Indian animation & CG online group and forum cgTantra is organising its first anniversary meetup on the 8th of October at the R&H India premises.
Speaking to Animation ‘xpress, cgTantra administrator Abhishek Chandra said,”We have just completed 1 year and 1100 registered members and are organizing the 1st Anniversary Meet up of the forum on 8th of Oct at the Rhythm & Hues Studios (India) premises. Additionally we are also hosting an animation challenge on cgtantra which will be judged by a Dreamworks animator and have lots of prizes to be won”
The line up for the event includes.
Workshops
Shibu Menon [TD, Maya Ent Ltd.] on Max Scripting,
Debasis Nayak [Senior Modeller, Utv Toons] on Clay Modeling.
Showcase
– Best of the Showreels of cgTantra members.
– Sculptures/Paintings by members
– Award winning Short Films of cgTantra members
Quiz –
chance to win cgTantra TShirts
XSI 5 New Features Demo by Siddharth Bolurker, XSI Product Specialist.
Knowledge Sharing
Senior Modelers share their modeling secrets
Meetups such as the above mentioned are signs that the Indian animation industry is evolving and many more like these are needed. The next animation event on the radar after the October 8 cgtantra meetup is the International Animation Day celebration hosted annually by ASIFA India.
October also is the time of the year when the entire globe’s animation and entertainment content proffesionals converge at MIPCOM. Watch out for deatiled MIPCOM reports from Animation ‘xpress this year.
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