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With over 15 years of experience in the AVGC industry, AnimationXpress introduced the second edition of AVGC 40 Under 40 awards in association with Autodesk. Through this initiative, our mission is to recognise and honour the incredible talents that have made outstanding contributions to the Indian AVGC ecosystem, all under the age of 40.
The AVGC 40 Under 40 awards take place in person at Desi Toons, a one-day conclave within Indiajoy at HICC Hyderabad. IndiaJoy is one of the largest expos to celebrate gaming and digital media and entertainment content and is taking place from 31 October to 4 November 2023.
The AVGC 40 Under 40 initiative encompasses the entire spectrum of the AVGC universe. We celebrate not only the artists but also the technical wizards, innovators, and storytellers who breathe life into this world. AVGC 40 Under 40 nominees and winners have made significant contributions to the Indian AVGC industry, including but not limited to animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics.
The awards began with a keynote by AnimationXpress chairman, founder and editor-in-chief Anil NM Wanvari. This was followed by a keynote from Autodesk India & SAARC technical solutions manager – M&E Samit Shetty.
Following this was a presentation by Citrus Ink Studio founder/CEO Vrinda Sood, Charuvi Design Labs founder & creative director Charuvi Agrawal and PhantomFX Studio head of CG Anish Sreedhar.
The AVGC 40 Under 40 jury comprised of Wanvari; Punnaryug Artvision founder and FICCI AVGC forum chairman Ashish Kulkarni; Gamitronics CEO Rajat Ojha; Bot VFX founder & CEO Hitesh Shah; VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan; Vimanika Comics, Kalapani Comics, Vimanika Studios, Merchandise CEO & founder Karan Vir Arora; Kini Studios founder Abhijeet Kini.
Below is the full list of winners of AVGC 40 Under 40 2023:
Amar Pawale – AnimationAniruddho Chakraborty – ComicsAnish Sreedhar – VFXAnuj KumarAparna Sundaresan – ComicsArjun SarodeAswin Manikandan – AnimationBrian D’Costa – AnimationDeepak Gurijala – GamingDeepak Sharma – ComicsDilip Arjun – GamingDiya Gambhir – AnimationDr Rajeev Tamhankar – ComicsDr Rajeev Rastogi – VFXDruhin Mukherjee – GamingDushyant Kumar Kashyap – VFXGaurav Pati – AnimationGnana Shekar – GamingGoverdhan Gosavi – GamingHemant Kumar – ComicsJaswinder Singh Sohal – GamingLalit Kumar Sharma – ComicsMario Royston GamingMuktesh Kathare – AnimationNikhil Chandran – GamingNupur Sharma – AnimationPooja Amravanshi – VFXPraveen Fernandes – AnimationPrinita Gautam – AnimationRakesh Venugopalan – VFXRam Dhumne – AnimationRoshni SehgalSania Shaikh – AnimationShashank Kulkarni – AnimationShivam Dhoot – GamingSourabh Kumar – AnimationTanvi Vijaykumar Mestry – AnimationVinita Bachani – AnimationVivek Nag – AnimationVrinda SoodYash Thakur – Animation
