A collaborative celebration of World Animation Day occurred among educational institutions in Pune

Pune: With the changing times, the challenges confronting the youth are also changing, so the youth should not only opt for traditional fields like engineering and medicine as a career for years but also look for new opportunities like animation, gaming, visual effects, and fine arts. The experts in animation shared insights into the program organized by Asifa India that employment will be created.  

In a conference organized by the Asifa Institute in Pune on International Animation Day, experts from different parts of India provided assistance on opportunities for youth in animation. Ashish Kulkarni, Chairman of FICCI Animation, Vinita Bachani, Vice President of Frameboxx Animation, Sanjay Khemsara, President of Asifa India, Druhin Mukherjee, Director of God Speed Games Pune, Amit Bhardwaj, Head of Film CGI Pune, Manan Desai, senior compositor of Industrial Light and Magic Mumbai, Subhajit Sarkar, Senior Development of M2 Animation, Mumbai, an expert-guided the youth in this conference.

Vinita Bachani, Vice President of Framebox, stated that “till the last few years, there was a misconception that the field of animation was not exclusively for women but for young girls. Uncertainty of working in this field, and lack of time constraints made young women not willing to work in this field. But now many animation agencies, studios, and advertising companies are ready to work with women at their convenience, so the number of women entering the field has increased over the past few years. There has also been an increase in the number of women admitted to animation institutes in various parts of the country including Pune. In many universities in the country, women are being given priority for courses in the field of animation. The increasing number of women in different fields like animation, gaming, visual effects, and fine arts is a good thing for them and for the education policies of the country as well as for increasing the number of women in the animation field.”

Ashish Kulkarni said “Considering the obstacles faced by the youth, the central government has recently implemented a new education policy. According to this education policy, youth will be encouraged to pursue careers in subjects of their interest other than traditional subjects. As a part of this, new subjects like animation, gaming, and fine arts will be introduced to students from class VI in schools. So they will know about these subjects at the school level itself and it will help them to gain interest in this field. Having exposure to a different field from an early age can also open up different career opportunities for them after college. That is why more attention has been paid to this issue in the new education policy.”

Sanjay Khemsra said that “through Asifa, a conference is organized throughout Asia about how the youth can avail of future opportunities. As part of this, a conference has been organized in Pune on the occasion of International Animation Day. At this conference, experts in the field of animation will direct students in the context of future-changing technology and opportunities. This guidance will definitely benefit the youth. This will provide different opportunities to the youth after college. Asifa, in collaboration with the software company of Asifa, is giving scholarships for the 50 animation technicians every year for $ 5000. This scholarship provides modern technology and its information. This helps to become a scientist in the animation sector. Over the past several years, this scholarship has helped to create many giants in the animation sector.”

Director of God Speed Games Pune, House of Film CGI Pune, Amit Bhardwaj, Manan Desai of Industrial Gaming and Magic Mumbai, Senior Development Manager of Mu Animation Mumbai Subhashit Sarkar also guided the students in the field of future opportunities. Event partners of this event were Frameboxx 2.0, ARENA, MAAC, TRON, and VEDA. It also was co-sponsored by XP Pen & Net Protector.