| Making money from games people play | 12-NOV-09 |
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| Indian animation and gaming training institutes are gearing to scale up their businesses and open up new avenues for professionals who are passionate about animation and gaming technologies. |
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| FXLabs' Ghajini game bags award | 12-NOV-09 |
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| FXLabs Studios, a city-based developer of game products for PCs and video game consoles, has received the 24 FPS animation award for the best game design by Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) for its game based on Bollywood movie ‘Ghajini’. MAAC is the academic wing of US-based 3D animation and visual effects house Maya Entertainment, a press release said on Wednesday. |
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| 'Animation, gaming to evolve into full-blown career' | 07-NOV-09 |
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| The Indian industry is expecting animation and gaming to gradually evolve into a full-fledged career option among youth, according to K Rajesh Rao, chief executive of Bangalore-based game development company Dhruva Interactive. |
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| CG Mantra to add four more studios | 07-NOV-09 |
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| CG Mantra Digital Media Private Limited, a Noida-based animation and VFX (visual effects) academy, is planning to add four more studios – one each at Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune – by the end of this financial year with a total investment of Rs 10 crore. |
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| DQE plans 3D live action film for kids | 05-NOV-09 |
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| Hyderabad-based animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AIM-listed DQ Entertainment Plc, is working on a high-definition 3D stereoscopic (with wearable red and blue glasses for viewing pleasure) live action children’s feature film with a budget of euro 21 million (approximately Rs 145 crore). |
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| DQE to develop 3D animated TV series on 'Lassie' | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Hyderabad-based animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment International, will be co-developing a 3D animated television series on ‘Lassie’ – a popular fictional collie-breed dog character – with a budget of 8.37 million euro (Rs 58.5 crore). |
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| DQE plans Rs 56cr 3D animation TV series on canine star 'Lassie' | 15-JUL-09 |
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| Hyderabad-based animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AIM-listed DQ Entertainment Plc, is working on a high-definition 3D animation television series on ‘Lassie’ – the world’s popular fictional collie-breed dog character having her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame– at an estimated budget of 8 million euro (about Rs 56 crore). |
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| Sanraa Media launches New Facility | 24-JUN-09 |
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| Chennai-based Sanraa Media Ltd, a BSE-listed media technology company, today inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility at the City’s upscale Perungudi area, heralding the creation of a world class studio with the finest infrastructure for Animation, Gaming and new media technology. |
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| Animation schools mould students to beat recession | 08-JUN-09 |
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| As in other industries, animation too is now witnessing a slowdown due to lack of funds, amid the global meltdown. However, the industry seems to be looking out for polished or highly-productive animators. But a key factor restricting the growth of animation and gaming in India is the scarcity of skilled professionals. |
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| Chandamama to hit TV screens | 07-MAY-09 |
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| As 'Little Krishna', the upcoming animated TV serial gets ready to make an international appearance after the successful animated Indian characters of ‘Bal Ganesha’ and ‘Hanuman’, the next treat for kids would be an animated series on popular comic ‘Chandamama’. Anil Ambani’s Big Animation Pvt Ltd has recently bought rights from publishers of ‘Chandamama’ to produce an animated TV series over next two to three years. |
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