Arena Multimedia Dilsukhnagar celebrates 10 years of Animation Education

28 July 2008 4:47 pm
		Arena Dilsukhnagar celebrates 10 years of Animation Education i By ANIMATIONXPRESS.COM TEAM   Hyderabad-based Arena Dilsukhnagar has surpassed 10 years in the field of Animation Education and to mark the occasion, the institute recently organized VFX '08 at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on July 20, 2008 with around 4300 people in attendance. Speaking on the occasion, chief guest R Damodar Reddy, Minister for Information Technology and Communications, Youth Services and Sports, Government of Andhra Pradesh commented, "I am proud to say that with the establishment of Animation City, Andhra Pradesh would storm into reckoning for the biggest employment generation in the world. The credit must go to our state government for its tireless efforts in developing the IT sector in general and animation in particular. It is my sincere wish and hope that students will make the most of this opportunity to seek this line and make rewarding careers for themselves." Snapshots of Arena Dilsukhnagar's VFX '08 ADVERTISEMENT "Program from the Industry" in "GAME ART" AAG has a tie up with Lakshya Digital, Which makes Students eligible for consideration for employment in Lakshya Digital Contact Us: 0120-4231 611, +91 9999031107 www.aag.co.in ADVERTISEMENT Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) are Leaders in Animation and VFX Training having the highest number of Autodesk Certified Instructors and their Students work is assessed & Certified by the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Tel:-91-22-26731145-8, Fax: 91-22-6730961 Website: www.maacindia.comemail: info@maacmail.com Malreddy Ranga Reddy, MLA from Malakpet, who also graced the event said, "The field of animation is set for a grand future in the coming years. So it is my fervent appeal to all parents that they should encourage their children to take up careers in animation and lay a golden path to their future." In his inaugural address, Arena Dilsukhnagar Centre Head B Raja Sekhar announced that the institute had achieved the elusive 'Autodesk Authorized Training Center' status in the run-up to its 10th anniversary. "Arena Dilsukhnagar now becomes the first and only institute in Andhra Pradesh, and one of the very few institutes in India to claim 'Authorized Training Center' status for Adobe as well as Autodesk (in the Media & Entertainment sector)," he said. In keeping with the significance of the decennial, VFX '08 drew a panel of highly eminent speakers and presenters from animation and allied fields. The first presentation of the day was delivered by Crest Animation Studios COO P Rajasekhar on the trends and imperatives of Human Resources in the fast growing animation industry. He also presented a demo-reel of Crest Animation's finest works. Another doyen of the Indian Animation industry, R&H Digital Production Manager AR Sesha Prasad, engaged the audience next with 'Behind the Scenes' of the blockbuster The Golden Compass which won the 2008 BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects and an Academy Award for Best VFX. Snapshots of Arena Dilsukhnagar's VFX '08 Green Gold Animation Founder and MD Rajiv Chilakalapudi took centre stage elaborating upon the fast growing popularity of Indian mythological content on television as well as the big screen. Sharing the secrets of producing Indian content, Rajiv made a presentation on the making of the 2D animated series Chhota Bheem including model sheets of the characters and background art. Among the other distinguished speakers gracing the morning session were Inforlinx Solutions CEO Nagaraj Kumar B, who highlighted the growing career opportunities in Web Designing and Development and defined ten vital aspects of making great web pages while talking about interface designing and Vivekanand Bagwe of Animation Dimensions (I) who emphasized a knowledge of acting, especially expressions and lip movement as being vital to one's development as a good animator. The evening session kicked off with an exciting Animation Quiz Program conducted in characteristic style byAnimationXpress.com Co Founder, CEO and Managing Editor Anand Gurnani. Stand-up comic and popular Tollywood comedian, Shiva Reddy and the famous Telugu music director Chakri concluded the event by entertaining the audience. connect@animationxpress.com Related Stories: Arena Dilsukhnagar alumnus bags cgTantra Modeling Challenge 2300 students energize VFX `07as Arena Dilsukhnagar turns 10
