The Viewer’s Choice Awards 2010 - Call for entries.

LAST DATE EXTENDED TO 31st JULY. HURRY!!

CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS!!

Anifest India 2010 is fast approaching and TASI is inviting you’ll to send in your films for the TASI Viewer’s Choice Awards. (See last year’s winners)

All entries received are previewed by a panel of eminent industry professionals at a special screening where the jury shortlists films for the final competition.

The shortlisted films are screened at the festival for voting by the audience. Votes are counted on the spot and the entry receiving the most votes is declared the winner for that category.

In case of a tie, one winner per category will be decided by members of TASI managing committee.

Categories:
1. Student films: Animation films produced / directed by students
2. Independent Professional short films: Animation short films produced / directed by professionals
3. Commissioned films: Animated ad films, promos, packaging, music videos, public service films
4. Teachers films: Animation films made by teachers

Maximum duration of films: 10 mins (Films of longer duration will not be considered for the competition)

Format: DVD (.VOB format)

Last Date for entries: Extended to 31st July

Submission Fee: Free

Validity of Films: Only films made after August 2009 will be eligible

DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM HERE

Send your entries to:
The Animation Society of India
C/o Vaibhav Studios
Address: 103, 104, Birchwood, Raheja Willows (After Mahindra gate #4), Akurli Road, Kandivli (East), Mumbai - 400101
Tel.: (022) 32003606
Timing: If delivering personally, then please call beforehand and come strictly between 11 am to 6 pm only

Rules and Regulations:
• Each film MUST be accompanied by its respective entry form duly filled. Entries with incomplete forms will be immediately disqualified.
• Films sent as entries will be added to the TASI archives.
• TASI reserves the right to use any/all of the entries for its promotional activities.
• Students have to provide a letter from their institute certifying validity of film(s) for student category.
• TASI reserves the right to accept/reject entries at its discretion.
• The Viewer’s Choice Award consists of one single trophy per category.
• In case of a tie, one winner per category will be decided by members of TASI managing committee.
• Each entry to be submitted on a separate DVD.
• Entry must be a standalone film, clip or sequence. Campaigns and episodic series will NOT be considered.
• In case of episodic series, each episode may be submitted as a standalone entry.
• For the Teacher Category: Only those films made excusively by teachers / trainers will qualify for the ‘Films by Teachers / Trainers’ category. No part of the visuals may be created / assisted by any person(s) who is not a practicing teacher / trainer.
• The prizes have to be collected from TASI by the winners within 30 days from Anifest India 2010, failing which TASI reserves the right to award the winnings to the next best film. All applicable taxes, levies, transportation and other costs to be borne by the respective awardees.
• Decision of the society regarding any/all of the above will be final and binding on all parties without prejudice

Send your queries to: info@tasionline.org

Anifest India 2009 - Supporters

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TASI Viewers’ Choice Awards, 2009

TVCA Anifest India 09 - Winners

Student Film:
Winner: Ukadi Pukadi - Anuj/Avinash/Dhruva/Swarup/Jaikar  (NID)
Goodies Bag: TASI Trophy, TASI Cap, HP 22″ TFT monitor, Corel Painter License,
Wacom Bamboo Tablet, ToonBoom Studio Animate License,
Houdini Apprentice License, Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Runner Up: Indiasome - Sangram Soni (NID)
Goodies Bag: TASI Cap, Nvidia Graphics Card courtesy Frameboxx Animation Visual Effects,
Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Independent Professional Film:
Winner: Bee Zee Bees - Ashish S. K. & Vijay Raibole
Goodies Bag: TASI Trophy, TASI Cap, HP 22″ TFT monitor, Corel Studio Video License,
Wacom Bamboo Tablet, ToonBoom Studio License, Houdini Apprentice License,
High-end workstation courtesy Intel, Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Runner Up: Curious Todd - Ganesh Gothwal & Rahul Jogale
Goodies Bag: TASI Cap, Nvidia Graphics Card courtesy Frameboxx Animation Visual Effects,
Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Commissioned Film:
Winner: Global Warming - Famous House of Animation
Goodies Bag: TASI Trophy, TASI Cap, HP 22″ TFT monitor, Corel Studio Factory License,
Wacom Bamboo Tablet, ToonBoom Storyboard License,
Houdini Apprentice License, Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Runner Up: Neki & Pooch Pooch - Go Fly a Kite - Famous House of Animation
Goodies Bag: TASI Cap, Nvidia Graphics Card courtesy Frameboxx Animation Visual Effects,
Houdini Apprentice License, Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Teachers’ Film:
Winner: Dolly & Me - Mahesh Gore & B. Raja Sekhar
Goodies Bag: TASI Trophy, TASI Cap, HP 22″ TFT monitor, Corel Painter License,
Wacom Bamboo Tablet, Houdini Apprentice License, Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

Runner Up: Deserted - Saikat Majumdar & Somraj Chatterjee
Goodies Bag: TASI Cap, Nvidia Graphics Card courtesy Frameboxx Animation Visual Effects,
Seagate 320 GB USB drive courtesy TASI

List of selected film makers for TASI Viewer’s Choice Awards at Anifest India 2009

