54th International Film Festival of India 2023

 

 Animation a beautiful format for telling stories to children: Indian Film industry needs to incorporate animation into mainstream cinema: experts in specially curated Segment on Animation Films at 54th IFFI 

“Talent and innovation that exist in the Indian film industry can be pushed to uplift animation filmmaking,” said ace Indian film director and producer, Shoojit Sircar. He along with Founder-Managing Director, iRealities Prasad Ajgaonkar addressed the media in a Press Conference titled ‘Growing use of Animation in Indian Films’ at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today.While emphasizing on the essence of animation and its nuances, Shoojit Sircar said Indian directors and producers need to involve themselves in exploring narration and storytelling through animation. “It is our duty to promote animated films and storytelling. Most of the international studios like Disney and Pixar are using sources from India. We need those talents in India to flourish in a homegrown animation industry. A scope also needs to be given to theatres to screen more animated films. If we have good scripts, any format can be used to make a film.”