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ZPLUSCYBERSECURE TECHNOLOGIES – DEALING WITH THE SECURITY NEEDS COMPREHENSIVELY!

ZPlusCyberSecure Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a global leader in cybersecurity solutions for virtual, cloud and software-defined data centres. Their award-winning solution portfolio delivers service level assurance for the business-critical application while maximizing IT efficiency. Each Zplus cyber secure Technologies Pvt. Ltd services are customized to suit consumers, small businesses, Government establishments and corporate houses.

The company’s R&D has focused on computer and network security solutions. They believe in securing customers by providing innovative services, knowledge, and valued security solutions.

With a vision to become the most trusted leader in securing the Digital World, ZPlusCyberSecure Technologies has been helping brands reach their optimum potential by liberating their team of 40 highly expert, experienced, co-operative employees with the knowledge of upgraded technology.

THE INCEPTION

As marketing that too Digital Marketing is an Innovative and Ever-green field and an essential one for any start-up to grow its business worldwide that too in minimal time, budget and man-power. For Developing and Encouraging the youth for Entrepreneurship a successful direction is to be set, for this Zplus has taken a motive by organizing the workshop and seminar to reduce the technical gap between the Academia and Industrial for the institutional students.

EXCLUSIVE SERVICE PORTFOLIO

As per the daily changes or up-gradations in technology Zplus is working in the different fields including  Digital marketing,  Software Development, Website/ Web Development, Cyber Security, Forensic Investigation. Zplus is working in these service fields as these services utility are mostly in the Business sector, Industrial Sector, IT Sector, MSME Sector, Law sector, Education Sector, Crime branch(Government Sector), Banking Sector. Here are the major services offered by the company:

  1. Cyber Security Services.
  2. Forensics Investigation.
  3. Digital Marketing & Business Development.
  4. Software Development & Software Testing.
  5. Website Development & Website Testing.
  6. CMS &ERP Solutions.
  7. Mobile Apps Development & Testing.
  8. AMC Audit & Antivirus Services.
  9. Industrial Projects Training & Placements.
  10. Corporate Services.

The Benefits of providing the services in the above-listed service fields are as follows:

  1. To make the task easy and in a time effective way.
  2. To secure the data in storage or transit.
  3. To provide help to solve the critical criminal cases.
  4. To reach the target audience easily and in an affordable way.

Zplus team has also decided to start a new helpline facility in Cyber Security & Forensic Investigation Service fields.

SUCCESSFULLY COMPETING WITH OTHER COMPANIES

Some of the strategies implemented by Zplus for other companies

  • Website Development and Android Application development for Cosmo ADDS so as they can go hand in hand with the modern technology
  • Building Website for Print world and Yash Cargo Packers and Movers so as they can reach their customers in no time and serve them in a qualitative manner
  • A Business Development strategy for Relyon Software so that Zplus and Relyon can gain profit mutually

MAJOR CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY

As Today’s business environment requires companies to undergo multiples changes, the changes can be technical one or the legal government one so it becomes mandatory to every organization to make a hand with these changes to be successful in the market as well to be present in the market before making any Organizational change Zplus keeps focus on these factors

So the Zplus team always tries to go along with the current business environment. For managing the organizational change a quickly adaptable change management plan is carried out which is thoroughly discussed with the Zplus team views regarding the change are taken to go or not with the change, all the inputs required and their concurrent outputs are been stated, all the risk factors with their primitive measures to avoid the risk are discussed, a complete change management plan then is implemented.

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THE WORKSPACE

Zplus organizes various Events which include both Corporate Events & month-end functions so the communication and sharing of ideas between the employees grow. Zplus arranges grooming sessions so that its employees will be always on front-foot for handling any professional client and arrange travel tours for employee refreshments.

CREATING LONG TERM CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS

As Zplus is customer satisfaction focused organization it takes countless efforts for maintaining good relations with its customer for listing a short following are the focused points;

  • Provide reliable Services
  • Try to understand what actually the requirement of the customer is
  • Create an achievable plan for obtaining customer requirements, yes of-course discussing with our customer
  • Proper Planning for the profit gaining Output
  • Always try to be innovative in our work
  • Be Time oriented; also try to keep your customer time-oriented
  • Be communicative with your Client

ROAD MAP

In the next 5 years, Zplus is planning to open a new branch in Germany and the USA and to make 1000+ digital startups.

