| MUMBAI:
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics, the training division of Maya Entertainment
Limited & India's leading 3D animation & visual effects training academy
announced the winners of the much awaited 24FPS Animation Awards 2007-08 on Friday,
November 7 at a star studded ceremony at the National Center for Performing Arts,
Mumbai. Amongst
the major highlights of the evening was the addition of the new category for Visual
Effects in motion picture that stole the show. The category saw high profile entries
like Om Shanti Om, Chak De India & Love Story 2050. The
other major highlight of this years 24 FPS animation award was the Movers'n'Shakers
Award conferred to Yash Raj Studios and Prime Focus received the award for Outstanding
Contribution to Visual Effects Industry. Named
as The 24fps Animation Awards, this competitive award not only motivates young
animators to showcase their animation skills but also gives them a potential platform
for launching themselves in the industry as true professionals. The awards are
judged by a panel of eminent experts from the global animation fraternity Amidst
the excitement of announcements of awards, there was refreshing entertainment
for the audiences with performances by Dr. Tushar Shah and Toby Fernandes. Toby's
unbelievable act as 43 different characters and Dr. Shah's cynical poetry had
the audience in splits.
Speaking
at the 24 FPS Awards 2008, Ronald D'mello, MD, MEL said, "24 FPS Animation
Awards has raised the bar yet again. With over 600 participants this year, the
Indian animation industry is definitely reshaping itself. I'm simply overwhelmed
with the skills, production quality that have churned some outstanding animation
films that stand apart in creativity, entertain the audience and yet convey the
gravity of the subject at hand. This year we have included VFX in motion pictures
as a category which has catapulted the spectrum to different level."
| 