Toonz’ Hanuman wins EME Award

TechnoparkToday.Com>>Technopark-based Toonz Animation’s “Hanuman – The Immortal-2” – an animated feature has won the INFOCOM-ASSOCHAM EME AWARDS 2013. The director of the film U K Prakashan received this award in the Best Indian Animated Feature Film category at an event organized in India Habitat Centre, Delhi on March 9, 2013 from Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Kapil Sibal.

The Excellence in Media & Entertainment [EME] Awards, an International Competition recognizes the highest talent in Animation & VFX (Visual Effects). INFOCOM has partnered with ASSOCHAM, India’s premier Industry organization for constituting this award.

“These recognitions and awards will also help us to promote our Indian Superhero Hanuman in the global animation arena and place him alongside the world’s loved superheroes like Spiderman, Superman, Batman, He-Man, etc.” Said P Jayakumar, CEO, Toonz Animation.

“Awards have a way of getting the best out of people. The EME awards are a great platform that the Entertainment & Media circuits look up to and we are indeed honored. Kudos to the entire Toonz team that toiled day and night to bring out an outstanding film” he added.

The film transcends between the human world and the Vannar world and is a modern day portrayal of the legendary Hero’s confrontation with a mutant demon warrior who is bent on reawakening the Asura race.  Hanuman Immortal-2 had also won the FICCI BAF 2012 award for Best Animated Film (Home Video)