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Press Release
Arena Animation & Cell 18 call entries for Golden Cursor Animation Awards
20th February, 2009
The last date for submission of entries: 5th March 2009
Mumbai: Instituted with the philosophy of honoring the best in the Indian Animation, VFX and Games space, Cell 18 and Arena Animation’s prestigious Golden Cursor Animation Awards 09 (GCA), is inviting entries from all across the country.
The deadline for receiving the entries is 5th March 2009.
A panel constituting of Animation experts from The Cell (The TV18 graphics & animation team), Arena Animation, AnimationXpress.com & Tech2 editorial team, will do the first screening and filter the entries on the basis of pre-determined parameters. The entries will then be adjudged by the panel of stalwarts and experts from the Indian animation industry whose names will be announced soon.
Commenting on the importance of the event, Mr.Anuj Kacker, Global Head, Arena Animation, said, “India is home to some of the world’s best creative talent that has produced work of global standard. At Arena Animation it has been our constant endeavor to nurture and refine that talent and give a platform to all those creative people to showcase their work to the global audience. Golden Cursor award is a manifestation of these efforts”.
While commenting on the awards Mr. Neel Chowdhury, Vice President, Marketing, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ said, “Indian Animation industry has proved itself as being one of the best in the world. From being an outsourcing destination for animation it is increasingly being recognized for its creative contribution to the animation industry. These awards recognize the strides made by the Indian Animation Industry and honour the best in the animation sector.”
In its second year, GCA is broadening its horizons with the inclusion of VFX and Gaming categories under its umbrella along with animation. A whole new list of categories including Best VFX sequence in a feature film, Best Online Casual Game, Best Animated Edutainment Content amongst others has been added and the awards are open for both students and professionals.
The Golden Cursor Animation Awards in Excellence will felicitate the animation developers in following categories:
· Best Animated Feature Film
· Best Animated Short Film (Professional)
· Best Animated Short Film (Student)
· Best Animated TV Series / Show
· Best Animated TVC (TV Commercial)
· Best Animated PSA (Public Service Announcement)
· Best Animated Channel ID / Promo
· Best Animation Sequence in a Film
· Best New Animation Style
· Best Animated Character
· Best Animated Title Sequence in Film / TV Series
· Best Live Action - Animation Combo : TVC
· Best Online Animation
· Best Animated Edutainment Content
· Best Lyrics
· Best Voice
· Best Background Score
· Best Music
· Best Character Design
· Best 2D Animation
· Best 3D Animation
· Best VFX sequence in a feature film
· Best Mobile Game
· Best Online Casual Game
· Best PC Game
· Best Stop Motion
The entry criterion, rules and guidelines and registration form can be downloaded from www.animationxpress.com/goldencursor or www.gca.moneycontrol.com
The entries should be sent to -
Animation Xpress India Private Limited
137, Kuber Complex
Opp Laxmi Industrial Estate
New Link Road, Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400 053
Landline: 91 22 4066 6785/ 05.
About Arena Animation:
Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 2,50,000 students globally since its inception in 1996.
Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.
Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest.Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.
For further information please visit www.arena-multimedia.com
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