The Bengaluru GAFX conference is being held from 21 to 23 June
Bengaluru, 21 June 2019: Asia’s largest animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) event, was inaugurated by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI and committee members today at The Lalit Ashok.
Inaugurating the event, Mr. Ghose welcomed the enthusiasts who have gathered from all over the world and invited them to join the unique three-day experience that is Bengaluru GAFX 2019. Bengaluru GAFX 2019 is organised by Government of Karnataka and Association of Bangalore Animation Industry (ABAI) and intends to identify and provide a global platform to talents. It also attracts industry veterans, professionals, students, academia, technology partners, animation, VFX and games studios and production houses and generate jobs.
The inauguration was followed by session ‘Around the World of GAFX,’ where experts from all over the world took the audience through the AVGC industry internationally. Avrill Stark, the CEO/Executive Producer and creative leader of A Stark Production (ASP) based in Sydney, who joined the session through video conference, Angela Salt, CEO of Salt Content Ltd. from UK, Sheila de Courcy, Creative Specialist from Ireland, President and Executive Producer of Branscome International LLC, Catherine Branscome, Cristian Jezdic, Producer, VFX/CGI supervisor and IP specialist from Italy and President and CEO of Unlimited Media Inc. Neil Chakravarthi, offered insights into the world of animation, gaming, VFX or motion graphics in their respective countries and worldwide. The session was followed by a panel discussion, where the students and professionals from the AVGC sector interacted with the above mentioned experts.
The panel discussion on ‘Changing CG production in India Centre of Excellence: Disrupting Traditional Production’ saw industry biggies talk about the future of motion graphics and how it is disrupting the sphere of animation, gaming and visual effects.
Moderated by PC Vikram, the ‘Comics and Beyond: Presentation and Panel’ saw the coming together of graphic novelist and animation film director Somnath Pal, illustrator and animation film designer Saumin Suresh Patil and Anand Radhakrishnan, graphic novelist and art director. Kirini Rambhatla also presented on ‘Chitrakatha’- the future of graphic novels.
