Last weekend was a much anticipated one for the Indian Animation Industry, as it saw one of its favourite festivals, Anifest India 2013, being celebrated with much fan fare. With a strong presence of animation lovers, Day 1 of the fest jumpstarted on 23rd Aug with an amazing turnout of 700 attendees coming from various cities of India including Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Rajkot and Kolkata along with international cities like Dubai and Kuala Lumpur.
Following its annual tradition, the fest ended with recognizing the best in Indian Animation through TASI Viewer’s Choice Awards (TVCA). Here are the stalwarts who swept the honors this year
Student Category:
Winner: Virtual Thought
Film by: Rahul Punyani (Arena)
Runner-up: 3 Boons of a Politician
Film by: Abhilash Jose (NID)
Independent Professional Category:
Winner: Le Danadan De Danadan
Film by: Dipan Gajjar
Runner-up: Fulwanti & Slim-C
Film by: Vaibhav Piwlatkar
Commissioned Category:
Winner: Swami Ayyappan – Promo
Film by: Mahesh Vettiyar & Chetan Sharma
Runner-up: Education Counts – Public Awareness Film for Childline
Film by: Prashant Shikhare & Kireet Khurana
The detailed session coverage of the fest will be published tomorrow, stay tuned.