Gorakh Bhosale shared, “As Zplus in its next 5 years will be setting its official branches in the US and London it will be profitable to Zplus as well as to the Indian Economic growth.”

His Perception for Zplus in the next 5 years is to start international projects and also to develop Zplus own Security Software and Mobile Antivirus Applications.

GUIDING FORCE

 Gorakh Bhosale

With a strong background in MCM, DCM, PGDCS, CEH, ITIL, ISO:27001, Gorakh holds over 15 years experience in renowned IT Company as Cyber Security Expert. Besides, he is interested in Social Awareness for Cyber Security and Fictional Representation (Drama)

 Sandip Gadekar

A Technical Background with Bachelors in Information Technology, Sandip has been working for more than 6 years experience. He has a keen interest in Travelling, R&D in Technical Up-gradations and Social work.

Suraj Sonawane

Suraj did Bachelors in Commerce and holds 6 years experience in Digital Marketing. He is a vivid traveller with interest in reading Technical Blogs.

Akash Danane

A young Entrepreneur with intellectual visionary, Akash holds Bachelor’s in Computer Applications and short but commendable experience of 6 months in Digital marketing a traveller and a sports person

Ranjeet Jagtap

Ranjeet holds Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer and has 3 years experience in Information System. He is a vivid traveller with interest in reading Technical Blogs.

SUSHANT SHARMA: STREAMLINING THE DAILY HEALTHCARE HURDLES WITH A SPECIALIZED PLATFORM, DIGILOOKS HEALTHCARE

The last two years turned out to be a major milestone for the healthcare sector. These years were marked by multiple noteworthy developments- Pradhan Mantri jan Arogya Yojana, Mission Indradhanush, Ayushman Bharat, AI, and advanced medical treatments have all seen a boom. In the near future, India is expected to become one of the most preferred healthcare destinations with the line blurring between tech and health.

A noteworthy name in the healthcare segment is that of Sushant Sharma- CEO & Founder- Digilooks Healthcare. As the CEO, Sushant has been spearheading the organization since inception, taking it to its present glory. Sushant Sharma is a well-established name in the health industry as a promoter of an excellent healthcare platform, and his vision is to provide online and offline Healthcare services to the Educational Institutions regardless of Tier1, 2, 3 cities.

When he entered the industry school’s had no awareness that whether preventive health exists and why should they invest in getting health-related services to the students that parents should take care of. But his constant approach of integrating Technology with the offline services made him different from hospitals or clinics who were trying to exploit this territory by taking the students data in lieu of eye wash.

In academics, Sushant has done an MBA from the University of Wales, the UK in Marketing and International Business and there he conceived this idea of Digital Health for Students from NHS (National Health Services, UK). After that, he came back to India and started three Pre-schools and was running them successfully. But he always wanted to develop this brand and thereby he developed the concept of Digilooks Healthcare and initially sold this concept to the parents of high Schools, where he got a fabulous response. Then he sold his schools and invested his capital in developing this brand.

A GLIMPSE OF DIGILOOKS HEALTHCARE

DigiLooks HealthCare is a renowned digital healthcare platform; it stores, organizes and retrieves health records in an easy and organized way under the secure and guarded shelter of cloud services.

The platform is designed as per the important prerequisite of the healthcare industry. The data and communication tools are grounded on knowledge explanations which, gives you an all-inclusive platform of advanced ‘cognize-to-manage’ online health care data profile. The company is driving Healthcare initiative in Schools/Educational Institutions where it assists people to adhere to CBSE and Education board guidelines of health check-up and medical records digitization. They deliver a countless set of features to the students/ parents through website and Mobile App for ease. Today, Digilooks has satisfied clients from the past 2-3 years like Arwachin International School, Nehru International School, etc. and serving more than 60,000 students across Delhi NCR, Jammu, Meerut, Sonepat, Panipat, Pathankot, and Palwal.

