Hotels Nearby

These are a few Hotels situated close to the festival venue in response to the several requests received by TASI for information on accommodation options. These are meant as suggestions only and TASI does not endorse any of these Hotels. All visitors are requested to please enquire directly before booking.

HOTEL PEARL
D. K. Sandhu Marg, 19th Road Corner, Chembur, Mumbai 400071
Tel.: (022) 61775001 / 25824025
Website: www.pearlhotel.in

HOTEL MANAS RESIDENCY
1st & 2nd Floors, N. G. Acharya Marg, Near Chembur Railway Station, Chembur (East), Mumbai 400071
Tel.: (022) 2528 8322
Website: www.manasresidency.com

HOTEL SURYA PRAKASH
Siddharth House, Plot No. 11A, 19th Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400071
Tel.: (022) 2527 5780

HOTEL SHANTI PALACE
Shrikant House, Plot No. 12/A, 1st Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400071
Tel.: (022) 2528 3377 / 25283916 / 25284107

Anifest India 2011 – Supporters

The Venue & How to get there…

Venue for Anifest India 2011

Fine Arts Cultural Center R. C. Marg, Chembur, Mumbai – 400071

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About Anifest India

Started in 2005 to give a platform to the creative voice, TASI’s  annual animation festival Anifest India has established itself as the premier event for youth in digital media. The last edition held in Mumbai in August 2010 was a superhit with three full days of interactive sessions, record entries in the film festival, record daily and overall attendance, and an all-time high in terms of national presence.

This success is a direct result of TASI’s year round efforts at promotion and engagement. We have ventured outside Mumbai to hold substantial monthly events, and created an enthusiastic awareness across cities like Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Goa and Delhi. Sustained online presence through mailers, flyers, social media and other means has directly elevated the quality of our dialogue with our constituents.

Selection of topics and speakers continues to be our strength. The keynote presenter at AI 2010 was a French student filmmaker named Bastien Dubois. He subsequently rose to international fame with an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film for his film “Madagascar – A Jorney Diary”, which he screened at AI 2010.

Top class speakers always participate wholeheartedly, in support of TASI’s principles of non-partisan knowledge sharing and skill building. Extended session durations permitted in-depth coverage and TASI’s famously lively open-mic Q&As.

Outstation participation rose from 40% in 2009 to 60% in 2010, enhancing the national status of the event. It was a stunning sight to see busloads of participants descending straight from all over India to be a part of the event.

TASI Viewers Choice Awards (TVCA) received a record number of 400 global entries. Winners got a huge bounty of prizes from our sponsors along with the much sought after TASI trophy and mug.

This year too our focus is on creative content and a strengthening of traditional topics in animation. The climax as usual will be the TASI Viewers Choice Award for Student, Teacher, Professional Independent and Commissioned categories.

The 3 day festival will have:

• Interactive workshops
• “Behind the Scenes”of popular international productions
• Presentation of their craft by industry experts
• Artist Panel discussions
• TASI Viewers Choice Award Nominee screenings
• TASI Viewers Choice Award voting and Award ceremony

Sessions

Here is the line up of the Sessions planned for Anifest India 2011

DAY 1 – AUGUST 25 – THURSDAY
Welcome Address	9:15 am to 9:50 am
VFX Case Studies: The Making of X-Men – First Class and Hop with Debaprasad Bhowmik (Animation Team Lead) and Sean Fernandes (Camera tracking & Matchmove Team Lead) from Rhythm & Hues	10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Alternate Careers in Animation 1: Automotive Design with Ajay Saran Sharma from TATA Motors Design	12:10 pm to 1:40 pm
LUNCH	1:50 pm to 2:50 pm
Designing and directing a feature production – The Making of Tripura with Chetan Sharma from Animagic Studio	3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
TEA	5:10 pm to 5:40 pm
*SPECIAL SCREENING* of Academy Award Winning Short Film – “The Lost Thing”	5:50 pm to 6:05 pm
TVCA Screening & Voting (Student Films)	6:15 pm to 8:15 pm
Day 2 Introduction	8:25 pm to 8:30 pm
DAY 2 – AUGUST 26 – FRIDAY
Roll No. 21 – Making of an Episodic Series with the Cartoon Network team	9:30 am to 11:30 am
TVCA Screening & Voting (Professional Independent Films)	11:40 am to 12:20 pm
Screening of Films selected by Jury for Special Mention	12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
LUNCH	1:25 pm to 2:25 pm
Health Care for Animators with Dr. Pinakin Shah	2:35 pm to 3:35 pm
Comic Art & Illustration – An Artist’s Journey with Saumin Patel	3:45 pm to 5:15 pm
TEA	5:25 pm to 5:55 pm
Copyright & Intellectual Property (IP): Creation -> Protection -> Monetisation with Rajiv Chilaka from Green Gold Animation and Gowree Gokhale from Nishith Desai & Co.	6:05 pm to 8:05 pm
Day 3 Introduction	8:15 pm to 8:20 pm
DAY 3 – AUGUST 27 – SATURDAY
The New Dimension: Converting 3D to 3D Stereoscopic with Anand Bhanushali of Krayon Pictures	9:30 am to 11:00 am
Sound Advice – An Introduction to Sound Design Principles for Animation with Dhiman Sengupta	11:10 am to 1:10 pm
LUNCH	1:20 pm to 2:20 pm
TVCA Screening & Voting (Commissioned Films)	2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Alternate Careers in Animation 2: Medical Animation with Girish Khera of Scientific Animations	3:10 pm to 4:40 pm
TEA	4:50 pm to 5:20 pm
Panel Discussion: The Small Studio with Studio Eeksaurus (E. Suresh), Animagic Studios (Chetan Sharma), Charuvi Design Labs (Charuvi Agarwal), Tripwire Vision/BFX CGI (Ambar Nair), Firefly Creative Studio (Phani Eggone) and Vaibhav Studios (Vaibhav Kumaresh)	5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Vote of Thanks and Volunteer Felicitation	7:40 pm to 8:00 pm
TASI VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARDS CEREMONY	8:10 pm to 8:40 pm

* Disclaimer: Sessions are subject to availability of the speakers. TASI reserves the right to change/cancel a session. The website will be updated accordingly.