MAAC Vashi, Panvel & MG Road Pune organised its 21st annual award function Gravity 2024 on 6 December 2024 at the Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium in Navi Mumbai.
The event was inaugurated by Animax Studios India directors Prasad Vanarase and Sanjay Khanted, Flamboyant Media directors Tanya and Kapil and Aptech members Kiran Yadav, Poulomee Bondre, Devendra Patil and Shubham Tomar.
Through Gravity, the students of all the three branches of MAAC got a chance to experience the production work flow and understand the ins and outs of working in a production house.
This in-house competition spanned for three months, giving the students an opportunity to create original artworks and submit it in various categories. In total, 150 entries were submitted in categories like Sketching, Digital Painting, Matte Painting, Photography, Character Modelling, Digital Film Making, Motion Graphics, UI Design, Visual Effects Film, Vector Arts and 3D Game Asset.
The students were given a chance to demonstrate their skills to the delegates from leading production houses and mainstays in the Indian animation industry. The event included performances by the students.
The winners were awarded trophies and winning certificates sponsored by Animax Studios India. Below is the complete list of the winners of Gravity 2024:
- Pranity Kamble & Sneha Jadhav for Best Sketching
- Tushar Patil for Best Mobile Photography
- Sagar Bare for Best Digital Painting
- Aniket Khopkar for Best Matte Painting
- Khushbu Bagwan for Best Vector Art
- Taniya Kambli for Best UI Design Sagar Bare for Best Multimedia
- Tushar Patil for Best Poster Design
- Piyush Bhaarnuke for Best 30 Sec Video
- Sameer Yamgar for Best 3D Game Asset
- Krutika Rane for Best Architectural Design
- Omkar Shedge for Best Automobile Design
- Shubham Hinge for Best Character Modeling
- Pranay Tandel for Best Product Modeling
- Tejaswini Lagad for Best Environmental Modeling
- Pranay Tandel for Best Game Level Design
- Mehul Chaudhari for Best Character Animation
- Durvank Bhagwat for Best AI Generated Movie ( 2D )
- Tushar Patil & Team for Best Live Action Film
- Piyush Bharnuke for Best VFX