The winners of VFX and More Awards 2021 are…

On 20 February 2021, AnimationXpress hosted the first edition of VFX and more Awards which packed a 250 plus entries coming in from not just the visual effects studios but also the production houses and independent artists.

Before the commencement of the awards ceremony, the event saw a couple of sessions lined up which were thought-provoking and insightful, encapsulating the VAM Summit and Awards 2021 journey.

The awards ceremony saw a range of breakdowns and sizzle reels, amping up the visual delight. Seeing a range of stakeholders from all levels of the value chain right from producers to VFX artists to students to technology providers.

Along with the winner plaque from AnimationXpress, all the winners would also receive 300 hours of Computing Credits by the event’s Award fulfillment partner – SpeedGaze. Huion which was the support partner for VAM Awards also provided a high-end tablet to the winner of Best VFX Student Project.

Here’s the complete list of VFX and more Awards winners:

Category: STUDENT

BEST COMPOSITING
Dice VFS
Blinding Lights Music Video

Best VFX Student Project
Team Chandigarh of Maya Academy Of Advanced Cinematics, India

Category: DIGITAL (Long-form and Short-form Content)

Best Compositing
Red Chillies VFX
Bard Of Blood

Best Effect Simulation
Famous Digital Studios
Antigravity Nexa Music

Best Created Environment
Famulus Media & Entertainment
Special OPS

Best Digital Intermediate
Silvercloud Studios
Special OPS

Best Colour Grading
Nube Cirrus A Brand Of Nube Studio
Kaafir

Best Premium Original Series
Contiloe Pictures
State Of Siege 26/11

and

Silvercloud Studios
Serious Men

Best VFX Shot
Red Chillies VFX
Bulbbul

Best VFX
Red Chillies VFX
Bulbbul

Category: TV SERIALS

Best Created Environment
Raj VFX
Baalveer Returns

Best VFX Shot
PhantomFX
Project Blue Book

Best VFX
Contiloe Pictures
Vighnaharta Ganesh

and

OneLife VFX
Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush

Category: FILMS/ MOVIES

Best Compositing
Red Chillies VFX
Pailwaan

Best VFX Shot
Silvercloud Studios
Laxmii

Best VFX In A Short Film
Debraj Sarkar
Blue Stellar Mystery

Best VFX in Full Length Feature Film
NY VFXWAALA
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Category: COMMERCIALS/ ADS

Best Colour Grading
Nube Cirrus a brand of Nube Studio
Louis Phillipe – Prema Press

Best Created Environment
Famous Digital Studios
Storia: Ready, Steady, Mango

Best VFX Shot
PhantomFX
Nippon Paint – Happy Pongal

Best VFX in an Advert
Famous Digital Studios
Aqualite – Comfort Dikhta Hai

Category: SPECIAL

Best VFX Compositing Artist
Shivesh Gehlot (DNEG)
Hobbs and Shaw

Best VFX Supervisor
Chirag Bhuva (RAJ VFX)
Baalveer Returns

and

Michael Grobe (from DNEG)
Greyhound

Best VFX Producer
Chirag Bhuva (RAJ VFX)
Baalveer Returns

Best VFX Studio
NY VFXWAALA

Contribution to VFX Industry
Team Prime Focus