SERVICE PORTFOLIO

  • Digilooks Healthcare Programme for the School
  • Preventive Medical Check-up camps in School Premises
  • Printed Health Report card of each student with Comprehensive health & growth infor- mation
  • Online Platform to manage/store Students Health & Medical Records
  • Online School Platform
  • Student Counseling & Stress relieving Sessions
  • Insurance Cover for each student
  • Health Awareness Seminars/ Workshops & Much More

HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND MAJOR STRATEGIES

The healthcare market of India is endless with a lot of opportunities to integrate more technology in the digital health space. But providing quality services all the time, hiring a quality team, dedicated salesforce is some major issues.Digilooks Healthcare provides Healthcare Services to Educational Institutions with the help of Technology to create an ecosystem where Students’ health can be measured in the best possible way. “We believe in cross-selling and upselling whereby we have a tie-up with certain book distributors in lieu of commissions and selling their products by our platform and they do the same for us,” states Sushant.

PREPARE FOR MAJOR INNOVATIONS

“We always proactively support the Industry changes by identifying the need for the same from industry experts themselves,” asserts Sushant. “When we visit Schools and meet coordinators, Principals or decision-makers then we try to act upon the suggestions being given by them for betterment and growth of our services and products. We are also building AI (Artificial Intelligence) for predictive analysis of Health Data. As it is better to ask people from the ecosystem and then solve their problem,” he exemplifies.

MOTIVATE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THE WORKSPACE

Digilooks Healthcare believes in introducing a sense of ownership in each and every employee in the department so if anything goes wrong it’s his call and he or she is answerable for the same. At the same time, they feel that they have decision-making ability.CEO is directly accessible for any idea to be discussed, so anybody can directly call, email, or pop-inside his room to discuss their thought process. The management treats staff not as an employee but as Partners.

BUILDING LONG TERM CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS

Digilooks Healthcare strives to provide a touch point to its customers where anything can be resolved within no time. It also provides an online platform to its clients where they can upload any issues and they directly get resolved by the operations team.

FEATHERS IN THE CAP

  • A registered STARTUP under DIPP Start-up India
  • An ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2011 Registered company
  • Funded by a bunch of Serial Investors covered by different Newspapers and Magazines
  • Awarded and recognized by various business magazines and Media channel

CYMATIC: TRANSFORMING THE EDUCATION LANDSCAPE WITH HIGHEST STANDARDS IN VIRTUAL LEARNING

Incorporated in 2017, Cymatic is enhancing the learning of the student by offering advanced technological solutions in Bihar. It is committed to transforming India’s GenNext into educated and competent individuals, with a strong character, thereby generating a real wealth of the nation. Cymatic is the pioneer organization for introducing “Interactive Virtual Classroom” and “Peer Learning uses Synchronization” in India.

Their products have enabled thousands of students across the state to take classes from most qualified professionals around the globe with futuristic solutions. Cymatic is only Edtech Company so far in this region to be recognized by Govt of India, Govt of Bihar as well as the Govt of Jharkhand, Right now laying their operations from Software Technology Park of India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

JOURNEY SINCE THE INCEPTION

Started in 2017, the team spent 7 months to build the MVP then tried running 3 centers with a total of 250 students across 2 districts of Bihar, India. The main objective was to provide such services to the government and other schools as there are 1 million teacher vacancies across primary and secondary schools in India. They tried this for two years and failed in doing so.

In 2019, Kaushik switched his business model for b2c from b2b and Integrated 4 Learning Modules i.e. Lecture, Content, Test and 24*7 Doubt Assistance and created a new MVP in 6 months as there was a market demand for online learning in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of India and we never turned back – stated Kaushik.

KAUSHIK SHARAF – THE MAN BEHIND THE BRAND

A skimpy summary of Kaushik’s life inspired by Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship! Further Kaushik Shared, “It all began at a very early age, pertaining to my natural inclination towards the simple fact ‘The Why(s)’?” why there is a gap between rich and poor so widely while on the other hand, middle-class families being the employee class getting sandwiched between all interests of mankind?”, “Why is not education, skills and other fundamentals available to all humans equally?”, “If nature is serving us equally with her resources, being absolutely free and accessible to all? Being the most intelligent creatures of our ecosystem, with all the advances of science and literature over centuries, why are we lagging behind due to these irrational problems? “Why are the assets so fallaciously distributed between us while the universe chooses to nurture us equally?” The indignation to such observations and inclination for the art of critical thinking, questioning and hence, the passion for entrepreneurship has perpetually imbibed in me.”

