MUMBAI: Toonz Animation India has bagged two awards at the FICCI Frames 2011.
Gaturro (3D stereoscopic feature film) a co-production of Toonz and Illusion Studios, Argentina won the Best Animated Feature Film Category and Little Kalari Warriors (2D TV Series) conceived and created by a team in Toonz won the category of the Best Animated Promo.
The awards were announced during the function held in Mumbai on 24 March, 2011. Gaturro which won the inaugural ASSOCHAM EME Awards last month and topped the box office in Argentina is due to be released in India shortly.
"We are in cloud nine; it is indeed a proud occasion for all of us at Toonz. Winning two awards in a highly competitive platform like FRAMES is a dream come true for us. All the credit goes to my team at Toonz who worked day in and out to take us to these heights" said Toonz Animation CEO P. Jayakumar.
The Best Animated Frames [BAF] Awards was started in 2004 by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Industry and Commerce [FICCI] to recognize and honor professionals in the field of Animation. The contest now receives top-notch entries from across the globe. The last BAF Awards held in March, 2010 received 451 entries from across 13 countries.