Student Films	Independent Professional Films	Commissioned Films	Teacher’s Films
Tapas Jana -Mumbai	Charlotte Boulay - Goldsmith / Adamsmith-UK	Spe Networks - Asia PTE ltd.-Singapore	Mahesh Gore / B.Raja Sekhar - Hyderabad
Ashwin Inamdar -USA	Vasanth Kumar - Mumbai	Famous House of Animation - Mumbai	Saikat Majunder
Neil Helm-USA	Siddharth Maskeri -Mumbai	Vijay Pisal - V Animates Production-Mumbai	Basawraj Musavalagi - CAVA
Selene Hunnicut-USA	Kartik S - Chennai	Nikhil Patil / Reynold Rodrigues-Mumbai
Adam Toews - USA	Rishi Sahany - Neral	Ashim Ahluwalia - Mumbai
Bang.Yao Liu	Rashmi Borole-Pune	Uttam Pal Singh / Manish Sehrawat-Mumbai
Brandyn Bold - USA	Deepak..C.C-Mumbai	Sudarshan Sudevan - Mumbai
Nyssa Benthin - USA	Ajinkya Naik -Mumbai	Vijay Rathod - Mumbai
Fay Helfer-USA	Prashanth V. S. - Ahmedabad	Nupur Bhargava - Mumbai
Stephen Hammond - USA	Ashish S.K / Vijay Raibole-Pune	Monisha Chatterjee - Mumbai
Sara Pitz - USA	Satyendra Rane - Mumbai	Latika Sewalia - Mumbai
Will Hoag - USA	Suhas Majagoankar, Rahul Bakshi - Pune	Rhythm & Hues
Ashwin Inamdar
Jason Lawrence - Mumbai
Vipin Babu
Gaurav Juya -Ahmedabad
Vijaypaul Punia -Ahmedabad
Sanjay - Ahmedabad
Mirnalimi Kannan - Ahmdabad
Delwyn Jude Remedios-Ahmdabad
Sangram Soni - Ahmdabad
Sangram Soni - Ahmdabad
Amaranta, Anwesha, Avinash, Neeta, Dhruv, Gayatri, Jaikar, Swaroop, Piyali
Manish Thorat
Anna Slavkova - Sofia
Govind Rajewar, Parag Warade, Sachin Punde
MJTC - Student Films

Rules & Regulations:

• Films sent as entries will be added to the TASI archives.
• TASI reserves the right to use any/all of the entries for its promotional activities.
• Students have to provide letter from their institute certifying validity of film(s) for
  student category.
• TASI reserves the right to accept/reject entries at its discretion.
• The Viewer’s Choice Award consists of one single trophy per category.
• For group projects, individual citations for each member of the winning entry will
  be awarded.
• In case of a tie, one winner per category will be decided by members of TASI
  managing committee.
• Each film to be submitted along with its respective entry form duly filled.
• Decision of the society regarding any/all of the above will be final and binding on all parties without prejudice
• FOR THE NEW CATEGORY: Only those films made excusively by teachers / trainers will qualify for the ‘Films by Teachers / Trainers’ category. No part of the visuals may be created / assisted by any person(s) who is not a practicing teacher / trainer

• The prizes have to be collected from TASI by the winners within 30 days from Anifest India 2009, failing which TASI reserves the right to award the winnings to the next best film

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TASI Viewer’s Choice Awards 2008

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All entries received are previewed by a panel of eminent industry professionals invited by TASI.

Shortlisted films are screened at the festival for live voting by the audience. Votes are counted on site and the entry receiving the most votes is declared the winner for that category. This year a total of 224 entries were previewed out of which 52 entries were selected for voting across the 3 categories.

Results for 2008

Category: Student Short Films

Winner: Arjun Dir: Ajay Singh Supahiya

Runner Up: Dance With The Devil Dir: Viola Baier

Winner Kitty: TVCA Trophy & Certificate, TASI T-Shirt & Cap, Fully loaded IMAC (courtesy APPLE), 22″ HP TFT Monitor (courtesy FRAMEBOXX), Softimage Esentials License, INTOUS3 6×8 Tablet (courtesy WACOM), Toonboom Storyboard, Paintshop Pro (courtesy COREL).

Runner-up Kitty: TVCA Certificate, TASI T-Shirt, Cap, INR 50,000 Cash, Graphics Card (courtesy NVidia)

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Category: Professional Short Films

Winner: Passion Of Cricket Dir: Shyam Salunke

Runner Up: Key Tumi Dir: Kunal Sen

Winner Kitty: TVCA Trophy & Certificate, TASI T-Shirt & Cap, Fully loaded Intel Graphics Workstation with accessories (courtesy INTEL), 22″ HP TFT Monitor (courtesy FRAMEBOXX), Softimage Esentials License, INTOUS3 6×8 Tablet (courtesy WACOM), Toonboom Studio, Paintshop Pro + Video Suite (courtesy COREL).

Runner-up Kitty: TVCA Certificate, TASI T-Shirt, Cap, INR 50,000 Cash, Graphics Card (courtesy NVidia)

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Category: Commissioned Films

Winner: Milkateer Sharpimage

Runner Up: Sulekha.com Famous House of Animation

Winner Kitty: TVCA Trophy & Certificate, TASI T-Shirt & Cap, 22″ HP TFT Monitor (courtesy FRAMEBOXX), Softimage Esentials License, Graphics Card (courtesy NVidia), Video Suite (courtesy COREL).

Runner-up Kitty: TVCA Certificate, TASI T-Shirt, Cap, INR 50,000 Cash

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Special Recognition by TASI

Learning is Fun Dir: Yash Choski (Age 13)

TASI T-Shirt, Cap, INTOUS3 6×4 Tablet (courtesy WACOM)