25
Jan 2025
10:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Quoz Arts Fest 2025
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Join Avid Learning for an exciting workshop which will explore the processes involved in the art of storyboarding and examine the techniques employed in adapting graphic novels for digital mediums. Animator & Illustrator Chetan Sharma will take the participants on a journey exploring various nuances of storyboarding as an art. The workshop will also feature special guest speaker Founder & Chief Storyteller, The Story Ink Sidharth Jain who will talk about the process of translating and adapting illustrated graphic content and novels for digital mediums like film and video. Don’t miss this workshop which will delve into the intriguing world of visual storytelling in the digital age!
Chetan Sharma is the founder of Animagic India, one of India’s most reputed independent animation studios. He effortlessly dons many hats – filmmaker, animator, writer, storyteller, designer and voiceover artist. He has directed & produced 2 feature length animated features. He is the winner of the National Award for "Raju & I” in 2005. As well as being a pre-production designer artist for more than 2 decades for commercials and films- animated and live action, He has illustrated over a dozen children's books along the way and enjoys interacting with students- children & adults alike in his workshops and storytelling sessions.
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A creative entrepreneur since 15 years, Sidharth Jain has worked extensively across Bollywood & Hollywood. He recently founded - The Story Ink - India's No.1 Book to Screen Adaptation Company, that curates Premium Story solutions for Film Studios, OTT Platforms & Producers. His last stint was at India’s No.1 Streaming platform - Hotstar. Before Hotstar, he worked as a Producer at Reliance-Adlabs Films, at Hyperion Studios - Los Angeles & iRock Films. Before getting into media, he founded -Bollywood Auctions at Baazee/Ebay India. A MBA in Finance, Sidharth works as a part-time, consulting advisor to Ambit Capital where he shares his insights into listed Indian Media Companies with their Research team & Clients. He is a regular speaker at most Media Trade Forums such as FICCI-FRAMES, CII and Asia TV Forum.
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