Chitrakatha ’11
What is Chitrakatha? It is NID’s International Student Animation Festival that happens once every two years. Started in 2007, the
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An Animated Journey with Stop-motion Animator Darcy Prendergast
The Animation Society of India (TASI) in association with the Australian Consulate General, Mumbai has organised a special half day
Chhota Bheem comes of age
If you thought that the most popular cartoon character on Indian television was from Disney, think again. Because a chubby little boy in a dhoti from an imaginary Indian village called Dholakpur, has caught the fancy of kids all over India. Chhota Bheem is no doubt the first truly successful original Indian cartoon series that has seen the kind of popularity that has so far been accorded only to Disney and Hanna Barbera cartoons.
Anifest India 2011 is here!
The Animation Society of India, TASI’s annual animation festival “Anifest India” is the original ‘animation festival’ to have started in India. This year’s edition will take place from 25th to 27th August at the Fine Arts Society Auditorium in Chembur, Mumbai and excited animation enthusiasts from across the country will be congregating there in large numbers to celebrate TASI’s 10th birthday during the fest.
The Man Behind Simpoo Singh Sodhi
Vaibhav Kumaresh is easily the most recognised face of Indian animation. At any animation festival or seminar, you will find him surrounded by throngs of starry-eyed, aspiring animators hounding him with questions. When not animatedly narrating his ideas, you will find him scribbling rapid sketches on sheets of paper, or tracing invisible characters in thin air.
Why Saif’s bark has no bite
The Indian film industry’s obsession with superstars seems to have infected animation too, with big names being sought after not only for dubbing Hollywood blockbusters in Hindi but also for original Indian animated films. Several big stars have been roped in by producers to lend their voices to animated characters, in the mistaken belief that the mere presence of Bollywood stars will increase the marketability of a film.
Complete Event Schedule for Anifest India 2011
Here is the line up of the Sessions planned for Anifest India 2011 For detailed information on each session and the
2011 Oscar Winner “The Lost Thing” @ Anifest India ’11
The Animation Society of India will have a special screening of Academy Award winning animated short film – “The Lost
Fantastic line-up of sessions at Anifest India 2011
Like every year, this year too, Anifest India promises a fabulous line up of sessions covering everything from comics to
A Decade of TASI
A Decade of TASI The Animation Society of India (TASI) celebrates its 10th birthday on July 15th 2011. To commemorate