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IICT and Graphiti Studios Launch Industry Training Programme for Students
A creative school in Mumbai called IICT teaches students how to make cartoons, video games and movie special effects.
IICT has teamed up with Graphiti Studios, an animation company that has been making stories for more than thirty years.
Together, they will teach students by letting them work on real projects, the way you learn to swim by getting in the water.
Students will get lessons from experts, internships and help finding jobs after they finish.
Graphiti Studios made popular shows like Deepa & Anoop, which you can watch on Netflix.
The school was started by the Indian government to help grow creative talent.
IICT already works with big companies like Google, Microsoft and Sony.
The leaders of both organisations say storytelling shapes how the world sees a nation.
They hope this partnership will create a new generation of Indian storytellers whose work is watched around the world.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), India's National Centre of Excellence for the AVGC-XR sector, signed an MoU with Mumbai-based Graphiti Studios.
Graphiti Studios will help shape industry-relevant curricula and deliver project-based learning, including masterclasses, guest lectures, mentorship, internships and placements.
IICT CEO Dr. Vishwas Deoskar said the most effective way to learn animation, VFX, gaming or immersive media is by creating real projects alongside professionals.
Graphiti's portfolio includes original Indian IPs such as Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum, the Netflix Original Deepa & Anoop, YOM and J Bole Toh Jadoo.
IICT was established by India's Ministry of Information & Broadcasting with the Government of Maharashtra, FICCI and CII, and holds MoUs with Google, Netflix, Sony, Microsoft, NVIDIA and others.
- Who
- IICT (Indian Institute of Creative Technologies), led by CEO Dr. Vishwas Deoskar, and Mumbai-based Graphiti Studios, co-founded by Munjal Shroff.
- What
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch an industry training programme giving IICT students exposure to live production environments, masterclasses, mentorship, internships, placements and project-based learning.
- Where
- Mumbai, India — IICT operates from the NFDC Complex on Pedder Road and Graphiti Studios is Mumbai-based.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- To bridge academic learning with the commercial realities of the creative industries and nurture a new generation of culturally rooted, globally compelling Indian storytellers.
Key facts
- Parties
- Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and Graphiti Studios
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an industry training programme
- IICT status
- India's National Centre of Excellence for the AVGC-XR sector
- Graphiti experience
- Over three decades across animation, television, advertising, films, immersive technologies and IP development
- Notable Graphiti IPs
- Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum; Deepa & Anoop; YOM; J Bole Toh Jadoo
- IICT location
- NFDC Complex, Pedder Road, Mumbai; permanent 10-acre campus at Film City, Goregaon
- IICT backers
- Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, with Government of Maharashtra, FICCI and CII
- Other MoU partners
- Google, Netflix, Sony, YouTube, Meta, Microsoft, Adobe, NVIDIA, JioStar, WPP, Lakshya Digital, Comic Con India, Deakin University, York University
Quotes
Dr. Vishwas Deoskar
CEO of IICT
“Graphiti Studios brings together three decades of rich production expertise, a distinguished portfolio of original Indian intellectual properties and a proven ability to create content for audiences in India and across the world. This combination makes Graphiti an ideal strategic partner for IICT. The most effective way to learn animation, VFX, gaming or immersive media is by creating, not merely by studying. Through this partnership, our students will work alongside experienced professionals, "”
deccanchronicle.com
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