“When I was in Bachelor of Engineering, I rationalized my path, even more, to discover myself as a socially impact. It all started, when I started selling self-designed T-shirts for the college fashion in the campus of BIT Mesra, Ranchi, and soon after we started mixing business with Technology and created a health centric databased technology to enable real time data flow of the human body, but as I was only in my second year of college, I failed.

But after passing out from college I was constantly in the hunt for solving something that could bring peace within me. Somehow I got a PPO from a MNC, but gave up just after 7 months, to participate again into one start-up idea in Delhi. Later, even I don’t know why I switched back to Bihar for a contract based consultant offer; it was madness – everyone said. Eventually I Met peoples who were also in hunt for entrepreneurship. We sat together at CCD Gandhi maidan, and it all got started. Everyone said it was madness – Startup in Bihar,Education Technology, lot said – you are going to fail and it would be big this time and will lose everything, are you insane? If you desperately want to do such crazy things why not trying this thing in Delhi or somewhere else,” he added.

EXCLUSIVE LEARNING PLATFORM  

E-learning with contents is not new in India; online learning portals such as Byju, Toppr, and Vedantu have had them for a while now. What is unique about Cymatic is that it actually provides curriculum-based learning as it makes us a digital school itself that take care of every learning activities in addition to the web-based learning that others support. Our platform is built to support schools based courses with personalized touch rather than for individuals to casually learn topics online. They have kept the group size of 10-20 students per group so that each student get personal touch attention of teachers plus also get benefitted by the small group dynamics.

CORPORATE ETHOS FOR CLIENTS AND TEAM

Creativity is an extension of human selves, and to nurture that we need to first acknowledge that there is a box, only then we will be able to think outside the box. It’s the daily paradox that we encounter in workplaces; Cymatic provides employees that creative space where he/she can exercise innovation.

Feedback, feedback, and feedback… The only strategy to build a long-time customer relationship is to ensure that there is a proper feedback mechanism to engage with the customer, and you are acting on them. Word of mouth is also the best tool for marketing, and they will talk about you when you are listening to them.

FEATHERS IN THE CAP

  • Indian Achiever Award- Most promising Start-up 2020
  • CIO Review- 20 Most Promising Edtech Startup in India 2019
  • Ranked among top 5 startups from Bihar
  • IIM Calcutta: Top 200 startups in India among 60,000 start-ups 2018
  • Recognition: Government of Bihar, Government of Jharkhand, Government of West Bengal, Government of India
  • Graduate Entrepreneur from VenturePark

FOUNDER’S PERISCOPE

Being an entrepreneur is all about being able to manage and engage with diverse perspectives, and every now and then you will be presented with opportunity cost principle, and the law of diminishing marginal utility; it’s literally everywhere. The one who is able to deal with these two principles in the most uncertain times, go through and succeed, and also how do you define success plays a major role, and that is where having a clear vision becomes an essential part of the journey.

BLUE 9 TECHNOLOGIES, DELIVERING IMPRESSIVE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO PROPEL BRAND PERCEPTION

Digital Media and User Experience is hot among businesses in the last few years after our Prime Minister gifted a mission of digital India in 2016 which made more people realize the need to absorb digital marketing and other IT services in their business layout. Present-day, every small, medium and large business are surfing on the digital wave to reach new heights. For those who are yet to explore the power and changing face of digital media and user experiences, BLUE 9 TECHNOLOGIES is there to support you.

Holistic in its approach, Blue 9 Technologies was incepted in 2015 with a solitary mission to modernize IT, optimize data architectures, and make everything secure, scalable and orchestrated across public, private and hybrid clouds. One of the pioneered digital service providers.

Blue9 Technologies’ extensive partner network helps drive collaboration and leverage technology independence. The company has established 8 strategic partners: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, HCL, IBM, Micro Focus, Microsoft, Oracle, and VMware. Blue9 Technologies has successfully guided the largest enterprises and government agencies through successful change cycles. With 138 employees worldwide, the company’s deep experience gives it a clear and confident vision to help clients navigate the future.

