DESI TOONS
Desi Toons, a one day conclave within Indiajoy, brings together all the stakeholders of the animation production, broadcasting and licensing industry. A celebration of Indian animation, the conclave will focus on indigenous IPs, the global potential of the same and the future of Indian animation.
Why & Who
Why should one attend?
Desi Toons 2024 offers attendees a unique opportunity to hear the current thinking from industry leaders, ace content creators and broadcasters from the Indian Animation industry as they share their insights into how to succeed in today’s dynamic and disruptive times. The event will also host the inaugural Desi Toons Animation Pitch which will provide the opportunity to Indian animation studios to showcase their projects.
Who should attend?
Desi Toons is an ideal platform for animation content creators, studio executives, animators and students to gain insights from the leaders in creation, broadcasting and distribution.
Desi Toons Agenda
| Time | Title | Speakers and Moderators |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Opening Ceremony | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:45 - 11:30 am | Special Address: Exploring live-action to animated magic with the ‘Kalki’ team |
Speakers: Nag Ashwin | Director Priyanka Dutt | Producer Swapna Dutt | Producer Moderator: Rajiv Chilaka | Founder & CEO, Green Gold Animation |
| 11:30 - 12:15 pm | Breakdown: Crafting the epic Kalki intro sequence | Speaker Suresh Eriyat | Founder and Creative Director, Studio Eeksaurus |
| 12:15 - 1:00 pm | Exploring the next chapter of animation |
Speakers: Shashi Prakash Singh | Head of Channel Operations, ETV Balbharat Sujoy Roy Bardhan | Head Marketing, OAP, Licensing and Merchandising, Sony YAY! Tejonidhi Bhandare | CEO, Reliance Animation Studio Arjun Madhavan | CEO, Assemblage Entertainment Ashish Thapar | CEO, Hi-Tech Animation Moderator: Anil NM Wanvari | Founder, Chairman, Editor-in-Chief, AnimationXpress.com |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 2:00 - 2:20 pm | Animating Culture: Young animator Kartik Mahajan’s award-winning ‘Phool Dei’ journey | Speaker: Kartik Mahajan | Independent Filmmaker, Animator, Concept Artist & Illustrator |
| 2:20 - 3:10 pm | Creative innovations: Global influences and local flavours |
Speakers: Munjal Shroff | Founder, Graphiti Multimedia | Co-Chairman - AVGC Forum, FICCI Rajiv Chilaka | Founder & CEO, Green Gold Animation Vaibhav Kumaresh | Founder, Creative Director, Vaibhav Studios Anand Bhanushali | MD, Co-founder, philmCGI Suresh Eriyat | Founder and Creative Director, Studio Eeksaurus Moderator: Manoj Mishra | CEO, Powerkids Entertainment |
| 3:10 - 3:30 pm | Masterclass: From idea to short film to feature: Making of Schirkoa with Ishan Shukla | Speaker Ishan Shukla | Director, Red Cigarette Media |
| 3:30 - 4:15 pm | Animated advertising: The power of animation in commercials |
Speakers: Aashish Mall | Co-Founder/Director, Paperboat Design Studios & Occult VFX Studios Vaibhav More | Owner, Vaibhav More Films Jayant Hadke | Creative Head, Famous Studios Aditya Tawde | Co-Founder & CCO - Immersive & Creative Tech, Post Office Studios Bimal Poddar | Founder and Creative Head, Fairycows Animation Studio Moderator: Chaitanya Chinchlikar | Vice President & CTO, Whistling Woods International |
| 4:15 - 4:35 pm | Masterclass: Creating an immersive experience for museums | Speaker: Upasana | Founder & Director, Switch Studio | Co-founder & Partner, Roy Studio |
| 4:35 - 5:00 pm | Masterclass: Mastering multi-platform storytelling and government partnerships | Speaker: Munjal Shroff | Founder, Graphiti Multimedia |
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