AnimationXpress hosted the second edition of VFX and More Summit and Awards from 23 to 26 February and it’s been an incredible second edition. The VAM Awards observed 350 plus entries coming in from not just the visual effects studios but also the production houses and independent artists.
The award commenced after the end of the summit on the fourth day and the VAM Awards winners will be receiving a stunning winner plaque from AnimationXpress. VAM SUmmit and Awards’ co-powered by partner Technicolor Creative Studios also powered the Best VFX Supervisor Award and the winner of the category will receive a special gift too.
Here’s the complete list of VAM Awards winners and Nominees:
Category: Others
VFX in Animation
Cartoon Network for Ekans – Mai hi hoon (winner)
Raj VFX for Sunflower (winner)
VFX in Games
Wayu Digital for FAU:G – Cinematic Trailer (winner)
Category: Commercials/Advertisements
Compositing
MANGOPOST for Indi-cus – Heat Seal (winner)
Famous Studios for Yardley London
Effect Simulation
Famous Studios for Yardley London
Ventana Studios for Ibaco Milkshake (winner)
Created Environment
Dinesh Sehgal for FURO
MANGOPOST for New XSEED | A better way to teach
Famous Studios for Mahindra Krish E (winner)
Digital Intermediate
Navin Shetty for Kero-vit
Vyshik Shiva for Alia Bhatt’s Big Announcement | Happy New Prices
Silvercloud Studios for Levi’s x Deepika Padukone (winner)
VFX Shot
BOT VFX (INDIA) for Mercedes-Benz Vans
Famous Studios for Yardley London (winner)
VFX in an Advertisement
Famous Studios for Yardley London (winner)
MANGOPOST for New XSEED (winner)
BOT VFX (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED for Mercedes-Benz Vans
Jitendra S. Chaudhari for HP OMEN
Category: TV Serials
Compositing
Raj VFX for Zee Rishtey Awards 2021, Indian Idol Marathi 2021 (winner)
Created Environment
Raj VFX for Dharm Yoddha GARUD Promo and SA RE GA MA PA, (winner)
VFX Shot award
BOT VFX (INDIA) for The Mandalorian Season 2 (winner)
Best VFX TV Series/Show
BOT VFX (INDIA) for The Mandalorian Season 2 (international project – winner)
ONE LIFE STUDIOS for Hathi Ghoda Palki Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki (domestic project – winner)
Category is: Digital and OTT (Long-form and Short-form Content)
Compositing
Famous Studios for Aranayak promo
NYVFXWAALA for SARDAAR UDHAM SINGH
Raj VFX for Special Ops 1.5 (winner)
Effect Simulation
Redchillies.vfx for Dhamaka (winner)
Created Environment
Raj VFX for Sunflower
NYVFXWAALA for LUDO (winner)
Digital Intermediate
Famous Studios for Saaanak
Famous Studios for City of Dreams Season 2 (COD 2)
Nube Cirrus for Ajeeb Daastaans (winner)
Silvercloud Studios for Special OPS 1.5 (winner)
VFX
Identical Brains for Tabbar and Scam 92
White Apple LLP for Cartel
Nitin Dadoo for State of Siege Temple Attack (winner)
Vinay Singh Chuphal for The Empire (winner)
VFX Shot
BOT VFX (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED for Zack Snyder’s Justice League (international project – winner)
Redchillies.vfx for Shershaah (domestic project – winner)
Raj VFX for Special Ops 1.5
DEEPAK SV for The Shoonyah: Chapter 1 – Blow of the War Horns
Premium Original Series
Silvercloud Studios for Bombay Begums (winner)
Gayatri Rao ANIMAGIC INDIA for UGAM – the birth of the river Kaveri
Chetan Sharma ANIMAGIC INDIA for SHIKARI SHAMBU Micro-short series
Best VFX Film
NYVFXWAALA for Sardaar Udham Singh
Silvercloud Studios for Sooraarai Pottru
BOT VFX (INDIA) for Zack Snyder’s Justice League (international project – winner)
Redchillies.vfx for Atrangi Re (domestic project – winner)
Categories: Films/Movies
Compositing
Redchillies.vfx for Roohi
NYVFXWAALA for Sooryavanshi
Anibrain for Maraakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (winner)
Effect Simulation
Anibrain for Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (winner)
Redchillies.vfx for 99 Songs, Roohi
Created Environment
NYVFXWAALA for Sooryavanshi
MADHU RAJ for CONCEPT 5 MEGA PROJECT
Anibrain for Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (winner)
Digital Intermediate
Suresh Ravi (MANGOPOST) for Soorarai Pottru (winner)
VFX Shot
Redchillies.vfx for Saina,
Famulus Media & Entertainment LLp for Occupation Rainfall
Anibrain for Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (winner)
phantomFX for Dangerous(2021)(winner)
VFX in a full-length feature film
phantomFX for Dangerous (2021)
Anibrain for Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (winner)
Special Category
Best Use of Previsualisation
DEEPAK SV for The Shoonyah: Chapter 1 – Blow of the War Horn (winner)
VFX Producer
Raj VFX for Sunflower(winner)
VFX Supervisor (powered by Technicolor Creative Studios)
Chirag Chandrakant Bhuva (vfx supervisor and producer) and Melvin Lobo (vfx supervisor)
Raj VFX for Special Ops 1.5 (winner)
Neel Trivedi from Identical Brains for Scam92
VFX Studio of the Year
BOT VFX (INDIA) (winner)
NYVFXWAALA (winner)
Raj VFX