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 The 6th Annual 24 FPS Awards 2009 was held on Friday, 6th of November at the S.R.P.F. Grounds, Goregaon (E), Mumbai. The Awards saw the best of animation and visual effects works done by Hollywood, Bollywood and the ad-world. The event saw nominations not only from domestic studios and young animators but also attracted an incredible participation from countries like China and Canada too.
This year 24 FPS Awards had introduced 3 new categories viz The Viewer’s Choice Award, Outstanding Contribution to Indian Animation Education Industry and The Best Game Design.
The event was graced by the presence of veteran film director Ketan Mehta.The evening not just saw the who’s who of the animation industry but was further adorned by stage performances by glamorous actress Kim Sharma, singer Mansi Scott who was also the host for the evening and renowned comedian VIP (of Comedy Circus’ fame).
From more than 200 film entries across India for 21 different award categories, 24FPS Awards 2009 had a whopping response with more than 3000 students attending the event. The films were judged along the parameters encompassing several aspects of animation film production such as Story and Concept, Animation, Modeling, texturing, Lighting, Visual Effects to name a few. |
Best Animated Film – 24FPS 2009
Pechaan Kaun - MAAC Anand Vihar, New Delhi
Bijuka - MAAC Andheri, Mumbai 
Always- MAAC Andheri, Mumbai
Other MAAC Team Category - 24FPS 2009
Jai Natarajan, Maya Entertainment Ltd., awarding the students.
Merzin Tavaria, Prime Focus, presenting the award.
Rajeev Nagar, WACOM, giving away the award.
Chetan Desai, Maya Entertainment Ltd., presenting the award.
Virendra Chauhan, Paprikaas, doing the honours.
Shelley Page, Dreamworks, presenting the award.
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24 FPS Awards
Open Category - 24FPS 2009
Rishab Pandey with the award.
Mehul Hirani, Crest, presenting the award .
Prasad Phadke, Nvidia, doing the honours.
Sanjiv Waeerkar, MAAC, giving away the award.
Shelley Page, Dreamworks, presenting the award.
Industry Recognition Award - 24FPS 2009
Ketan Mehta giving away the award.
Niraj Bhukhanwala, MEL, presenting the award to Subhajit Sarkar, Rhythm & Hues
Virendra Chauhan, Paprikaas, giving away the award to Mr. Jaykar, Prana
Apurava Shah, Pixar, giving out the award to Subhajit Sarkar, Rhythm & Hues
Mukul Goyal, MEL, presenting the award to Ashok Rao, FX Labs
Mukul Goyal, MEL, giving away the award to Ms. Shaina, India Games
Event Pictures – 24FPS 2009
 24FPS Awards 2009  24FPS Awards 2009  (From R-L) Niraj Bhukhanwala (MEL), Mukul Goyal (MEL) and Shambhu Nath Singh (IGNOU) lighting the lamp
Mansi Scott, compere at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Kim Sharma performing at the 24FPS Awards 2009
VIP performing at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Ketan Mehta with Niraj Bhukhanwala (MEL) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Ketan Mehta at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Shelley Page (Dreamsworks) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Virendra Chauhan (Paprikaas) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Apurava Shah (Pixar) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Mehul Hirani (Crest) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Prasad Phadke (Nvidia) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Merzin Tavaria (Prime Focus) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Rajeev Nagar (WACOM) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Shambhu Nath Singh (IGNOU) at the 24FPS Awards 2009
Chetan Desai (Maya Entertainment Ltd.)
MAAC Team Anand Vihar, New Delhi (Winner) with Ketan Mehta
MAAC Team Andheri, Mumbai (First Runner-Up)
Ashish Kulkarni (Big Animation) presenting the award to MAAC Team Andheri, Mumbai (Second Runner-Up)
MAAC Junior Toon Club (MJTC) winners at TASI - Anifest along with Kingshuk Gupta (MJTC) and Krishnaswamy (MJTC)
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Jury Members & Delegates in 2009
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Abhay Waghmare, Prana Studios |
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Narendra Deshpande, Maya Entertainment Ltd. |
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Amit Anand, Ettamina Studio |
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Nilesh Sardesai, Prana Studios |
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Argha Sen Gupta, Maya Entertainment Ltd. |
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Prashant Sadaphule, Rayudu Vision Media Ltd. |
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Behram Patel, Pixion |
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Priyam Chaterjee, Maya Entertainment Ltd. |
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Dipesh Desai, Maya Entertainment Ltd. |
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Saradhi Krishna, Ettamina Studio |
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Imran Khan/Ashok/Anurag Yadav, FX Labs |
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Satish Tokhate, Crest Animation |
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Jai Natarajan, Maya Entertainment Ltd.
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Shashwat Bhrambhatt, Maya Entertainment Ltd. |
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Jaykar Arutra, Prana Studios |
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Shesha Prasad, Rhythm & Hues |
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Karthik, Prana Studios |
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Shelley Page, Dreamsworks |
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Kireet Khurana, 2NZ Animation |
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Shreepad Agaskar, Prana Studios |
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Krishnakant Mishra, Sony image works |
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Subhajit Sarkar, Rhythm & Hues |
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Laura Dohrmann, NVidia |
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Vaibhav Kumaresh, Vaibhav Studio |
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Madhu Nair, Crest Animation |
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Vijay Rai Bole, Big Animation |
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Mandar Pingulkar, Tata Elxsi
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Viral Thakkar, Pixion |
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Mehul Hirani, Crest Animation |
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Virendra Chauhan, Paprikaas |
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Merzin Tavaria, Prime Focus |
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Vivek Ram, Independent Speaker |
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It was the best 24FPS to date. I had a really great time at the event. The award function was brilliantly organized and full of fun and spectacle!
I look forward to the event next year and would be surely there.
All the best.
Ms. Shelley Page,
Dreamworks
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It was delightful to witness the ecstasy and bonding of the winning teams. Many teams invited their faculties on the stage and that was very heartwarming to see. The venue, the entertainment, old friends and finally the good food truly made it a memorable night. My sincere thanks to all the MAAC Mohans!
Mr. Vaibhav Kumaresh,
Vaibhav Studio
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24FPS Awards has started creating a lot of buzz within the animation industry. It is a great platform for the students to showcase their work to the industry people and it gives a peek to the industry people as to what can they expect next. An extremely well organized event. I really look forward to it. Keep up the great work.
Mehul Hirani,
Crest Animation
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