India’s premier Gaming, Animation, Visual Effects and Conference event GAFX 2022 which took place on 28 and 29 April, at The Lalit Ashok and Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bangalore, ended with a bang. The flagship event hosted by the Government of Karnataka and organised by ABAI & K-tech, is considered to be the hub of the Animation, VFX, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) industry.
Apart from the exhibitions and conferences, the organisers even conducted competitions across categories like 3D Modeling, Digital Painting, Game Art, Traditional Painting, Traditional Clay Sculpting and Animation. The event witnessed massive footfall, there was a large chunk of people who participated in the competition.
Here is the list of winners in various categories:
Category: 3D Modeling
Student-
- Runner Up: Ravi Mirajakar
- Winner: Harshath
Professional-
- Winner: Milind Sutar
Category: Digital Painting
Student-
- Runner Up: Nimish Gurung
- Winner: Karthik Viju Pillai
Professional-
- Runner Up: Manish D
- Winner: Zubin
Category: Game Art
Student-
- Runner Up: Prasanna Chandra Kumar
- Winner: Bharathi R
Professional-
- Winner: Shrikanth
Category: Traditional Painting
Student-
- Runner Up: Sharath N
- Winner: Pritesh Rangole
Professional-
- Runner Up: Somya N
- Winner: Anginappa E
Category: Traditional Clay Sculpting
Student-
- Runner Up: Vinayak A S
- Winner: Lohit M Hiremath
Professional-
- Runner Up: Nagaraj K
- Winner: Veereshwaryya Hosamath
Category: Animation
Student-
- Runner Up: Vishal Autla
- Winner: Pooja Kolekar
Professional-
- Runner Up: Karthik T
- Winner: Midhun Mohan
In the Game Art category Nakul Kulkarni got a special award.
The winners and runner ups of the competition held by GAFX 2022 now have an added benefit. The winners of these competitions in the student and profession category will get a direct entry to the National Delphic Games for Arts and Cultures 2023. Based in Berlin, Germany, the International Delphic Council has announced that India will be hosting the 2023 edition of the National Delphic Games for Arts and Cultures, wherein the Indians from all the states and union territories will get a chance to represent their arts and culture.
The International Delphic Council has held seven International Delphic Games since its revival in the modern age across three continents and seven countries namely Russia, Georgia, Malaysia, Germany, South Korea, Philippines and South Africa.