In a first, the India gold for Digicon 6 Awards has been awarded the grand prize. With 12 countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka participating in the festival, termed as Asia’s Supreme Short Film Contest, Death of a Father by Somnath Pal received the most coveted accolade, grand prize of the festival.
DigiCon6 ASIA Awards is an annual competition held each fall, which seeks and recognizes talented creators throughout Asia for their outstanding works.
This year Pal won a cash prize of 500,000 Yen and the gold position trophy among others.
It has showcased 11 award-winning animation shorts to share the wonders of imagination colorfully expressed in a variety of forms and styles of animation. This way it provides creators with opportunities to expand their creative ground by supporting their innovative minds and activities year-round internationally.
This year with his amazing creation he has made India and the fraternity proud.