About VFX Awards

From being known as an outsourcing and post-production hub to producing high-quality domestic projects, the Indian visual effects industry has come a long way. Be it a feature film, advertisement, serial or music video, VFX is everywhere! The VAM Awards intends to honour and recognise the magic creators behind these immersive, awe-inspiring visuals and set the bar for the Indian VFX industry.

Categories

Student

  • Best Compositing
  • Best Matte Painting
  • Best Motion Capture
  • Best VFX Student Project

DIGITAL (Long form and Short-form Films)

  • VFX
  • VFX shot
  • Composition
  • Effect Simulation
  • Created Environment
  • Premium Original series
  • Digital intermediate
  • Colour Grading

TV serials

  • VFX
  • VFX Short
  • Composition
  • Effect Simulation
  • Created Environment
  • Digital intermediate
  • Colour Grading

Film/ Movies

  • Best VFX in a full length feature film
  • Best VFX in a short film
  • VFX Shot
  • Composition
  • Effect Simulation
  • Created Environment
  • Digital intermediate
  • Colour Grading

Commercials/Ad

  • VFX Best VFX in an Advert
  • Best VFX Shot
  • Composition
  • Effect Simulation
  • Created Environment
  • Digital intermediate
  • Colour Grading

Others

  • Virtual Cinematography
  • Special Effect In Photo Real Project
  • Best VFX Compositing Artist
  • Best VFX Supervisor
  • Best VFX Studio Of the Year
  • Best VFX Producer
  • Innovative use of Tech in VFX (Hardware)
  • Innovative use of Tech in VFX (Software)
  • Contribution to VFX award

Rules & Regulations

  • The videos should have been running/live for public viewing, between the period of 1st Oct 2020 - 31st Jan 2022.
  • No language barrier but the content and the VFX studio should be from India.
  • Silent film/content is also permissible.
  • The entry form and other data must be submitted in English language only.
  • The applicant must submit the original work created and executed for, or by them or on behalf of a client for whom the work was created and executed.
  • The same work can be submitted in multiple categories that is deemed fit. There is no limit on the number of the submission of entries in any category by one applicant. However, the same entry cannot be submitted by multiple parties. An entry can be submitted by either the agency or the client.
  • All the content in the form must be duly filled-in and attached with supporting data.
  • Only entries that are complete and meet the necessary requirements will be accepted.
  • Full payment to be made on or before the last date of submission. Entries after the last date will not qualify for the judging process.
  • AnimationXpress India Pvt. Ltd. considers that the applicant has read all the rules and regulations carefully and thereby accepts it. AnimationXpress India Pvt. Ltd. will not be held responsible/ liable in case of any plagiarism, falsification or intellectual property infringement in any manner whatsoever. If the applicant is found ill eligible/ contravenes the criteria mentioned herein then their entry will be disqualified.
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Entry Fees and mode of payment:

Single entry fee

INR 2000 + taxes per entry

5 or more entries

15% off + taxes per entry

10 or more entries

10% off + taxes per entry

Last Date to submit entry is 20th January 2022.

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  • The videos should have been running / live for public viewing, between the period of 1st Oct 2020 - 31st Jan 2022.
  • Only live action based entries are permissible across all VFX categories. It is mandatory for all entries to carry 'Before & After' shots that will clearly demonstrate the effects achieved. Exception for 'VFX in Games' and 'VFX in Animation' from Others category.
  • The submission should comprise only a series of VFX shots extracted from the relevant entry and the video/content alone will not be accepted.
  • VFX produced solely for a main title sequence, logo, motion graphics are not eligible.

The 5 main categories are:

Commercials/Ads - The VFX Commercials includes work done for ad films/promo films/short films/music videos/episodes etc [formats shorter than a film]. 'Promo' refers to any promotional video for events, shows, serials, film trailers etc.

Digital - Content that is primarily (refer: original) made for a digital OTT platform. This entry is open to online/digital release of series/movies/specials. A feature planned for a 2020 theatrical release (movie) streamed on a digital platform will not be qualified; for eg: Dil Bechara.

Features (Films/Movies) - A feature is a theatrically distributed movie of 40 or more minutes. The feature film that had a previously planned 2020 theatrical release and got premiered this year on a commercial streaming channel or VOD service instead, will also be qualified under this category.

Television serials - Serial that is/was primarily made for television.

Student - The category is open for all the students currently pursuing VFX or have graduated in 2020.

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  • Click on "Home" to view your auto-generated Proforma Invoice. Any changes in the number of any entries will result in discarding the older proforma invoice and generating a new proforma invoice. The latest proforma invoice will be taken into consideration. In case payment is already done for earlier selected entries, those entries will be considered as paid entries and new proforma invoice will be generated for additional entries.
  • Basis the Proforma Invoice, you can proceed to make payment. Payment details are mentioned on the website.
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  • Entries once submitted and accepted by AnimationXpress India Pvt. Ltd, will be considered as final. No alterations, replacements will be permitted after the last date.
  • By participating in "VAM Awards", the applicant sanctions AnimationXpress India Pvt. Ltd. to use the materials submitted for activities related to VAM Awards in the private and public domain.
  • VAM Awards Jury and VAM Awards Governing Body's decisions will be final and binding for all the applicants.

