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Toonz Academy opens in Mumbai, plans more
 
Indiantelevision.com Team
(3 July 2007 8:15 pm)
 

MUMBAI:Toonz has opened its Toonz Animation Academy in Mumbai, offering one-year advanced programme courses in classical and digital animation, 3D animation and digital arts, along with other certificate courses.

Next in the pipepline is the launch of the academy in Nagpur. Said Toonz Academy executive director Ramprasad, "The Academy is on an expansion mode and the Mumbai facility is the first in a series of initiatives planned for the future. We are going to open centres in all the key cities of India. The launch of the Nagpur Academy is slotted next."

Located in Andheri, the Toonz Animation Academy will have cutting-edge infrastructure, industry current workstations, international faculty and a comprehensive global curriculum.


The curriculum boasts of being holistic and includes personality development programs, acting classes and classes on evolving trends. Advanced animation labs will provide students with convenient access to digital media equipment and entertainment technology.

Veteran animation professionals from across the world are expected to visit the campus to conduct classes.

Said Toonz CEO P. Jayakumar, "Setting up an Academy in Mumbai was on the cards for a long time, because the city is the biggest entertainment hub in the country. We are thrilled that our plans have come to fruition.The animation industry is facing a dearth of trained talent and the growing demand-supply gap in manpower availability is hampering its growth. The new Academy is a step in the right direction to solve this problem.

 
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