THE TECHNOCRAT WHO CEMENTED THE VISION

Saubhagya Tripathi is an enthusiastic entrepreneur and a technocrat with a passion for helping businesses grow, scale and take their performance to the next level. He strives to make a difference by inspiring people and giving them the support they need to take care of them and to understand who and what is important to them.

JOURNEY & LEARNING

The imagination of the journey was far much easier than the journey itself. Saubhagya always felt that startup’s stories were over-glorified but when he stepped into the shoes of an entrepreneur, how much there is to the glories.

He stepped into the startup ecosystem when he was 19 year. And in this ecosystem, no one believes a 19-year-old kid with a handful of people in his team. But things took a drastic turn when Blue9 Technologies was awarded and recognized as COMPANY OF THE YEAR, in Application Development from a reputed business magazine. In a short period, they outnumbered other big IT industry players in terms of revenue generation and closed that financial year with a whopping $1.34 M annual revenue.

“Throughout my SHORT journey so far, I have realized that great advice comes along seldom and you should embrace it rather than having your walls up so high that you cannot fathom criticism. Constructive criticism is what will help you challenge yourself, your ideas and eventually lead to better processes. I have thought about giving up many times but that lasts for a few hours and then I am back on my bull riding through the corporate ring. Whatever highs and lows it brings, I love it,” arrows Saubhagya.

SERVICE PORTFOLIO

Blue9 Technologies helps customers across the entire enterprise technology stack with differentiated industry solutions;

  • Technology Consultation
  • Workplace & Mobility
  • Security
  • Cloud & Platform Services
  • Enterprise & Cloud Applications
  • Application Development
  • Analytics
  • CRM & ERP Solutions
  • Automation of Operations E-Commerce Management

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Many Businesses and Industries still use primitive, outdated technology leading to poor quality and low productivity. They do not have adequate funds, skills or resources to engage in research and development to develop new technologies. Leveraging the unique use of technology to turn out the best results for clients makes Blue 9 Technologies stand out in the industry.

“We bring our clients’ automated workflow, collaboration, and machine learning integrations to connect business processes on a secure Cloud Content Management platform. We are well synchronized with all the updated practices in technology and leave no stone unturned when it comes to matching the upcoming demands and standards of connectivity, analytics, and experience,” states Saubhagya.

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THE WORKSPACE

Blue9 Technologies strives to create a young, fun-loving, open yet professional and hard-working office environment. The company believes in working as a team and allows its employees to be as comfortable as possible to get the best possible outcome.

“We have comfortable working hours, employee feedback system so we can improvise the work environment more efficiently; team building activities are organized every Friday. We are not just a company…we are a family”, Saubhagya further adds.

CORPORATE ETHOS FOR CLIENTS

“Honesty and deep care about clients’ business help us to create long term relationship. Invest a part of yourself with your clients…and believe me they will never leave you; what motivates me is to see people chasing and accomplishing their dreams…and when there is part/contribution of my firm in their success, no one is happier than me”, Saubhagya Tripathi shares.

JEWELS IN THE CROWN

  • Company Of The Year 2017
  • 30 Most Trusted Brands to Watch
  • ZEE Business Leaders & Summit Award
  • Company Of The Year
  • DIPP Recognized by The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Keynote speaker at IIT Roorkee
  • Judge at a startup Event at IIT Roorkee
  • Keynote Speaker at IIM Rohtak
  • Nominated by FORBES 30 under 30, 2020 for Enterprise Technology
  • Currently as a Mentor with Startup India

WHAT’S IN THE CARD FOR BLUE 9 TECHNOLOGIES?

The global information technology industry is on pace to reach $5 trillion in 2019, according to the research consultancy IDC. Economies, jobs, and personal lives are becoming more connected, more automated, and more digital. Waves of innovation build over time, powering the technology growth engine that appears to be on the cusp of another major leap forward. Blue9 Technologies has the ability to lead digital transformations for clients by modernizing and integrating their mainstream IT, and by deploying digital solutions at scale for a successful digital future.

