I&B Min explores possibility of tie-up with Sheridan College

The Information and Broadcasting ministry is exploring the possibility of an institutional tie-up between the proposed National Centre of Excellence Animation, Gaming and Visual Effects and Sheridan College, a renowned Canadian institution in this field.
Recently, an Indian delegation led by I&B Secretary Bimal Julka went to Canada to participate in Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with an aim to give a fillip to the mechanism of promoting co-productions under the recently signed Indo-Canadian audio visual co-production agreement, Officials said.
During their visit, the delegation met with a number of key officials from Canadian Federal Government, Ontario Government as well as officials of the City of Toronto to discuss various proposals related to bi-lateral cooperation, capacity building and exchanges in the films domain.

Officials said the delegation also visited Sheridan College, a globally recognised leader for learning in animation, visual effects and gaming.
President of Sheridan College Jeff Zapudski welcomed the delegation and gave a tour of the state-of-the-art facilities in film making and animation there. Sheridan alumni has regularly won awards and had a reputation of being the best in the business, ministry officials said.
The college also has a close partnership with the industry in Canada. The I&B ministry officials appraised the Sheridan authorities of the upcoming National Centre of Excellence in Animation, Gaming and Visual Effects at Mohali in Punjab, and proposed to carry forward the dialogue for a possible institutional partnership.

During its visit, the delegation also met with officials of Telefilm Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), and also a roundtable organised by the Canada Indian Business Council (CIBC).
The discussions with Telefilm Canada, OMDC and CIBC revolved around the joint efforts which could be undertaken in the coming months by the two sides to encourage Indian and Canadian co-producers to take advantage of the newly signed treaty.
I&B Secretary offered to host similar sessions and discussions in IFFI, Goa for Indian and Canadian producers.