The first day of AnimationXpress’ VFX Summit & Awards 2023 ended with the awards night.
From being known as an outsourcing and post-production hub to producing high-quality domestic projects, the Indian visual effects industry has come a long way. Be it a feature film, show, commercial or a music video, VFX is being used everywhere. VAM (VFX & More) Awards intends to appreciate, honour and celebrate the industry experts and set the bar for the Indian VFX industry.
The VAM awards are entry-driven. Meaning, the categories are judged on the basis of the entries received for the same. For instance, there can be better work done in a specific category but if a studio or an individual did not send in their names, it will not be considered.
The jury members for the awards were Indiantelevision Dot Com Group founder, CEO & editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari, creative director and VFX supervisor Rupal Rawal, Whistling Woods International VP & business head, CTO & head of emerging media Chaitanya Chinchlikar, Encore VFX creative director/senior VFX supervisor Armen Kevorkian, Image Engine BG prep head Carlos Conceição, senior VFX producer Asmita Bharati, The Unicorn Pictures CEO Shiji Sunil, Pixel Magic VFX supervisor Raymond McIntyre Jr., production technology veteran VK Gupta and AVGC Forum – FICCI chairman & Punnaryug Artvision founder Ashish Kulkarni.
Here is full list of nominees and winners:
Category: Ad and Commercials
Created Environment:
Famous Digital Studios Pvt Ltd – Blue Tribe Foods: Plant Based Meat (winner)
Ventana Studios – Hyundai Venue N Line
Mango Post – Team Maaveeran Wishes Team India, 44th Chess Olympiad, Chennai
Mango Post – The all-new SWITCH IeV series from Switch Mobility
Compositing:
Silvercloud Studios Pvt Ltd – Rado (winner)
Mango Post – Hotstar Specials Fall, Teaser, DisneyPlus Hotstar
Silvercloud Studios Pvt Ltd – Licious
Digital Intermediate:
Mango Post – Ilaiyaraaja x Stranger Things, Music Video, Netflix India
Silvercloud Studios Pvt Ltd – Hyundai Ioniq5 (winner)
Famous Studios – Realme 10 Pro Series 5G, Curve In Life
Famous Studios – Work In Progress, HRX by Hrithik Roshan (winner)
Effect Simulation:
Famous Studios – Tiger TMT
F9 Studios – iCreate x Vitara Brezza
F9 Studios – ONMO (winner)
Best VFX Shot:
F9 Studios – iCreate x Vitara Brezza
Ventana Studios – Hyundai Venue N Line (winner)
PTWI India Pvt Ltd – KFC Gamer’s Lootbox
Best VFX Ad:
Famous Studios – KFC Gamer’s Lootbox
Ventana Studios – Hyundai Venue N Line
Mango Post – Hotstar Specials Fall, Teaser, DisneyPlus Hotstar (winner)
TV Serials
Created Environment:
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Ali Baba, Teaser Promo, Sony SAB (winner)
Compositing:
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd — Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare (winner)
Digital Intermediate:
Famous Digital Studios – Rafta Rafta (winner)
Motion Capture:
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Garuda fight sequence episode one (winner)
Best VFX shot – International:
Bot VFX India Pvt Ltd – The Peripheral (winner)
Best VFX TV serial – Indian:
One Life Studios Pvt Ltd – Radhakrishn (winner)
illusion Reality Studioz – Swaraj
illusion Reality Studioz – Yashomati Maiyya Ke Nandlala (winner)
Best VFX TV serial – International
ReDefine Creative Services – Halo The Series (winner)
Bot VFX (India) Pvt Ltd – The Peripheral
Digital (Long-form and Short-form content)
Created Environment:
One Life Studios Pvt Ltd- Escaype Live
PhilmCGI Pvt Ltd – Qala (winner)
Nube Cirrus – Dahan
Compositing:
RedchilliesVFX – Gehraiyaan
RedchilliesVFX – Jogi (winner)
PhilmCGI Pvt Ltd – Qala
Nube Cirrus – Dahan
Digital Intermediate:
Nube Cirrus – Dahan (winner)
Mango Post – Mahaan
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
Famous Studios – Shoorveer
Famous Studios – Baazigar (winner)
Effect Simulation:
Assemblage Entertainment Pvt Ltd – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Nube Cirrus – Dahan (winner)
Best VFX Shot:
RedchilliesVFX – Jogi
PhilmCGI Pvt Ltd – Qala (winner)
