Shining spotlight on student animators, independent artists and studio professionals, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) , 3D Animation and VFX training in association with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), announced the results of its 10th 24 FPS Annual International Animation Awards 2013 at The Lalit Intercontinental In Mumbai.
3D Animation Short Film Winners are MAAC Team, Borivali who grabbed Gold Trophyfor short film PUFF, Silver Winner is CATMINT by MAAC Team, Chowrangee and Bronze Winner is SUNSHINE by MAAC Team, Kakugachi
3D CHALLENGE Gold winner is the short STALLIONS by MAAC Team, Malad, Silver went to AGANTUK by MAAC Team, Andheri and Bronze was given to PATH FINDER by MAAC Team, South EX
VFX CHALLENGE Gold winner is FX KARYAKARTA by MAAC Team, Andheri,KARMCHARII by MAAC Team, South Ex won the Silver and Bronze went too THE GRACE by MAAC Team, Baroda- Complete Winner List can be found at the end of the news.
MAAC strengthens its association with UNIC for the third time this year. The theme selected for this year’s awards, ‘MY World 2015’ was in support of the United Nation’s mission to bring to the fore, some of the world’s biggest priorities like education, security, food and clothing through creative minds and showcasing such issues through animation on the 24FPS stage to a global audience.
A prestigious jury panel of industry stalwarts around the world comprising of Shelley Page – DreamWorks, Subhajit Sarkar – Rhythm & Hues, Viral Thakkar – Pixion, Hari Varma – Toonz Animation Pvt Ltd, Merzin Tavaria – Prime Focus, E Suresh – Eeksaurus, Vaibhav Kumaresh –
Vaibhav Studio among others participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and then the Gold, Silver and Bronze 24 FPS Award placements.
Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio-INTL – White House Down, Prime Focus, Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA went to Kadal by Reliance Media Works, Experimental Animation-Studio- INDIA went to Beam Fiber by Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt Ltd, Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA – went to The Soup by Dhiren Shah, Milenine Studio, Best TVC 2013 – Studio- INDIA went to Dish TV Childlock : Godfather, Digital Clay Studio, Mahee Pal.
More than 300 submissions from studios and students from nations such as France, Singapore, Canada, China were submitted to the awards this year for consideration in categories including, Best VFX Short Film: Student, Best 3D Animated Short Film: Student, Best 2D Animated Short Film: Student, Best Game Design 2013: Studio/ Professional Category, Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013: Studio/ Professional Category, Best TVC 2013: Studio/ Professional Category, Best TV Series 2013: Studio/ Professional Category, Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013: Studio/ Professional, Best Experiential Animation: Student/ Studio/ Professional/ Freelancer, Best Photography (Theme – Life in India): Student/ Professional/ Freelancer.
Best Animated (2D/3D) Feature Film 2013 – Studio INDIA went to Animated Movie Sons Of Ram by Kushal Ruia, Best Game Design 2013- Studio- INDIA – went to Chennai Express – Escape from Rameshwaram by India Games Ltd. Disney UTV,
Best TV Series 2013 – Studio- INDIA went to Chatur & Chetan, Deepak Jadhav Dreams Studio.
UNIC Director Mrs. Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman said that “We have had a fruitful collaboration with MAAC so far – it is wonderful to see young people at MAAC pick up on the themes we set out and create these pithy, striking films on subjects ranging from sustainable energy and HIV/AIDS to discrimination against the girl child, the value of education and tackling poverty.
Through the 24FPS awards, and the category that we created, we think – and hope that the UN’s messages on these subjects found a wider audience.
This year, we decided to go with another forward-looking theme that asks people to spell out the kind of world they would like to see. ‘The World We Want’ is a platform created by the United Nations and other partners to highlight people’s voices. And the question being asked is: how do we draw up a global agenda for sustainable development?”
24 FPS Awards were hosted by MAAC to reward the creativity of young and talented animation artists across the globe. Over 1500 animation enthusiasts comprising of students and industry experts from animation fraternity attended the grand awards ceremony.
Speaking at the event, Ninad Karpe, MD & CEO, Aptech Ltd. said, “It gives me immense pleasure to see that the 24 FPS Awards have celebrated a decade this year. All the films that participated in the festival were extremely well crafted and executed. I hope that we are able to host these awards with even more grandeur every passing year”.
