Toonz Academy to conduct workshop on May 29

Updated on: Monday, May 28, 2012

A workshop - 'Animation and Visual Effects Seminar' will be conducted by Toonz Academy, the training division of Technopark-based Toonz Animation India here on May 29.

Toonz Animation CEO P Jayakumar said, the seminar will focus on the career opportunities in the Animation and Visual Effects sector.

The horizon that defines animation is now being broadened to include the entertainment as well as non-entertainment sectors, and increasingly to telecommunications, he said.

'Animation is considered to be the most attractive genre for new and emerging platforms like media convergence, mobile media, online games etc. Animation is also increasingly being used for education called 'edutainment', and also in interactive CDs. Fields like Art, architecture, education, engineering, forensics, simulation and gaming industry, space exploration, military etc will all soon find using animation techniques increasingly in their day-to-day activities.' Jayakumar said.

The seminars will be conducted by experts from Toonz. Toonz Academy is the training division of the award winning animation studio, Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd.

The Academy has also signed MOU's with leading Chinese Universities to set up animation training centres in China and plans to expand its operation to West Africa, Middle East and South East Asia.

Toonz Academy to conduct workshop on May 29

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