		Recruitment Classifieds Redchillies.vfx invites you to work on some of the most interesting & challenging projects and be a part of our new Studio in Andheri. Recent Projects: OM SHANTI OM, CHAKDE INDIA, & DON Apply on vfxcareers@redchillies.com with your showreel. Click here for openings available. NOTE: We require candidates with an EXPERIENCE OF 2 YEARS & MORE. (Kindly mention the post applied for in Subject of the mail) Badmash Studios is looking for talented animators and artists who aspire to bring characters to life. We are a state-of-the-art flash animation studio, in Pune, dedicated to original content creation and story-telling. We would like to meet artists who have true animation talent, a passion for the art form, and the desire to learn and share with others. || Talent + Passion + Humility || If interested, contact Nimo at: artists@badmash.tv We'd be excited to meet you! Visit us at: www.badmash.tv KEN CREATIVE STUDIO PVT. LTD A leading 3D animation studio in Chennai requires artists for the following positions to work in their international projects. Studio Head, Creative Director, 3D - Preproduction Lead, Preproduction artists, Lead - 3D Modeler / Modelers, Texturing Supervisor / Artists, 3D Animation Supervisor / 3D Animators, Lead-Rigger / Rigging Artists, Lead - BG / Lighting, BG Artists, Lighting Artist, VFX Supervisor / Artists, 3D Effects, Dynamics & Simulation, Lead Compositor / Compositors, Editors, Flash Animators, Pipe line programmers. Job Location: Chennai, Contact No: 044 - 43009710, E-mail ID: kcshr@kengroup.co.in Website : www.kencreative.co.in / www.kenkreative.com Upcoming, edgy TV production house is looking for Story-board artists, Look Development Artists, Cartoonists, Illustrators to work full time / freelance for bringing TV concepts to life. Send your resumes with work samples to televisiont@yahoo.com DQE- Our work over the years has spoken for itself. The passion and persistence of DQites for quality and timely deliveries has opened up more avenues for DQE in the International Animation Space.To cater to our bandwidth of increasing operations, we are looking clickhere to Read BIG Animation (I) Pvt. Ltd. An award winning animated content creation Company is seeking various 2D + 3D talents for IMMEDIATE onsite projects with skills in Layout Art, Storyboard Art, 2D Flash Animation, BG + Matte Painting, 3D Modeling, Rigging, Animation, Texturing, SFX, Cloth + Hair Simulation and Compositing. We offer a great deal of creative opportunity for those wanting to be part of an original content creation team. Send your resume today - hr@biganimation.com. come join our winning team. Paprikaas Interactive Services Pvt. Ltd. Paprikaas Interactive is seeking talented artists and technologists to work on international animation and gaming projects at our fast growing studio. Modelers and texturing artists, Character animators, Lighting Artists, Riggers, Compositors, Mel scripters, Programmers (C++), System Administrators and Production Coordinators with 1 - 4 years of experience may please contact us at jobs@paprikaas.com Maya Entertainment Ltd. is hiring senior and mid-level CG artists for its upcoming slate of new projects in features, game cinematics and TV. MEL is one of India`s biggest and most reputed studios, and has recently moved to a beautiful new facility in Malad. MEL has delivered BAFTA and Pulcinella nominated work as well as several exciting game cinematics, and is starting up some major feature projects. Click Here for more details ANTS STUDIO PVT LTD., Leading Animation Training Institute in India, having centers across the country is seeking for Trainers Technical Executive - 2D (Classical Animation & Preferably from Fine Arts Background) Technical Executive - 3D (Well versed in Maya and 3DSMAX) Technical Executive - WEB (Knowledge in FLASH, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Image Ready, Swish MAX & other related tools) Contact us with CV at hr@antsindia.com Are you Interested in developing Award Winning Short Animation films and Other Contents. AAG gives you a chance to have your own time & space to develop concepts and ideas with a young talented team youth. At AAG you will achieve creative heights and dream what you want to do, in 2d, 3d or experimental including clay. Contact Us: 0120-4231 611, Neha 09810557341, Raj 09999031104. Email: info@aag.co.in URL:www.aag.co.in Maac Junior-Toon Club, India's leading animation learning for children brand, requires the following personnel. Click here for more details. Pixion a 100% susbsidiary of Century Communication Ltd, one of the fastest growing entertainment services companies in India established in 1995, rapidly grown to a company strength of more than 400 highly trained