Annecy-Backed AniMela Reveals India Festival Dates, Digital Partner (Exclusive)

AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, Xr, gaming and comics (Avgc-xr), has revealed dates for its inaugural edition in 2024.
The festival is backed by India’s Aniverse and Visual Arts Foundation (Avaf) in partnership with Annecy Festival, France. Avaf is a not-for-profit organization founded by Kireet Khurana, Archana Trasy, Anne Doshi, Neha Jain and Tehzeeb Khurana to promote animation and other visual arts in India.
The inaugural edition will take place Jan. 18-21, 2024 in Mumbai. AniMela has also confirmed leading leading South Asian player Hungama as the event’s digital media partner. Hungama offers content in more than 20 South Asian and international languages and boasts some 87 million music and video monthly streaming users.
The Avgc-xr sector has been branded a “sunrise” sector by the Indian government and latest numbers bear this out. The animation segment is currently valued at $462 million and projected to grow to $754 million by...
The festival is backed by India’s Aniverse and Visual Arts Foundation (Avaf) in partnership with Annecy Festival, France. Avaf is a not-for-profit organization founded by Kireet Khurana, Archana Trasy, Anne Doshi, Neha Jain and Tehzeeb Khurana to promote animation and other visual arts in India.
The inaugural edition will take place Jan. 18-21, 2024 in Mumbai. AniMela has also confirmed leading leading South Asian player Hungama as the event’s digital media partner. Hungama offers content in more than 20 South Asian and international languages and boasts some 87 million music and video monthly streaming users.
The Avgc-xr sector has been branded a “sunrise” sector by the Indian government and latest numbers bear this out. The animation segment is currently valued at $462 million and projected to grow to $754 million by...
- 14/6/2023
- de Naman Ramachandran and John Hopewell
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