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
Futureworks Media – Darlings (winner)
Best Premium Original series (with VFX):
illusion Reality Studioz – Blood Psalms (winner)
Nube Cirrus – Dahan
Silvercloud Studios Pvt Ltd – Guilty Minds
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (winner)
Best VFX Long Form Content:
Philmcgi Pvt Ltd – Qala
Nube Cirrus – Dahan (winner)
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Kaun Pravin Tambe
Best VFX Film:
RedchilliesVFX – Gehraiyaan (winner)
RedchilliesVFX – Jogi
Phantom Digital Effects Pvt Ltd – Monica O My Darling
PhilmCGI Pvt Ltd – Qala (winner)
Feature Films
Created Environment:
Phantom Digital Effects Pvt Ltd – Beast
Knack Studios Media Pvt Ltd – Love Today
Famulus Media & Entertainment LLP – Attack (winner)
NY VFXWaala LLP – Ponniyin Selvan 1 (winner)
Compositing:
RedchilliesVFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (winner)
RedchilliesVFX – Laal Singh Chaddha
NY VFXWaala LLP- Ponniyin Selvan 1 (winner)
Digital Intermediate:
RedchilliesVFX – Gehraiyaan
Mango Post- Viruman (winner)
Silvercloud Studios Pvt Ltd – Dhaakad
Effect Simulation:
Phantom Digital Effects Pvt Ltd – Beast (winner)
RedchilliesVFX – Laal Singh Chaddha
Assemblage Entertainment – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
NY VFXWaala LLP – Ponniyin Selvan 1 (winner)
Best VFX Shot (India)
MPC – Bhediya (winner)
Futureworks Media – Ek Villain Returns (winner)
Best VFX Shot (International)
Outpost Visual Effects – Slumberland (winner)
Best VFX feature:
MPC – Bhediya (winner)
RedchilliesVFX – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
NY VFXWaala LLP- Ponniyin Selvan 1
Makuta Effects Pvt Ltd – RRR
yFX Studios Pvt Ltd – Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan
Student
Best VFX Student Project:
Srujan Vaddepally & Team ( Creative Multimedia) – Oh, No! (winner)
Others
Innovative use of Tech in VFX (Software):
ReDefine Creative Services – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (winner)
Pioneering Tech Innovation by a Domestic Firm:
Speedgaze Technologies Solutions Pvt Ltd. for cloud rendering (winner)
Best Virtual Cinematography:
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Garuda fight sequence (winner)
Best VFX in Animation – India
Famous Digital Studios Pvt Ltd – Tiger TMT
Raj VFX Pvt Ltd – Shri Hanuman Chalisa – Sukhwinder Singh (winner)
Best VFX in Animation – International
Bot VFX India Pvt Ltd – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (winner)
Special:
Best use of previsualisation:
Phantom Digital Effects Pvt Ltd – Beast (winner)
Best Compositing Artist:
F9 studio – iCreate x Vitara Brezza
Yeddala Shiva Teja Gowd (DNEG) – 1899 (winner)
Sarika Salian – ReDefine Creative Services
Best VFX Producer:
Keitan Yadav (RedchilliesVFX) (winner)
Michael Dsa (DNEG) – Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
MR CHIRAG BHUVA (Raj VFX) – Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
Naveen Kumar (PhantomFX) – Beast
Abrez Mohommad (ReDefine) – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Best VFX Supervisor in Television:
Indranil Roy – Swaraj
Deepak SV – Swaraj (winner)
Nishikant Mohapatra – Blood Psalms
Deepak SV – Dharam Yodha Garud
Best VFX Supervisor in Film:
PhilmCGI – Qala
F9 studio – iCreate x Vitara Brezza
Jaykar Arudra (DNEG) – Brahmastra (winner)
ChandraShekhar Thanvi (PhantomFX) – Monica O My Darling
Viral Thakkar (ReDefine) – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (winner)
Best VFX In All Content Format (OTT/TV/FILMS):
PhilmCGI Pvt Ltd – Qala
Futureworks Media – Jaadugar
NY VFXWaala LLP- Ram Setu
NY VFXWaala LLP – Runway 34 (winner)
Best VFX Studio of the Year:
MPC
Redchillies.vfx (winner)
DNEG India
Outpost Visual Effects Private Limited
Contribution to the VFX industry:
Pankaj Khandpur (winner)
Movers & Shakers
Technology:
Unreal Engine (winner)
VFX Industry:
NY VFXWaala LLP (winner)
DNEG (winner)
The VAM (VFX & More) Awards ended on a high note. The initiative to recognise the talent behind the amazing films, features and all forms of visual content concluded successfully.