New Leading Group of ABAI
ABAI Elections for the term 2019-21 were held on 5th December and here is the new team.
December 06th, 2019
Managing committee of ABAI 2019-2021:
- President: Biren Ghose
- Vice president: Ganesh Papanna
- Secretary : Srinivas Sribhakta
- Jt.Secretary: Ajay apparoop
- Treasure:Sushil Kumar Bhasin
- Convener:Kranti Sarma
- EC Member: TM Vishal
- EC Member:Bn Vichar.
Srinivas filled with happiness posted below message in linkedin:
"Thanks to all the members & the AVGC fraternity for the continued trust & support.! Will work more towards achieving the objectives of the country’s oldest & most successful association in Animation, VFX & Gaming.! Congrats to our President Biren Ghose & my wonderful colleagues Ganesh Papanna Ajay Apparoop Sushil Kumar Bhasin & new members Bn Vichar Vishal TM & Kranti Sarma.!"

Biren Ghose is the Country Head in India for Technicolor, a US $5 billion global arts and sciences leader. The company has a wide array of media businesses including animation & VFX for the entertainment industry.
Biren is a Media & Entertainment professional heading the world's leading Animation, Visual Effects & Gaming studio! Music, movies, F1 & art are his passions!
More about Srinivas:
He is one person in many roles:
- Secretary ABAI
- Co-chair/Director GAFX’ 2018/2019
- CEO-VedAtma Animation Studios
- Director-Purple Arrow Films/Purple Rock Entertainers
- Director-Arena Animation Bangalore.
He is also named as the baap of animation education in the Bengaluru 'arena'.
He is a man who believes in the right kind of leadership.
Srinivas, the Secretary of ABAI, a non-profit trade organisation
supported by the Karnataka government committed to developing the Animation,
VFX and Gaming industry in India. It works towards skill development and growth
in the animation, VFX and games sector. He says, "We set up digital art
centres in colleges and train students to use software for digital art and
painting. Apart from this, we have a programme for start-ups, supported by the
Government of Karnataka. Here, several start-ups can pitch their ideas. If they
are worth taking forward, then the government funds them."
Their other big initiative , the Bengaluru GAFX Conference which
is probably the country's biggest event for artists of Animation, VFX and
Computer Graphics, he explains. It is basically a community event where panel
discussions, conferences, screening of movies etc take place.
Let all of us Congratulate and wish them all the Success of ABAI.
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