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The Torchbearers of Indian Animation @ MIFF 2020

The biannual Mumbai International Film Festival now in its 16th edition celebrates the life and work of the three Torchbearers of Indian Animation, Shri RamMohan, Shri Bhimsain & Shri V.G.Samant. All three sadly passed away in the last 2 years since the 15th edition (which thankfully saw a retrospective of Bhimsainji’s work in his presence) […] more

“On the Joy of Working with Children” Chetan’s Interview in the Hindu

A nice article written by Aishwary Upadhye from an interview conducted in Vizag which she followed up with more questions on phone. Chetan was in Vizag as part of the Kid’s Literature Fest where he conducted workshops for kids of all groups. read the full article here: https://www.thehindu.com/children/illustrator-chetan-sharma-on-the-joy-of-working-with-children/article30114385.ece?fbclid=IwAR1GRV5Sr7rp5V9760TcNlQowAQ1ItYhzFiwUb1UILRHEgXjFETrXyMK7zk more

“The Tallest Tale!” available now!

A new picture book for children from Karadi Tales! Written by the very talented Anushka Ravishankar & Illustrated by Chetan Sharma, available online and in stores! Buy it now! http://karaditales.com/catalogue/picture-books/the-tallest-tale/ 0r Amazon more

Swami Ayyappan nominated for FICCI BAF ‘Best theatrical feature”!!

The nominations are out and ‘Swami Ayyappan’ is among the top three films in the ‘Best Theatical Animated  Feature’ category!! Hearty congrats to all who were involved in the making of the film and to our dear ‘Toonz’ family!!The other nominees in the category are KOCHADAIYAAN & Greengold Animation’s MIGHTY RAJU ‘RIO CALLING’   more

Story, Design and Pre-production Clinic at ABAI fest and KVGC neet

Chetan made a quick survey of many ways of creating different types of animation films from ads to shorts to TV series to features based obn Animagic’s own journey of almost 18 years. From the free flowing development of independent shorts like ‘Raju and I’ to the intense layering of a feature like ‘TRIPURA’. Also covered in […] more

Swami Ayyappa premieres at ABAI fest Bengaluru!

The much awaited 2d animation film, co-produced by Toonz Animation and Animagic India premiered in Bengaluru as an exclusive event for the ABAI fest and KVGC Summit. The screening which started at 8pm in an open theatre specially erected for ABAI was preceded by a short presentation on the making of the film. by the […] more

Clap Clap Apps online!!

Annika & Sid are coming soon!! A Vibrant, multi-dimensional, Hindi vocabulary-learning gaming app for South Asian kids! Please do look up clapclapapps.com Visit the facebook page and hit LIKE!! more

Arena ‘ORBIT LIVE’ and Kalakari fest Mumbai!

The three day fest by Arena Animation saw 3 workshops and masterclasses  by Chetan. Day1 was the ‘Sketching Ki Paathshaala” session for the Kalakari Fest. Day 2 & 3 saw 2 intensive sessions on ‘Character Design‘ & ‘Acting for Animation’Finally the Orbit Live closing ceremony was an extravaganza with awards given out to Industry Lion […] more

On Air: Airtel Wynk TVC

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Chetan’s “Sketching ki paathshaala!” at tasi Anifest 2014

Day 3 of the 10th Anniversary edition of TASI ANIFEST saw  ‘Sketching ki paathshaala’ with Chetan Sharma; Visual Development with Griselda Sastraniawata-Lemay from DreamWorks Animation; Music for the visual with Narayan Parasuram and finally a session on the VFX of ‘Hercules’ with Double Negative’s Bernhard Kerschbaumer.watch the video from Animation Xpress.com by clicking here! more