| Sculpting Workshop | Vichar BN |
| Storyboarding Workshop | Shyam Wanare |
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Category Archives: AI24 Sessions & Tracks
AI24 Students & Parents
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | VFX – Anand Bhanushali |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Art & Animation – Rob |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Gaming – Druhin Mukherjee |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Producing for AVGC – Ranjit 'Tony' Singh |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Animation Education – Prosenjit Ganguly |
| Pixillation Demo + Group Activity | Team TASI |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Games – Mala Sen |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Post Production in Advertising – Sabu Jose |
| Career Orientation – Show & Tell | Production Design – Rupali Gatti |
| Group Activity & Panel Discussion | Talk with Parents |
Session date and timings will be updated soon
AI24 Film Making 2
Film Making 2 – Art, Technology & Business
| Film Technology – Virtual Production | Chaitanya Chinchlikar – A deep dive |
| Sound, Music Design | Advait Nemlekar |
| Artist’s Journey | Shyam Wanare |
| Unleashing the Power of Unreal Engine | Gaurav Mathur – Animation Pipeline for Artists |
| The 100 Crore Animation Film | Prasad Ajgaonkar |
| Brand Licensing | Nitin Kalra |
| Panel : Freelance & Independent studios | Debjyoti Saha / Gaurav Wakankar / Sailesh Gopalan / Amalendu Kaushik |
Session date and timings will be updated soon
AI24 Film Making
| Artist’s Journey | Sanjay Patel |
| Case Study – Feature – Schirkoa | Ishan Shukla |
| Foley, Sound design | Karan Arjun Singh |
| Panel: Indie film makers – vision, approach, challenges & solutions. | Suresh Eriyat , Upamanyu B , Ishan Shukla , Prasad Ajgaonkar & Vaibhav Kumaresh |
| Case Study – Shorts – The Dawn | Suresh Eriyat |
| Case Study – Episodic Series – Tom & Jerry | Vivek Bolar |
| Case Study – Feature WIP – Heirloom (WIP) | Upamanyu B |
Session date and timings will be updated soon
AI24 Gaming
| Live workshop – Game Character Design | Somneel Saha / Priyam Ghosh Createon Game |
| The Journey of Raji |
Avichal Singh
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Shruti Ghosh
/ Ian Maude Nodding Heads Games |
| Ask Me Anything (AMA) | What do studios look for in students – Ranbeer Hora , Ninad Chhaya , Somneel Saha , Moderated by Druhin Mukherjee |
| Animating Dreams: A Career path in Game Animation | Onkar Lad – UbiSoft-1 |
| The Essentials Of The Gaming Animation Pipe | Arun Kamath – UbiSoft-2 |
| Metaverse Odyssey – Crafting the future world | Shivam Dhoot – Gamitronics |
| Building Games using UEFN | Manan Shastri – Green Rain |
| Game design for emotional story-telling | Mridul Kashatria / Mala Sen Niku Games |
Session date and timings will be updated soon
Vichar BN is a sculptor based out of Bangalore India and holds a Masters degree in sculpting from the Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts. 
Shyam is an illustrator, animation director, storyteller and an adjunct professor & consultant at the IDC, IIT Bombay. He is a director of varsity junior series by Zerodha. And he enjoys telling stories and drawing in his spare time.
Managing Director at PhilmCGI with over 22+ years of experience in the animation industry, Anand has worked with high-level studios on many projects large and small. Anand handles hi-end technical challenges adroitly, with no production puzzle being too problematic to solve. A technical director and visionary, Anand also looks after the overall day-to-day operations of the studio.
Artist, YouTube & TV personality and Indias only real-life kids icon, known for inspiring creativity in children through his award-winning Art and Craft show on Pogo called M.A.D, Rob is now also recognized as a popular YouTuber and Social Media Influencer, a Designer and Installation Artist par excellence, because of his awe-inspiring, interactive and thought-provoking expressions of Art. At the very core of his creativity, lies his passion for recycling, reuse, and DIY. He experiments and works with simple everyday trash material – be it bulbs, paper cups, newspapers, books etc – which he turns into amazing visually stunning art pieces lending his very own and exceptional brand of creativity to every project he works on.
A Games Creator and 
Animation Director, Coach, Educator and India’s first published author in the animation space with his maiden book The Art of Animation Production Management (Macmillan Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2012). His 35+ years experience spans across the Creative Media, Non-profits, Manufacturing, Education and Training domains.