and motivated individuals with offices in Delhi,Mumbai,Chennai and London. Click here for more Details. Apart from creating the finest Indian feature and animation effects house we are building a creative powerhouse. A Company on par with a handful of Companies in Hollywood and elsewhere. We are aiming at the most creative and inventive work available, on the biggest films out there. We are achieving this by creating India`s first company that`s built from the ground-up for film effects, world-class training by experienced supervisors, sourced globally, and the backing of Eros International, the world`s largest distributor of Indian films. Click herefor more details. Contact on 022-26732543 email ad: h.kumar@eyeqube.com SA Limited, creators of India’s first-ever full-length Block Buster and award winning animation film, Hanuman, invites you to work on some of its most exciting & challenging projects in the field of animation and gaming including Full-length 2D/3D Animation feature films, Serials and commercials. Click here for more details. Visitor / Consulting Faculty (Part time) India's largest Digital Media training college ICAT invites outstanding professionals from Animation, Visual Effects, Game Design and Game Programming studios, working in various specialties to visit our campuses (Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore) to share their knowledge with aspiring students on limited, part time basis. The engagement can be, even on holidays and weekends and extend from 1 day to 1 week. All visitors will be paid an appearance fees and in exceptional cases return travel and hospitality cost may also be covered. We also have opening for full time position as Faculty / Lecturer/Senior Lecturer /Professors for Animation, Visual Effects, Game Design and Game Programming For further details please visit www.icat.ac.in/jobs.asp or mail hr@icat.ac.in Sanra Software limited can be defined as a one stop shop for all animation and gaming needs. We are always committed to quality and constant improvement and are in the hunt for talented individuals, with first-rate skill sets and a driving passion and willingness to work individually and as a team contact us at, nithya@sanrasoft.com For more information and a complete description, please visit Sanra Software Limited website at www.sanrasoft.com or contact numbers 044 43502883/044 43502884. Applications will be accepted until July 27, 2008. For more details Click Here. *Rhythm & Hues Studios India* is recruiting Compositors and 3D Texture Artists to work on various high-end Hollywood feature films at their Mumbai and Hyderabad studios. Artists at R&H India are fully integrated with the overall production process and contribute to all stages of the animation and VFX pipeline. R&H India`s creativity was recently showcased in the Academy Award winning VFX of &The Golden Compass& as well as The Incredible Hulk and the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Compositors with 3-4 years of production experience using software like Shake, Digital Fusion etc. and Texture Artists with 2-3 years experience using Photoshop are encouraged to apply. Candidates with strong traditional art skills (drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.,) with a BFA or equivalent degree will be given preference. Freshers to the industry should visit our website for various other exciting opportunities. For more details Click here Bored? Sleeping at your desk? Tired of working the night shift at your animation factory and missing out on late night partying at the pub? Blowfish FX, is hiring 3D animators, riggers, lighting artists, render artists, BG modelers for several fun and groundbreaking 3D animated projects, which include two 3D animated television series, and a 3D animated film. We're a young and dynamic studio located in Kolkata, India and headquartered in Minneapolis, USA - if you're bored of the 'same old stuff' (you know what we mean!) and want to work in a non-corporate studio that actually values your creativity and gives you all the creative freedom to animate, model, light, render or do more of whatever it is that you do, then apply! We're only interested in hiring artists with a minimum of 1-2 years experience at a studio in Western or Southern India. Slackers needn't bother. To apply, send your resume to jobs@blowfishfx.com, with a link to your reel. For more details about positions available, checkhttp://www.blowfishfx.com/htmlsite/jobapp.html.   Animation Xpress.com is looking for Web Designers, Journalists and Marketing Professionals. To know more click here
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