“We will soon launch our in-house digital solutions, in collaboration with IBM Watson. We are also looking to extend our operations to Canada and Finland by the end of 2020. We strive to support a culture of performance, matched with integrity”, Saubhagya wraps up.

Animation Masters Summit 2020 opens by paying tribute to legendary animation master Arnab Chaudhuri

Animation Masters Summit 2020 – Digital Edition got to a solemn start today by paying tribute to legendary animation master late Arnab Chaudhuri. Aranb, who passed away in December 2019, was posthumously conferred with the Legend of Indian Animation Award 2020 at the inaugural session of the Summit today.

Toonz Media Group CEO P. Jayakumar; Ms. Anuradha Aggarwal –Head of Infotainment and Kids, Star India; Mr. Biren Ghose -Country Head, Technicolor; and Mr Sach Chandaria from the promoter group of Toonz Media Group spoke at the inaugural session.

Mr Jayakumar said on the occasion that Animation Masters Summit, the flagship annual event of Toonz, was going virtual for the first time in the 21-year history of the event, in response to the current global scenario.

“This year’s Animation Masters Summit is about the changing scenario of art and entertainment. We hope that this Summit will act as a platform to connect, collaborate and start conversations about forging new ties and creating meaningful content, as we adapt to the new normal,” he said.

Mr Jayakumar added that Toonz will also be launching soon an online learning platform dedicated to animation and creative arts, in order to mould new talents in the field.

Offering his felicitation at the Summit Mr Biren Ghose said that even in the midst of the current uncertainties, a new narrative of the 21st century is evolving among young creators. “It will be a new language of powerful storytelling, that represents our fight back as the human race,” he said.

Ms. Anuradha Aggarwal, in her address said that the three crucial aspects that could act as game-changers for the creative industry today are people, technology and quality. “We strongly believe in the swirling interplay of art and technology. Young people today are creating fantastic content. If they also make use of the right technologyl, sky is the limit,” she said.

Ms Anuradha also announced the Legend of Indian Animation Award for Arnab Chaudhuri. Arnab’s wife Mrs Ashima Chaudhuri and his brother Mr Sudeep Chaudhuri accepted the award on behalf of the late master.

“From a little boy who was called out for doodling, to winning the Legend of Animation Award, I would like to thank every single person who was part of Arnab’s journey,” Ms Ashima said accepting the Award. The inaugural session concluded with a tribute video showcasing Arnab Chaudhuri’s life and work.

The coming four days of the Summit will include master sessions by veterans in the field of entertainment including Cinzia Angelini – Writer, Story Artist and Animation Director; Fabienne Rawley – ACE Eddie Award-winning animation editor; Quentin Staes-Polet – Gaming expert and General Manager (India & South East Asia) of Epic Games; Ravi K Chandran ISC -Renowned Indian cinematographer; Shantanu Moitra: National Award-winning music composer; and Sajan Skaria – Academy Award winning character animator.

About AMS

Established in 1999, Animation Master Summit (previously known as “Week with the Masters”), is a not-for-profit event organized by Toonz Media Group that seeks to bring together the most distinguished figures in the field of entertainment.  It is the first significant animation industry event to be held in Asia. Each year, Toonz brings in experts and leading professionals working in animation from around the world to showcase their mastery of crafts. AMS also provides a platform for young artists seeking knowledge and inspiration to interact with the masters. Among the masters who have graced the previous editions of AMS are Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Rob Coleman, Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton, Academy Award Nominee and BAFTA winner Shekhar Kapur, Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty, Jean-Marie Olivier, Devdutt Pattanaik, Anjum Rajabali, Sabu Cyril, etc.

About Toonz Media Group

Toonz is a 360-degree media powerhouse with over two decades of unparalleled experience and one of Asia’s most active animation production studios (over 10,000 minutes of 2D and CGI kids and family content per year). Toonz, having worked with many of the leading entertainment studios, channels and networks including Marvel, Nickelodeon, Turner, Disney, Netflix, Dreamworks, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, BBC, Amazon, Google, Hulu, HBO and Exodus Film Group, has over 75 animation and live action series, as well as five feature films to date.

