An Intercollegiate Cartoon Competition held by MAAC in Bangalore in association with the Indian Institute of Cartoonists
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) – One of the leading 3D Animation & Visual Effects (VFX) training institutes in association with the Indian Institute of Cartoonists conducted MAAC-artoon 2012, an intercollegiate cartoon competition for students belonging to 15 – 24 age group on Dec 1st at the Presidency College in Bangalore with an aim to unearth the hidden talent of young minds and showcase their creativity.
Candidates were given ‘Water Shortage’ as the theme based on which they were required to submit their artworks latest by Nov 24 through free registration. Out of 500 participants, the artworks of 30 finalists were shortlisted for the grand finale on Dec 1st. Mr. K. N. Balraj, the famous Cartoonist, Sculptor & Copy Writer judged the artworks of the students and shared his valuable insights on latest developments in the creative field. Chief guests Ms. Laila Baker, CEO, Kudos Luxury Privilege Membership , Suhail Ahmed Vice Chairman & Muddu Vinay Director and principal of Presidency Group of institutions awarded the Samsung galaxy ACE plus and Wacom Intous Tablet and Wacom Bamboo Tablet to the top three winners. The Winner of the MAACartoon 2012 was Divya D Pai Student of BNMIT.
Winners of MAAC-artoon
MAACartoon Winner Divya D Pai Student of BMIT , Wins a Samsung Dual SIM Phone costing 15 k , Awarded by Laila Baker.
MAACartoon Winner Prajav First Runner up student of kalamandir , Wins a Wacom Tablet , Awarded by Cameraman of “Simple Agi Ondh Love Story”.
MAACartoon Winner Nidhi Second Runner Up Student of CMR , Wins a Wacom Tablet , Awarded by Lead Start Rakshit of “Simple Agi Ondh Love Story”.
To applaud the creative efforts of the students, artworks of top 30 finalists would be displayed at the 77th exhibition at the Indian Cartoon Gallery from Dec 4th to Dec 20th framed & added to the archives of the association. The participants also, got an opportunity to meet the actors of the most eagerly anticipated Kannada movie- Simple Agi Ondhu Love Story and interact with them. The participants received great recognition and appreciation from one and all present at the event. The Inauguration of the December 4th Exhibition would be done by renowned Actress Priyamani.
At the successful completion of the competition, Mr. Shajan Samuel, Sr. Vice President, MAAC, Bangalore said, “We believe that, every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when the child grows up. Creativity only becomes better when put to continuous practice. Through such competitions we intend to develop creative thinking among young talented students and motivate them to innovate. We have been instrumental in shaping the careers of many students through such contests, career guidance workshops and seminars helping them make their career decision of choice. We now look forward to ‘The Ninth Annual 24 FPS International Animation Awards 2012’ scheduled on December 7 at the Lalit Intercontinental in Mumbai.”
Mr. V. G. Narendra, Managing Trustee, Indian Institute of Cartoonists commented, “We are happy to partner with MAAC for putting up MAAC-artoon competition as it has provided a huge platform to the college students to showcase their artistic skills. There is a huge demand for creative artists in the industry and this contest has helped us recognize that talent which could be readily absorbed by experts.”