Over the last 25 years Prosenjit Ganguly has made award winning Short films, created IPs, Directed and Written multiple animated feature films and has taught Animation and Design at more than 30 Schools, institutions and Universities across the country including IIT Bombay and NID Ahmedabad.
She completed her B.F.A and M.F.A from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan and started her career as a large-scale textile-artist and educator in the field of art. She always had a love of stories and realised that games are an excellent medium of expression. Therefore she pivoted into game development and has 8 years of experience working on games. She and her partner Mridul started Niku Games with the goal of making story-rich and cultural games. They are currently working on ‘The Palace on the Hill’, a slice-of-life adventure game set in 90s rural India.
Group COO, VC Studiioz, Mumbai.
Production designer, Visual development artist and Educator, she holds a BFA degree in Applied Art from Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, and is a professional calligrapher. She began her animation journey as a background artist at RMUSL (Ram Mohan – United Studios Ltd.) in 1997. Rupali now works as an Environment Designer, Production Designer for animation and live action projects including Feature films, Ride films, Ad commercials & Stop motion projects. Having worked with respected filmmakers in India and abroad, she also handles Visual development, Key art for script development, Story pitch art for presentations, and Visual style guide preparation for animation production.
Vice President & Business Head, CTO, Heads of Emerging Media initiatives, Chaitanya has had a multi-faceted 2-decade career in the Film, Media & Entertainment industry. He currently serves on several public policy and innovation bodies like India’s Media & Entertainment Skills Council (MESC) and the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comics) Task Force established by the Government of India to draft India’s national policy for the AVGC industry. He also serves on the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).
With a rich background spanning over 18 years in music production, Advait Nemlekar is a seasoned composer specializing in creating emotionally resonant music for a diverse range of content formats. As a music director, he has contributed to theatrical films, OTT shows, ad films, animation shows, and independent short films. – Tom and Jerry, Lamput, Naal and Special Ops, to name a few.
Gaurav is currently working as a Solutions Architect at Epic Games, drawing on over two decades of experience in CG Content Creation for Motion Pictures, TV, and Games. 
A self-driven and motivated entrepreneur, Prasad Ajgaonkar is the Founder and Managing
A seasoned Licensing Professional with 18-years of experience in Brand Licensing. Having worked with STAR TV & Animation International managing IPs like The Simpsons, Ice Age, Doraemon, Shin Chan, Hello Kitty, WWE, Garfield, Marvel, Charlie Chaplin & many more, he brings to you insights about the world of Brand Licensing with his vast experience. Currently working as Head of Brand Licensing at one of Saudi Arabia’s oldest business companies – Al Faisaliah Group in Saudi Arabia, he will conduct the session using course material from Licensing International, of which he is an active member. 
Animation Filmmaker
Gaurav Wakanakr is a skilled 2D Character Animator and Director from India. Having spent his early years as a member of Ghost Animation, he now works independently as a freelancer on various projects from the USA, Europe, and Korea. He specializes in 2D character animation and acting performances. Gaurav is eager to tackle new challenges and always seeks opportunities to collaborate with diverse directors and teams. He takes pride in contributing his animation skills to every project while embracing unique designs and styles.
Comic Artist, Animator
Sanjay Patel is an illustrator, animator, and director, as well as the creator of Ghee Happy, a collection of books, animation, and paper products that marry his whimsical style and graphic cuteness with the awesome universe of Hindu deities. During his 20-year career at Pixar Animation Studios, he worked on numerous feature films and directed the short film Sanjay’s Super Team, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination. Most recently he created an animated preschool show for Netflix called Ghee Happy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two sons.
Ishan has been involved in comics, theater, and films since an early age. He discovered animation while pursuing engineering at BITS Pilani. The love for animation films intensified and he dropped out to pursue it as a career. In 2008 he got a diploma in animation from Singapore’s 3dsense Media School and started his career as a CG artist there. He later took a sabbatical and returned to India to work on his
Foley artists reproduce the everyday sounds heard in films, television shows, and video games – noises like footsteps, a sword being drawn from a sheath, or the swishing of clothing as two people walk past each other – that often are missed by microphones during principal shooting, or don’t sync with the picture after scenes are reshot and edited, or need to be created for a film soundtrack. Using an arsenal of props, Foley artists devise and record sound effects that are integrated into a soundtrack during post-production to make a movie, show, or game sound as good as it looks. 
