Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) South Extension, Pitampura and Rajouri Garden, India’s leading Animation, VFX and Multimedia institute, presented the 5th edition of annual Delhi CG Animation Awards (DCGAA) at The Ansal Plaza, Khel gaon, New Delhi on 11 April, 2016.
Films, awards, industry veterans, youngsters and the energy of ‘Dilli’ were the key ingredients in the making of the daylong event. It kick-started with the screening of 64 movies received in Student Closed Category made by over 700 students from MAAC South Extention, Pitampura and Rajouri Garden.
DCGAA 2016 had a panel consisting of reputed studios like Sparrow Interactive, Riverbank, 29 Kreativ, Charuvi Design Labs, Digitoonz and Officially Toonz Studios, as a part of its jury along with names like Autodesk, technical specialist (M&E) India and SAARC, Abhishek Krishnan; Prime Focus World, talent acquisition manager, Subhajit Sarkar; Aptech, AVP, Abir Aich and MAAC, technical head – north zone, Pradeep Sawant to review and determine the winners in categories ranging from 3D, VFX, live action, 2D and experimental animation film making.
Throughout the day, sessions, activities and on the spot competitions organised for students from WACOM, Canon, Autodesk and MAAC centres of Pitampura, Rajouri Garden and South Extension kept the excitement of the audiences lively.
The awards ceremony opened with the traditional way of lighting the lamp by Delhi CG Animation Awards, founder director, Deepak Choudhary; MAAC, technical head – North Zone, Pradeep Sawant; MAAC, regional sales head-North Zone, Manish Mathur, and a key note speech by Deepak Choudhary.
The excitement unleashed thereon, when students performed one spectacular act after another enthralling the audience. The students of MAAC performed dance and drama and anchored the show with commendable grandeur.
The awards were divided into open (Nation-wide) and closed (Delhi-Level) category. The eyes of the winners were lit up on winning the prestigious trophies of DCGAA along with rewards and goodies from Rayvision, WACOM and Canon.
Deepak Choudhary said, “Delhi CG Animation Awards successfully completes its 5th edition, this year. We have now completed a phase in the lifecycle of the platform. Moving ahead, we look to introduce new opportunities for a larger base of artists and creative thinkers across the globe. We thank everyone for supporting us.”