02/10/2024
🎉 Arena Animation, Geeta bhawan Square, Indore hosted a fantastic event packed with creativity and talent! The day was filled with amazing activities like Perspective, Arena’s Got Talent, Ad Mad Show, Rock Band performances, and an exciting Award Function!
During the session, our founder Sanjay Khimesara briefed about Waves Challenge- Awards of Excellence for students and professionals and showcased video of all 27 challenges under Create in India Challenge-Phase 1. For more information do visit- https://wavesindia.org/challenges-2025
🎤 A special highlight was the expert talk by Krishna Babu (Unni), CG Supervisor at Zebu Animation Studio, Bangalore. With over 20 years of experience and a portfolio that includes Guardians of the Galaxy and Exodus: Gods and Kings, he shared valuable insights on Asset Development and Presentation. Krishna has collaborated with industry giants like EA, Marvel, Disney, and Warner Bros. 🎬
🌟 Students wowed the audience with 15 amazing performances in Arena’s Got Talent, while more than 150 creative minds showcased their submissions and 48-hour film projects.
✨ Exciting challenges like the Manga Challenge, Cartoon Challenge, and Asifa Awards of Excellence were introduced under the Create in India Challenge by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Ajitesh Sharma, President of the Indian Comics Association, and Sanjay Khimesara, President of Asifa India, briefed students about the upcoming World Audio-Visual and Entertainment Summit in February 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi, where participants have the chance to win prizes worth ₹3 crores! 💥
👏 Huge thanks to all the mentors and amazing student volunteers like Akash Bamniya, Tarshpreet Saggu, Ashi Jha, Shrey Faujdar, Reewa Vijayavargiya, Maria Charkiwala, Mustafa Motorwala, Riddhima Jain, Mahi Jain, Anima Jain, Lavish Sagwaliya, Aman Sapkale, Sonia Pal, and many others for their outstanding event management and support! 🙌
