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  • Prime Focus dominates eight Indian nominations at Apollo Awards

    Prime Focus dominates eight Indian nominations at Apollo Awards

    NEW DELHI: Eight Indian entries have been shortlisted for the Apollo Awards for television programming in Asia to be presented next month in Singapore.

     

    There are a total of 15 categories for the awards, to be announced 18 June in conjunction with BroadcastAsia 2014 – the 19th International Digital Multimedia & Entertainment Technology Exhibition and Conference, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

     

    First launched in 2005, the Apollo Awards is an initiative aimed at honouring the best in production and post-production across Asia Pacific, with a strong focus on the creative and technical mastery behind the scenes.

     

    In Direction – Short Form category, the Indian entry is Suresh Eriyat for Kitkat Astronaut- Diwali by Studio Eeksaurus Production, and this programme has also been shortlisted in Art Direction by SandeepShelhar and Ashok.

     

    Prakash Kurup and Huzefa Lokhandwala of Prime Focus have been shortlisted for two programmes – Mahindra Taqdeer and Royal Challenger in Editing – Short Form category. 

     

    Swapnil Patil of Studio Eeksaurus Production has been nominated in 2D Animation for two programmes: Rotary Fateline and Rotary Heartline.

     

    In the Visual Effects/CGI – Long Form, the Indian entry nominated is Stefen Fangmeier and Merzin Tavaria of Prime Focus for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

     

    Prime Focus also gets the nomination in the Visual Effects// CGI – Short Form for Prakash Kurup and Huzefa Lokhandwala for the programme Panasonic.

     

    The 23-member jury includes one Indian namely Studio Eeksaurus founder and creative director Suresh Eriyat.

     

    In recent years, the fluid nature of talent migration in the production and post-production industry, coupled with the growth of Asia Pacific’s media and entertainment industry, has drawn top talent to the region and elevated the quality of work produced in this region.

     

    To reflect this growing expertise, the Apollo Awards seeks to showcase and reward more niche specialties in production and post-production in the years to come.

     

    Since the launch of its new and improved version in 2013, the Apollo Awards has garnered attention from industry players as the nature of the awards is uncommon in this region.

     

    With a distinguish jury of academic excellence and industry expertise in the technical and creative fields, and the results tabulated and audited by an international auditing firm, this is the highly anticipated Award for production and post-production artists in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Deadline extended for Apollo awards

    Deadline extended for Apollo awards

    NEW DELHI: The last date for receiving entries for the Apollo Awards for films, television, television commercials and music has been extended to11 April due to the overwhelming requests.
     

    The Apollo Awards is an initiative by Contineo Media, which will be held in Singapore on18 June.  The Awards aims at honouring the best in production and post-production across Asia Pacific, with a strong focus on the creative and technical mastery behind the scenes.

     

    Those in the media and entertainment business that comprises films, TV programmes, TV promotional spots, opening sequences, TVCs or music videos, within the qualifying period are eligible for submission.

    The entries will be judged by a jury that combines extensive academic knowledge and industry expertise with many years of experience in the fields of technical and creative.

     

    Headed by Ian Bailie, art director and production designer (Reign of Fire, Pride & Prejudice and Atonement), the jury consists of animation stalwart Suresh Eriyat from India. Other members include: Dayne Cowan, renowned director of film VFX (Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Batman Begins, Stranger Than Fiction); Simon Dobbin, production designer/ art director (Contagion, Uninhabited, Preacher’s Kid, Management, Hotel de Love, Kingdom Come, Jason’s Lyric and Bring it on); Emilio Batungbacal, colourist; Kerry Farrell, Senior editor; Rennie Gomes, managing director and sound specialist; Simon Rosenthal, executive producer (Ted, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Pacific, Australia, Charlotte’s Web); Derek Wong, senior director, production and David Wood, visual effects and finishing artist / solutions engineer, among others.

     

    There are seventeen categories for the awards:

     

    1.      Directing – Long form

    2.      Directing – short form

    3.      Cinematography – Short form

    4.      Cinematography – long (factual/drama)

    5.      Art Direction

    6.      Music Composition – Short Length versions

    7.      Music composition – full length versions

    8.      Sound Design – short form

    9.      Sound Design – long form

    10.  Editing – long form (factual/drama)

    11.  Editing – Long form (entertainment/reality)

    12.  Editing – short form

    13.  Motion Graphics (2D/3D/Claymation, etc. – short form)

    14.  2D Animation

    15.  3D Animation

    16.  Visual Effects/CGI – Long Form

    17.  Visual Effects/CGI – Short Form

    18.  Colour Grading