MAAC to present 7th Annual 24FPS Awards
Mumbai : Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), leader in 3D Animation and VFX training, will host the 7th 24 FPS Awards 2010, India?s most coveted animation awards, on Nov 19 at SRPF grounds in Goregaon here.
With over 600 entries from countries like China, France, Germany and the US and over 3000 animation enthusiasts expected to attend, the event is looking to get bigger and will have more professionals than ever before.
The jury of 24FPS 2010 consists of more than 38 industry stalwarts from across the world.
There are around 73 entries from Kolkata itself, which include participation from 65 students and 8 movies from both 3D as well as VFX categories.
Ram Warrier, Business Head, MAAC said ?Our films this year are based on the theme ?Human Values? and we have introduced International Awards category in which we got a very good response from countries like France, Germany, U.K, USA, China and Pakistan. At the same time the response from all the respected academies and studios from India is far more aggressive than last year.?
This year the awards will be hosted by Roshni Chopra and the show include performances by India?s Got Talent 2009 Winner Prince Dance Group, Kapil Sharma, renowned comedian from Comedy Circus, and dance performances by Prachi Desai.
Some of the eminent jury members include Shelley Page from Dreamworks, Shesha Prasad from Rhythm & Hues, Virendra Chauhan from Paprikaas Interactive, Merzin Tavaria from Prime Focus Ltd, Viral Thakkar from Pixion amongst other industry stalwarts.
