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Best out of Waste

'Best out of waste' event of ZICA Indore was featured in Dainik Bhaskar.

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Career Mantra

ZICA Bhubaneswar featured in ZEE KALINGA News Channel's education series titled 'Career Mantra'. Faculty and students were interviewed by ZEE Kalinga at the ZICA centre.

Student work in 'Divya Bhaskar' newspaper

ZICA Surat student Yash Trivedi's poster of Gandhi Jayanti got featured in the leading newspaper 'Divya Bhaskar'.

Photography

ZICA Baroda student, Bhavesh Raval, had clicked a slow shutter photograph was published in Divya Bhaskar newspaper.It received huge likes and shares on social media.

Oscar Short Film

ZICA Surat alumni Aman Sukhadia (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8508763/) has made a mark in the Film fraternity. He has worked on the short film 'The Stranger on the Bus' as an actor which has been nominated in Oscar Short Film category in 2015.

Projection Videos

ZICA Baroda Alumni Dipev Patel is owner of 'Akshar Chalchitram Studio'. They had made 5 videos on the occassion of 'Akshardham' completing successful 25 years. The vidoes were projected on the screen size of 12 ft x 90 ft.

Our honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi was present at the event.

Renowned Director

ZICA Surat alumni Aman Sukhadia has made a mark in the Film fraternity. He has worked on the short film 'The Stranger on the Bus' as an actor which has been nominated in Oscar Short Film category in 2015.

Other notable credentials:

• Associate Director: Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish (Gujarati film)
• Associate Director: Wass...up! Zindag (Gujarati film)
• Actor: Keh Diya (Video album song)
• Writer, Director: Life matters what you do (Short film)

Star Alumni

ZICA INDORE's Animation & VFX student ROHIT SARAWAT has credentials in blockbuster Hollywood movies including:

• Avengers
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Batman v Superman
• Tarzan

...and many more

Aesthetics Conclave 2014-15

Aesthetics 2014, ZICA’s first ever National Student’s Meet was conducted on 27th & 28th February 2015. The event brought together all its students from across the nation under one roof and on a common platform for the very first time in ZICA’s history. It was a hugely successful event with nearly 100 students who participated from all across India. There were 24 entries from 13 ZICA franchise centers.

Aesthetics 2014-2015 gave students an opportunity to showcase their creativity via their independent films and awarding them on the same in various categories by the jury members. It was a hugely successful event with nearly 100 students who participated from all across India.

Set amidst the calm and peaceful greeneries of Karjat, the venue for this prestigious event was Mohili Meadows Resort . All the students reached the event by bus from Mumbai to Karjat. The 1st day was scheduled for various adventure activities. In the evening, students enjoyed activities such as a Rain Dance and then a Bonfire Huddle. The second day started with the showcasing of student films. The venue of the gala Award’s Night which was supposed to be held in an open space in a huge set that was erected. This underwent a change as the rain came down heavily, so it had to be arranged in the hall. Mr. Subhajit Sarkar shared his experience and also guided the students on how to build a good portfolio / showreel. Students from Andheri and Banshankari performed cultural programs. The award night made the winners exhilarated.

On the day one the students had a whale of time as they explored the adventures at the resort and also engaged themselves with their fellow ZICAites from the other centres. The various adventure activities available for them were Zip line, Mud Fight, Sumo Wrestling, Rocket Ejection, Rifle shooting. In the evening, students enjoyed activities such as a Rain Dance and then a Bonfire Huddle which was filled with music and team engaging games like treasure hunt.

The second day started with the showcasing of student films. It was an exclusive opportunity for students to share their concept and vision on the basis of which they had prepared their short films. They also got to learn few things or more from the mentors of the various centres present during the screening.

The showstopper of the event was the Gala Awards night as the awards and cultural performances had the students exhilarated. The guest of honor was Mr. Subhajit Sarkar who has been one of the key persons in the Hollywood VFX & Animation industry since the last 12 years, having worked with major studios like Rhythm & Hues & Prime Focus. He has worked on some of the outstanding academy award winning films like Golden Compas, Alwin and the chipmunks, Life of Pi and many more. Students got an exclusive opportunity to interact with Mr. Subhajit as he shared his experience and guided them how to build a good portfolio /showreel.

