MAAC’s Bollympics awards young talent

Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), one of the leading 3D Animation & Visual Effects (VFX) training institutes, organised Bollympics, a script writing contest for its students across its centres on January 23, 2013 in Mumbai. With an aim to foster the craft of script writing and explicate the importance of a well written script in film making, the event saw good number of entries from enthusiasts.

For the contest, the participants had prepared humorous scripts in English and Hindi showcasing their art of story telling. About 370 students participated in the competition. Pankuj Parashar, a renowned film director, was the chief guest. He shared his experiences in the journey of film making and judged the best entry. He also awarded the winner Anand Kumar Singh from MAAC’s Andheri centre, with a cash prize of Rs 5000.

To applaud the creative efforts of the students, MAAC would produce a 45 seconds video of the winning script which would be promoted on various platforms like you tube.

“Along with technical knowledge and creative orientation, one needs to practice and sharpen his artistic skills well to become a successful animation film maker. We organised this contest to enhance the creativity and imagination level of the students,” said Bhavika Chouhan, senior VP marketing, MAAC.

Speaking at the event, Ram Warrier, business head, MAAC said,” We are delighted at the tremendous response received from the students. Through such contests, we hope to nurture creative thinking in these tender minds and with the kind of entries received we are optimistic that we have many talented young professionals in making for the film industry.”