Indian Delegates to Gwangju Acefair 2024

Acefair India Delegation 2024

Powerkids Entertainment

Powerkids Entertainment, is a leading company in animation investment and intellectual property management and distribution, managed by professionals with decades of experience and established relationships within the industry.

Powerkids is beneficially held by OL Master (Singapore Fund 1) Pte Limited and has the privilege of being supported by OCP Asia which is an established investment manager with a proven track record of providing customized financing solutions for small and medium sized enterprises across the Asia Pacific region.

It has a track record of offering credible and efficient financing structures for a wide range of purposes across the business cycle including growth, acquisition, and recapitalisation. Since 2004, the team has completed investments totalling approximatelyUS$5bn and currently manages funds more than US$2bn.

Powerkids Acefair India Delegation 2024

Powerkids Entertainment

Ele Animations Acefair India Delegation 2024

Ele Animations Pvt Ltd

Ele Animations Pvt Ltd

Ele Animations Pvt Ltd embarked on its journey in 2008 with a dream to entertain. From a cutting-edge studio at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Ele Animations has evolved into one of India’s leading animation studios.

With an extraordinary heritage, Ele Animations has become a powerhouse specializing in high-quality content creation, production, and original storytelling. Serving clients in over 36 countries, it stands out as a top animation production house in terms of quality.

Today, Ele Animations is making significant strides with its own IP production and collaborations with international IPs, marking a remarkable trajectory of growth and success.

Ssoftoons Entertainment Media LLP

With the vision of creating constructive animation contents Ssoftoons started its journey nearly a two decades ago. The dream was pretty clear and simple! Bringing quality animation content which people could easily relate to, was the only motto behind starting the journey. After that, in spite of many hurdles, Ssoftoons never looked back and gifted millions of smiles in the face of millennials and generation Z. We created revolution in animation industry by serving education, fun and quality content in local language. Gopal Bhar, Pandav Goyenda, Mollah Nasiruddin, Nonte Fonte, Lullu, Batul, Panchatantra, Thakumar Jhuli etc to name few out of many of our creations. Our distribution was focused through television, CDs and VCDs.

Ssoftoons Entertainment Media LLP

Ssoftoons Entertainment Media LLP

Start Animation Studio Acefair India Delegation 2024

Start Animation, Hyderabad

Start Animation, Hyderabad (Part of TVAGA Pavilion)

Start animation studio offers end-to-end solutions in visual imagery and content production for Feature Films, Direct to Home DVDs, TV Series and new age Digital Content platforms. We take pride in our association with some of the best studios in the world. For our audiences, we present an array of captivating characters, stories and glimpses of mesmerizing Worlds. A promise of unforgettable experience.

We stand for our unwavering focus on creativity, cutting-edge technology and commitment to innovation. Clubbing these with our wagon of world-class talent pool, we are all geared up to woo the audiences and clients alike.

TVAGA

TVAGA (Telangana VFX, Animation and Gaming Association) is a non-profit association dedicated to promote and develop Media & Entertainment eco system in Telangana. Telangana is the most integrated IT & Creative media ecosystem in India.

The association is led by Industry leaders and creative minds of Animation, VFX, Esports, Gaming and Comics arena. TVAGA is one of the Consultative Committee members to facilitate incentives of Image policies and works closely with Department of IT to facilitate events and other networking platforms like Indiajoy. TVAGA thrives to improve welfare and professional integrity of Artists, Technicians, Students, Mentors, Educators, Studio executives, Supervisors, PR/marketing specialists, Producers, Entrepreneurs and every other stakeholder of the Industry

TVAGA Acefair India Delegation 2024

TVAGA

JustVFX Studios

JustVFX Studios

JustVFX Studios (Part of TVAGA Pavilion)

JustVFX Studios is a premier post-production studio known for delivering high-quality visual effects and animation services with a fast turnaround. Specializing in areas such as rotoscoping, paint/cleanup, beauty/de-aging, matchmove/rotomation, compositing, and animation, the studio has built a strong reputation for its work across TV series, commercials, and feature films. JustVFX is backed by industry-leading content security certifications, including TPN + Gold, and approvals from major studios like Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Amazon, Warner Media, Paramount, and Lionsgate, ensuring a secure and efficient workflow for all its clients.

Media and Entertainment Skills Council

Founded in 2012, Media & Entertainment Skills Council is a Not-for-Profit Organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Council has been promoted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) with financial support by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

The key objective of MESC is to create a robust and vibrant eco-system for quality vocational education and skill development in Media & Entertainment Space in the country.

