 1st edition of the AITF event and we look forward to the wholehearted support and participation from the industry to enable us service them better,â€? shared Anand Gurnani, Co Founder, CEO & Managing Editor of AnimationXpress.com.

“AITF will be the premiere destination for technology professionals, entrepreneurs, evangelists and innovators from our industry, and is the first of several new industry related services that we at AnimationXpress.com will come out with in the near future,” added Anil Wanvari, Co Founder & Chairman AnimationXpress.com.

According to Rajesh Gupta, Director – Sales and Marketing, Intel South Asia, “Intel lies at the heart of technology for most businesses. Intel has been working constantly to develop the gaming segment in India. Most recently, the Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel quad-core processors which we launched are ideal for gaming, given that these processors can easily handle multiple-threaded applications and offer unbeatable performance. We are happy to collaborate with AnimationXpress.com for the AITF to further develop gaming and animation in India.”

Besides the case studies and presentations, AITF will host an expert panel which will answer audience queries in an interactive session. Another highlight includes the AnimationXpress.com Technology Honors, where technology evangelists and experts would be felicitated for their work and contribution to the Industry.

Registration is free for the 1st edition of the AITF conference and networking dinner which is being held on 28 September 2007 at Raheja Classique Club (4 pm onwards), in Andheri West, Mumbai.

Practicing professionals, evangelists, experts, innovators and entrepreneurs from the animation, visual effects and gaming fields are all invited to participate and make this event a success!

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