'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.'
UTV Software Communications Ltd and its animation division, UTV Toonz, has entered into an animation deal worth $10 million with New York-based BKN New Media Inc.
Interview with Toonz Animation India CEO P. Jayakumar.
Toonz would undertake the entire production in its state-of-the-art studio in Technopark and would finance the full production cost which was estimated to be around Rs 20 crore (Rs 200 million), a statement said. Legendary film-makers B Nagi Reddi and his friend Chakrapani had conceptualised Chandamama in early 1947 and the company had been publishing stories in print as well as electronic media in 14 languages.
Geet Mahabharat, as the project is titled, is an animated show that completely hinges on music.
Do you have a passion for animation? Vinod A S, head of the 3 D department at Toonz Animation discusses his own career in the industry and offers advice.
'I can snap my fingers and get 1,000 people overnight, but I can't guarantee that they will develop because there has been zero change in education in the country in the last nine years.'
Popular children's magazine Chandamama would be out on big screen soon. The monthly has tied up with Thiruvanthapuram-based Toonz Animation Ltd to produce a full length animated feature film.
Chandamama, the comic that has enthralled three generations of Indians, is now trying to keep up with the times. But, supply side is a problem that they are having to deal with. The lack of new titles may be slowing down their expansion plans.
Right now, animation is seeing a total boom here, and that is also the reason why I am here. Five years from now, perhaps India will become a major hub of animation if we just focus on the industry.
Toonz Animation Academy is offering a professional training programme for would-be animators. Learn about the company's background, the industry in general, and the scope of such a career in India.
Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
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