MESC India Acefair India Delegation 2024

Media and Entertainment Skills Council

Mugafi Studios Acefair India Delegation 2024

Mugafi

Mugafi

Create captivating stories, iconic characters, and legendary universes for the world to witness.
Building a library of high-quality Stories, Novels & Screenplays
Your ultimate co-pilot for turning your imagination into pitch-perfect stories.
Transform your writing instantly with Ved; conducting research, rewriting scenes, expanding dialogues, and more.
Ensure script readiness with our advanced algorithms processing millions of data points, and delivering top-quality scores for pitch-perfect narratives.
Experience seamless teamwork, with built-in collaboration tools, sharing real-time feedback to enhance your co-writing journey.
Format your content flawlessly with easy-to-use customizable shortcuts, ensuring it’s production-house-ready and free from rejection.

VIRTUALSOFT TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.

Virtualsoft has a reliable pipeline for all Game Art, Design and Development.

  1. Production Studio for Game Design, with special focus on Game Art.
  2. We also are happy to help with all 3D Asset (we’re a leading seller at Turbosquid)
  3. We also have a research team working on AR/ VR (Augment Reality/ Virtual Reality Spaces).

Besides, we seek Country partners for co-production of their Animated Feature/ TV Series “Dreams of Sheikh Chilli”!

Virtualsoft Technologies Acefair India Delegation 2024

VIRTUALSOFT TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.

Big Indian Delegation at ACE Fair 2024, Gwangju, South Korea

ACE Fair was held on 26-29 September 2024 at Kimdaejung Centre, Gwangju, South Korea.

The Indian Delegation led by Vineet Raj Kapoor (Founder SXILL & Chandigarh Design School) had delegates from Media Guru, Mumbai (Subhashish Mazumdar), Powertoons, Hyderabad (Ashish Saxena), MESC India, New Delhi (Roshni Sehgal), Mugafi, Mumbai (Vipul Aggarwal & Tansha Batra), Elle Animation, Bhubhaneshwar (Chandrashekhar Bhuyan & Santosh Reddy), Ssoftoons Entertainment and Media, Kolkata (Hansa & Sourav Mondal), Just VFX, Hyderabad (Sridhar Reddy), Snipix, Hyderabad (Chilamkurthi Vamsi), Start Animation, Hyderabad (Rakesh) and Khaja Vali (TVAGA, Hyderabad) were part of the large delegation from India by Virtualsoft. Other Indian studios were Bhasinsoft Studios, Alliance Studios, Aha, and Crossover Studios.
TVAGA pavillion was part of the Indian delegation and helped smaller Studios from Telengana showcase their work and get exposure about international markets. Indians represented one of the largest International contingents at ACE Fair this time.
Start Animation Studios, India signed an MoU with an International Studio on 27 Sep, 2024 during the MoU signing ceremony.
The Studios had between 12-20 pre-arranged B2B meetings each. Each participating studio was picked up (and dropped back) from Incheon Airport, Seoul and provided with a full time interpreter as well as a free ticket to the CDC Conference. They were also invited to a grand welcome party on the opening day.
On Day 3, the Studios were all invited to a city tour to Gwangju Biennale, and after a sumptuous Bibimbap lunch at a traditional Korean restaurant went to visit Yangnim Dong Culture Village.
The night time was a time of bonding with other Indian Studios and helped them understand each other’s capabilities and possibilities of collaboration.
“Our visit to the ACE Fair 2024 in Gwangju, Korea, was nothing short of exceptional. We are always seeking global opportunities to expand our footprint in the animation and entertainment sectors. The ACE Fair proved to be a well-curated platform for connecting like-minded professionals from the worlds of animation, gaming, and beyond.” shared Sourav Mondal from Ssoftoons Entertainment and Media, Kolkata.
Jiyeon Lee, Project Manager (International), ACE Fair Secretariat, said, “I would like to sincerely thank the Indian exhibitors for their participation in this year’s Gwangju ACE Fair. Your contributions in the fields of animation and content have helped to promote cultural and business exchanges between Korea and India. I hope to continue building on this collaboration in the future.”
Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder SXILL, Chandigarh, and Leader of the Indian Delegation, commented, “I am really happy that we have been able to support the Indian Animation community with their international marketing in South East Asia. I am especially happy that every year we have been able to guide and expose many smaller Studios to learn the approach to get their IPs to foreign markets.”
Subhashish Muzumdar, CEO, Media Guru, Mumbai, was delighted to share, “This is my second visit to ACE Fair. I am really excited by the quality of organization and detail of planning at ACE Fair, which enables us to plan all our meetings well. Virtualsoft has done a lot to bring ACE Fair to India over the last many years. It has lead to the exposure of Indians to Korean culture and content and vice versa.”
Ashish Saxena of Powerkids, Hyderabad, mentions, “This was my first time at ACE Fair and I was able to have some useful meetings right away. The Fair had something for all Exhibitors if they had done their homework. I found Gwangju to be a neat place with enjoyable evenings, making boding with other Indian Studios easy.”