Toonz has also announced The Flying Elephant Animation & Short Film Competition as part of the Animation Masters Summit. Toonz invites film entries from talented and passionate artistes and filmmakers in four categories viz. Animation Short Films, Animation Feature Films, Education/PSA & Social Work and Live Action Short Film. The competition is open to individuals, studios and students.

On receiving applications, the entries will be shortlisted by a 12-member panel. The panel will shortlist the total entries to the top 12 entries. The twelve shortlisted films will be then evaluated by the visiting Masters during the Animation Masters Summit. On May 9, 2015 the winners will be announced at the concluding ceremony of the Summit and the ‘The Flying Elephant Trophy’ will be awarded to the best films.

The last day for sending in application for the Flying Elephant competition would be April 25, 2015.

“It was in 1999 that Toonz first held the Week with the Masters event in Kerala. This was a great platform for animation enthusiasts and creative people to meet leading animators and interact with them. We want to continue this tradition and create a platform for dialogue amongst experts, industry and academia to chalk out a roadmap for animation industry in India.” Said P Jayakumar, CEO Toonz Media Group.  

“The purpose of the Flying Elephant competition is to bring to surface, evolution and new tendencies of the Animation & Entertainment Industry and to showcase originality and excellence. The best forum to present this is one in which Animation Industry stalwarts from India and other parts of the world are here in God’s Own Country.” He added.

Source: (awn.com)Toonz Media Group