Toonz Media Group is celebrating the art of animation by organising a two-day-long ‘Animation Masters Summit’ on May 8 and 9 at the Technopark.
Animators of national and international repute will convene to share their experiences and expertise with passionate professionals and aspiring young talent.
This will be a platform for the young to interact with the masters and an opportunity for the masters to present their works to other masters and also other animation professionals. Toonz has also announced ‘The Flying Elephant Animation and Short Film competition’ as part of the Animation Masters Summit. Film entries have been invited from artistes and film-makers in four categories – animation short films, animation feature films, education and social work, and live action short films.
The competition is open to individuals, studios, and students. The last day for sending in applications for the competition is April 15.
On receiving applications, the entries will be shortlisted by a 12-member panel. The panel will shortlist the total entries and select the top 12, with three in each category. The winners will be announced on May 9 at the concluding ceremony of the summit and ‘The Flying Elephant Trophy’ will be awarded to the best films.
“It was in 1999 that Toonz first held the ‘Week with The Masters’ event in Kerala. This was a great platform for animation enthusiasts and creative people to meet leading animators and interact with them. We want to continue this tradition and create a platform for dialogue amongst experts, industry, and the academia to chalk out a roadmap for animation industry in India,” said P. Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Media Group, in a press release.
“The purpose of the Flying Elephant competition is to bring the evolution and new tendencies of the animation and entertainment industry to the surface, to showcase originality and excellence. The best forum to present this is one in which animation industry stalwarts from India and other parts of the world participate,” he added.
For details on the competition, visit animationsummit.in /amscompetition.php
Toonz Media Group organising meet
on May 8, 9
Deadline for application is
April 15
