Saturday, November 23, 2013

MAAC Announces ‘Carnival of Creativity’

MAAC Announces ‘Carnival of Creativity’

First of a kind event in India to celebrate creativity, starts on November 21, 2013


Scholarship up-to 100% of course fees will be offered to eligible students
MAAC spokesperson, Ram Warrier, Business Head, MAAC



Mumbai, November 21, 2013: Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) - One of the leading 3D Animation & VFX institutes announces ‘Carnival of Creativity’ event for 2013 - 14, for animation aspirants across India. For animation aspirants, the event incorporates series of activities with lots of fun, excitement, prizes and scholarships to be won. Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students on long term career courses in Animation, Multimedia, Gaming and VFX. The Scholarship-Carnival of Creativity commences on November 21, 2013.

The event is a great platform for animation/ VFX enthusiasts to showcase their talent and gives them an opportunity to be trained professionally with India’s finest animation institute. It is estimated that more than ten thousand animation aspirants, from across India, will participate in this carnival and hundreds of creatively inclined aspirants would be awarded scholarships.

The details of different activities as a part of the ‘MAAC Carnival of Creativity’ are appended:

·         CQ Check - November 21, 2013:  An online application-cum-test, which will indicate a student’s ‘Creative Quotient’. Students with high score in this test will be eligible for a ‘Scholarship’ test at the MAAC center. It will be supported by an online questionnaire (animation, films, and basic creativity) and information about a student. 
·         Expert Speak - November 21, 2013 & December 13, 2013:  A web cast will be conducted where industry experts – Mr. Ram Mohan (Father of Indian Animation), Mr. Pete Draper, VFX Supervisor of Award winning film Eega (Makkhi) and Mr. Madhusudhan, VFX Supervisor for the film Vishwaroopam will address the students on growth of animation & VFX industry.
·         Unreel - November 30, 2013: An Animation & VFX Film Fest where animation & VFX movies along with the making of the movies will be showcased.
·         Bring it to LifeDecember 2, 2013 to December 12, 2013: A creative contest where the participants will be required to create something out of an inanimate object and make it look Live by using props, painting, folding, etc. All entries need to be submitted at any nearby MAAC centre.
Announcing the event, Ram Warrier, Business Head, MAAC said, “We have announced the ‘Carnival of Creativity’ to celebrate creativity and reward the participants for their talent. It will help aspirants display their artistic skills and make a career decision.”

About MAAC:

Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) is India’s leading educator in high-end 3D Animation and Visual Effects. Founded in 2001 & a major brand of Aptech Ltd, MAAC has trained over 30000 students across the country. It has over 80 centers with cutting-edge infrastructure in over 40 cities.

MAAC offers industry relevant Career courses on 3D Animation & Visual Effects. It offers Real-life training environment to the students backed by an excellent faculty, infrastructure, and the latest technical educational tools.

MAAC’s students are placed as Modeling Artists, Lighting Artist, Render Artist, Character Animator, Layout Artist , Digital Sculptor, Rigging Artist, FX Artist, Roto Artist, Match Mover, Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Compositors, Visualizes, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest Animation Studios, BIG Animation, Cornershop, EFX, Toonz Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios,  NDTV, Studio 9, Redchillies.VFX, Vaibhav Studios, IBN7, Animax, Pixion and Tata Elxsi Ltd. to name a few.

For further information please visit http://www.maacindia.com/Default.aspx

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