Spellbound at the successful completion of the event, Ram Warrier, Vice President at Aptech Ltd and Head of Business, MAAC said, “MAAC has always prided itself on providing world-class quality education in the sector of animation and now visual effects. I’m immensely proud that this year we are celebrating the 10th year of the 24 FPS International Animation Awards. We look forward to showcase the 24 FPS Awards on an even larger scale in the coming years and make them one among the foremost animation awards globally”.
This year’s award surpassed all expectations with the magnificent show that had various categories for India like Best Animated Short Film – Gold, Best Visual Effects Short Film – Gold etc and few International categories like Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio / Professional, Best Animated Feature (2D/3D) film 2013 – Studio / Professional etc. To address UN theme in the most effective manner and promote it on global platforms, ‘Best of 3D Animation challenge’ and ‘Digital Film Making’ were introduced in the ‘Open’ category for external participants for this year’s awards
It was a one day festival that had interactive sessions with industry experts, exhibitions and entertaining competitions such as MAAC’s Got Talent, National Level Gaming Tournament, workshops and many more. The event was hosted by the famous Indian TV Sports journalist
Ms. Mayanti Langer. Stunning
Here is the Complete List of Winners
24FPS 2013 Winners
Best 2D-3D Animated Short Film – Student (OPEN) – INDIA – CLOUDS
Experimental Animation-Student (OPEN) – INDIA – NUTTY
Best Game Design 2013- Studio- INDIA – Chennai Express – Escape from Rameshwaram
Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Kadal
Best TVC 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Dish TV Childlock : Godfather
Best TV Series 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Chatur & Chetan
Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA – The Soup
Best Animated (2D/3D) Feature Film 2013 – Studio INDIA – Sons Of Rama
Experimental Animation-Studio- INDIA – Beam Fiber
Best VFX Short Film Student INTL – THOUSANDTHS
Best 2D-3D Animated Short Film – Student(OPEN) INTL – Myosis
Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio-INTL – White House Down
Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013 – Studio- INTL – Primal
STYLIZATION – PUFF, MAAC Team, Borivali
LIGHTING & CINEMATOGRAPHY – CATMINT, MAAC Team, Chowrangee
ANIMATION – PUFF, MAAC Team, Borivali
Best 2D-3D Animated Short Film – Student (OPEN) –INDIA – CLOUDS, Nikita Deshpande
Experimental Animation-Student (OPEN)- INDIA – NUTTY, Raghu Veer, Sai, Prithvi & Upendra
Best Game Design 2013- Studio- INDIA – Chennai Express – Escape from Rameshwaram – India Games Ltd. Disney UTV
Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Kadal – Reliance Media Works
Best TVC 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Dish TV Childlock : Godfather, Digital Clay Studio, Mahee Pal
Best TV Series 2013 – Studio- INDIA – Chatur & Chetan, Deepak Jadhav Dreams Studio
Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013 – Studio- INDIA – The Soup, Dhiren Shah, Milenine Studio
Best Animated (2D/3D) Feature Film 2013 – Studio INDIA – Sons Of Rama, Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
Experimental Animation-Studio- INDIA – Beam Fiber, Studio Eeksaurus Productions Pvt Ltd.
Best VFX Short Film Student INTL – THOUSAND, School ArtFX- France
Best 2D-3D Animated Short Film – Student(OPEN) INTL, Myosis, Gobelins- France
Best Visual Effects Feature Film 2013 – Studio-INTL – White House Down, Prime Focus
Best Animated (2D/3D) Short Film 2013 – Studio- INTL – Primal War, Mr. Bun, Kwai
3D GENERALIST – DHANANJAY SHARMA, MAAC Kanpur
CG Lighting – Isha Sanghavi, Thane
Modeling Texturing (Character) – SILU S PALAN, ANDHERI
Character Animation – AVIJIT SAHA, MAAC ANDHERI
Modeling Texturing (BG) – KISHAN KUMAR, MAAC RAJA BAZAR
VFX Generalist – Ravi Kiran, Ameerpet
Photography – Swapnil Khese, Dadar
Matte Painting – UTKARSHA KORATKAR, JABALPUR
Digital Painting – Kaustubh Chavan, Dadar
Multimedia – Sohan Sikhwal, ANDHERI
DFM – Catch 22, Noida