Agenda

2:00pm - 2:30 pm

- Keynote: VFX & Animation - What Does a Post-Covid World Look Like?

Gain insights into the future of visual effects and animation studios in a post Covid-19 world. Having pioneered the adoption of virtual studios, using the cloud and technologies such as Teradici's PCoIP to create one of the most scalable and flexible studios in the world, Phil will talk about the benefits of a blended studio. The blended way of working sees facilities harnessing the power, security and agility of cloud and virtual technologies, enabling a global reach to talent, and the ability to take on the best projects, without having to commit to costly on-prem hardware or physical studio space. Phil will take you on Jellyfish's journey and demonstrate how the way they work has changed forever.

Speaker

Jeremy Smith | CTO - Jellyfish Pictures

2:30 - 3:30 pm

- Presentation: Connect, Collaborate & Conquer your Creative workflows in 2021

Speakers:

Gaurav Gupta | Founder & CEO - Futureworks Media

Siddhartha Basu | Pipeline Specialist - Futureworks Media

Samit Shetty | Technical Solutions Specialist M&E - Autodesk India & SAARC

3:30 - 3:55 pm

- Most Challenging Shots achieved by Digital Domain

Speakers:

Praveen Kilaru | VFX Producer - Digital Domain 3.0

Suresh Guttula | VFX Producer - Digital domain 3.0

3:55 - 4:20 pm

- Fireside Chat: Cloud Rendering - Made In India

Speakers:

Upen Desai | CEO - SpeedGaze

Anil Wanvari | Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief - Indian Television Dot Com Group

4.20 - 5.00 pm

- Panel discussion: Indian VFX industry: Vision 2025

Speakers

Srinivas Mohan - VFX Supervisor

Pete Draper | Division Head & Chief Technical Director - Makuta VFX

Tim McGovern | VFX Supervisor - DNEG

Madhu Sudhanan | Senior VFX Supervisor & Filmmaker

Biren Ghose | Country Head - Technicolor

Asmita Bharati - Senior VFX Producer

Praveen Kilaru | VFX Producer - Digital Domain 3.0

Chaitanya Chinchlikar | Vice President & CTO - Whistling Woods International

Moderated by

Anil Wanvari | Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief - Indian Television Dot Com Group

5.00 pm onwards

- VAM Awards

Our Speakers

  • wanvari

    Anil Wanvari

    Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief

    INDIAN TELEVISION DOT COM GROUP

  • asmita

    Asmita Bharati

    Senior VFX Producer

  • biren

    Biren Ghose

    Country Head

    Technicolor

  • chaitanya

    Chaitanya Chinchlikar

    Vice President & CTO

    Whistling Woods International

  • gauravs

    Gaurav Gupta

    Founder & CEO

    Futureworks Media

  • smith

    Jeremy Smith

    CTO

    Jellyfish Pictures

  • madhu

    Madhu Sudhanan

    Senior VFX Supervisor & Filmmaker

  • pete

    Pete Draper

    Division Head & Chief Technical Director

    Makuta VFX

  • praveen

    Praveen Kilaru

    VFX Producer

    Digital Domain 3.0

  • samit

    Samit Shetty

    Technical Solutions Specialist - M&E

    Autodesk India & SAARC

  • biren

    Srinivas Mohan

    VFX Supervisor

  • suresh

    Suresh Guttula

    VFX Producer

    Digital domain 3.0

  • tim

    Tim McGovern

    VFX Supervisor

    DNEG

  • siddhartha

    Siddhartha Basu

    Pipeline Specialist

    Futureworks Media

  • upen

    Upen Desai

    CEO

    SpeedGaze

Our Jury

  • biren

    Anil Wanvari

    Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief

    INDIAN TELEVISION DOT COM GROUP

  • biren

    Ashish Kulkarni

    Chairman of AVGC Forum - FICCI

    Founder - Punnaryug Artvision

  • Chaitanya Chinchlikar

    Vice President & Business Head

    Chief Technology Officer & Head of Emerging Media

    Whistling Woods International

  • biren

    Faraz Hameed

    Previs/Postvis Supervisor

    Proof

  • biren

    Joel Hynek

    VFX Supervisor

  • biren

    Pavan B

    VFX Supervisor/Producer

  • biren

    Rajesh R. Turakhia

    Founder & Director

    Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects

  • biren

    Tim McGovern

    VFX Supervisor

    DNEG

  • biren

    Vishal Furia

    Director

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