Apart from the buzz & excitement of winning the coveted Awards, the Awards night featured cultural performances by Students from Andheri and Banshankari. A tribute was paid to the Late Legendary Cartoonist, R.K Laxman. Mr. Chetal Gazdar, Head of VFX Dept. left the audience in splits by his hilarious stand-up comedy routine.

In all, Aesthetics 2014-15 was about creativity, power-packed talent, magnificent performances, entertaining acts- a complete package. At the end of the two days of fun, learning and creativity, students let their hair down and shook a leg to the tunes of the DJ; a fitting end to the event.

Below mentioned are the links to view these Award-wining short films :-

• 1st Prize winner - ZICA Jaipur: Yeh Kaisi Puja
• 2nd Prize winner - ZICA Indore: Contrast - The Reflection
• 3rd Prize winner - ZICA Andheri: Yeh Jeevan Hai…..

Following links are the AnimationXpress news articles of Aesthetics

• http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/introduction-to-zicas-aesthetics-2014-2015
• http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/after-comic-con-zica-does-aesthetics-2014-2015
• http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/zicas-aesthetics-14-15-is-our-first-students-meet-in-history-siddharth-roy

Aesthetics Conclave 2018-19

We had concluded this years edition of AESTHETICS 2019 - Youth Conclave. We have received an overwhelming response from the students and faculties who have attended the event. Please find attached the glimpses of the event.

On 1st day the seminar by the eminent personalities from industry such as Adobe (Guru Vaidya, Sr Solutions Consultant, Adobe Systems), Jainareesh, Education Account Manager, Unity Technologies, MSI (Abhay Prabhu, Marketing Dept,) Shrinivas Rao, Online editor and Colorist, MSI Global), Zee5 (Aparna Achrekar, Programming Head, Zee5), were well appreciated by our students. In the evening there were a showcase of nominated films from 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Stopmotion, VFX & Live Action Films. This event was eye-opening for our students where they cheered for good films and learned where they have made mistakes so that they can correct it in the next session of Aesthetics. Students took the learning very positively as there was no criticism from the viewers.

The 2nd day started with students visiting Essel World and had maximum fun. They had enjoyed the latest crazy rides, Thunder Wheel. Rides with VR Gear, Ice skating etc.

Now, the stage was set for students to perform in the cultural program which consists of individual & group dance performances, singing and poetry uplift their mood. The award night was graced by Mr Debshankar Mukhopadhyay CEO, Zee Learn Ltd. and Mr Vikas Kar, HR Head, Zee Learn Ltd. The awards were judged by eminent industry personalities.

The DJ night after the award ceremony for the students and staff was the cherry on the cake.

On the Last day, students visited sets of “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” finals (rehearsals) the finals event will be telecasted on ZEE TV.

Top Award winners are from the following centers:
ZICA Indore,
ZICA & ZIMA Andheri,
ZICA Bhubaneswar
ZICA Surat

Congratulations to all the winners and best wishes to all the participants !!

Aesthetics Conclave 2019-20

Aesthetics is Zee Group & Zee Learn’s Animation, VFX and Film Making conclave of professionals, students and corporates in the related fields. It gives a common platform to the students where the students participate from all corners of the country, exhibit their creative talent and win awards.

• To create a common platform and forum for the students to showcase their work and creative talent, which is a National Level Competition.
• To bring the students of ZICA & ZIMA centers to a common venue for industry insight through seminars, mentorship, master classes by eminent personalities from the Animation industry.
• A rejuvenating experience for the students in terms of having a change from the center and the city, which will help a great deal in creating a very strong positive W.O.M

We have conducted ‘AESTHETICS FILM AWARD’ – A short film competition for all its students. It gives phenomenal weightage to the student’s academic credentials, thereby increasing student’s chances of getting a great head start in his/her career.

• 2D Animation
• 3D Animation
• Stopmotion
• Visual Effects

Juries to evaluate the movies

We had renowned industry professionals as speakers, following are the details

XP Pen conducted on-sight competition among students and the winners were awarded with Pen Tablet. The DJ night after the award ceremony for the students and staff was the cherry on the cake. On the Last day, students visited to IMAGICA amusement park for fun filled rides. Congratulations to all the winners and best wishes to all the participants!!!