Suresh Eriyat is a 1997 graduate of the prestigious National Institute of Design. His
Upamanyu is an animation director and illustrator based in Kolkata. He’s a founder and partner at Otter Studios. He co-directed ‘Wade’, an animated short film, and is currently working as writer-director on his first animated feature film, ‘Heirloom’. 
Director, Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai, Vaibhav is an International Emmy nominated animation film maker and Founder, Director at Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai.
An animator by training, Vivek founded AUM Animation Studios (formerly Bluepixels Animation Studios) in 2009. He directed the witty non-dialogue series “ANDY and PIRKI” and recently directed Asia’s first “Tom and Jerry” series produced by AUM.
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Over 10 years of experience in server programming and DevOps handling with a proven track record of working in game industry as backend lead, data analytics engineer, handing technical art in unity game engine and overseeing game liveops.
Avichal Singh is a Co-Founder at Nodding Heads Games along with Ian Maude and Shruti Ghosh, where he and the team designed one of India’s first successful premium console and PC titles, Raji: An Ancient Epic. Nodding Heads Games was able to create its own niche in a market flooded by mobile games . With the mandate to put India on the game dev map. To date, Raji is accredited with 32 international accolades, of which nine are wins. These include prestigious events such as E3, The MIX, SXSW, Taipei Game Show, The Games Awards, Pegases and many more. Avichal co-wrote the story of Raji while working as a game designer, level designer and project manager at Nodding Heads Games.
Shruti obtained a 1st Class degree in Fine Art from Rabindra Bharati University and has over a decade of game development experience. She is a specialist in hand painting, which is evident in the game’s art style. Shruti has worked on titles such as Burn Out Open World & Dominator and VC Arts – Fantastic Four and served as Art Manager for EA Games India for titles such as Bejeweled Blitz, Monopoly Slots, and Tetris Blitz.
Affectionately known as “Grandpa” within the team, has over two decades of experience in the gaming industry. He started as a junior 3D artist with Stainless Software (creators of Carmageddon) after graduating from the University of Teesside with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design & Illustration. Ian has worked for well-known companies such as Rockstar, Ubisoft, and Acclaim, becoming a Senior Lead Artist and Art Director. For The Chinese Room, he oversaw the prototype development for “Everyone’s Gone to the Rapture,” which won three Bafta awards. Ian later became a lecturer in video game art and met Shruti Ghosh and Avichal Singh, who later teamed up to create Nodding Heads Games.
GodSpeed Singh, a seasoned veteran in the realm of game development and production. With over a decade of experience steering the ship at GodSpeed Games, I’ve navigated the thrilling waters of the gaming industry, transforming a modest team of two into a powerhouse of over 100 professionals, contributing to over 1000 titles across various platforms. As an expert in sales and business development, I have generated revenue with clients across different countries. I am a confident and dynamic team manager with a track record of providing high-quality deliverables and creating value for organizations through innovative solutions and strong leadership. I like to play Puzzle, Adventure, Real Time Strategy and RPG genres of games.
A serial entrepreneur and an avid gamer Ninad has over 25 years of experience in gaming and interactive media. As co-founder of India’s first gaming company, Indiagames Ltd., he played a vital role in establishing it as a leading global mobile game publisher. Ninad’s ventures over the years have spanned across games, apps, early-edtech, AR, VR, and more.
He is a Sr. Animator at Ubisoft India Studios. He started his career in 2011 and worked on various animation projects. After working for 6 years in TV series, commercials and animation film production, he joined the gaming industry in 2017. Onkar has worked on multiple game projects including mobile games and AAA games.
Senior Animator at Ubisoft India, Arun started his career as an intern facial animator at Paprikas Animation Studios, Bangalore (Currently, Technicolor India Pvt Ltd). He pivoted into game animation and has over 15 years of experience in creating animation for video games.
A game developer with a decade in the gaming industry he has developed games for all platforms (TV, PC, Mobile, Web, Arcades and Consoles). A geek who loves to develop games as much as he loves to play them.
Over the past few years, we have developed and contributed to several animated products for shows, advertisements, music videos, and organisations
Experienced programmer and entrepreneur with specialization in web and video game technologies. Created and scaled up web and mobile app products for the media industry in India with millions of daily users. Now at Niku Games, creating story-rich, multi-platform adventure games with the award-winning debut The Palace on the Hill.