Animation Masters Summit declares Legend of Animation Award 2020 posthumously for pioneering animation master Arnab Chaudhuri

Path-breaking animation director Arnab Chaudhuri will be honoured with the Legend of Animation Award at Animation Masters Summit 2020 – Digital Edition. Organized by Toonz Media Group, the virtual Summit will be held from July 20 to 24, 2020, over the Zoom platform.

Arnab, who passed away on December 25, 2019, was a creative genius who had a major influence on the Indian animation industry. His directorial feature Arjun the Warrior Prince is the only animation film from India till date to be long-listed for the Academy Awards. An alumnus of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Arnab has worked with several major entertainment organizations such as Turner, Walt Disney and Channel V. The Legend of Animation Award 2020 is being conferred on him posthumously for his distinguished contribution to the animation and entertainment industry in India.

“Arnab was a true genius who was always ahead of his time. Apart from his astounding creativity, he was also much loved and admired by the people who worked with him. He has collaborated with Toonz at multiple levels for several projects, and often gave master classes for our in-house artists. Arnab’s untimely death is a heavy loss for the creative fraternity in India. The Legend of Animation Award is given away every year at Animation Masters Summit to honour a legend from the field of animation in India. This year, the Award committee was unanimous in their decision to confer the award to Arnab posthumously,” said P. Jayakumar, CEO – Toonz Media Group.

Arnab Chaudhuri’s wife Ashima Chaudhuri will symbolically accept the award at the inaugural session of Animation Masters Summit 2020 on Monday, July 20, 2020. Participants can attend the session as well as other master sessions at the event by registering for free at www.animationsummit.in.

The five-day event will include sessions by masters from diverse fields of media and entertainment across the world. This includes veteran Indian cinematographer Ravi K Chandran whose works include Virasat, Dil Chahta Hai, Black, Kannathil Muthamittal, etc; National Award-winning Bollywood composer Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots, Parineeta, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Lage Raho Munnabhai, etc.); Academy Award-winning character animator Sajan Skaria (Finding Nemo, Inside Out, Cars, etc); acclaimed animation feature editor and ACE Eddie Award winner Fabienne Rawley of Zootopia fame; noted illustrator and animation director Chris Appelhans whose works include , freelance animator and story artist Cinzia Angelini who has worked in films such as Despicable Me 3, The Grinch and Spider-man 2; and gaming expert and General Manager (India and SEA) of Epic Games Quentin Staes-Polet.

About AMS

Established in 1999, Animation Master Summit (previously known as “Week with the Masters”), is a not-for-profit event organized by Toonz Media Group that seeks to bring together the most distinguished figures in the field of entertainment. It is the first significant animation industry event to be held in Asia. Each year, Toonz brings in experts and leading professionals working in animation from around the world to showcase their mastery of crafts. AMS also provides a platform for young artists seeking knowledge and inspiration to interact with the masters. Among the masters who have graced the previous editions of AMS are Academy Award and BAFTA nominee Rob Coleman, Academy Award nominee Bill Plympton, Academy Award Nominee and BAFTA winner Shekhar Kapur, Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty, Jean-Marie Olivier, Devdutt Pattanaik, Anjum Rajabali, Sabu Cyril, etc.

About Toonz Media Group

Toonz is a 360-degree media powerhouse with over two decades of unparalleled experience and one of Asia’s most active animation production studios (over 10,000 minutes of 2D and CGI kids and family content per year). Toonz, having worked with many of the leading entertainment studios, channels and networks including Marvel, Nickelodeon, Turner, Disney, Netflix, Dreamworks, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, BBC, Amazon, Google, Hulu, HBO and Exodus Film Group, has over 75 animation and live action series, as well as five feature films to date.

Netflix appoints Bozoma “Boz” Saint John as its new Chief Marketing Officer

Netflix has appointed Bozoma “Boz” Saint John to be its new Chief Marketing Officer. She leaves Endeavor, where she has served as CMO since 2018. Jackie Lee-Joe, who held the position, is leaving the Endeavor for private reasons. She has been in Australia with her family since the start of the pandemic.

Said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos: “Bozoma Saint John is an exceptional marketer who understands a way to drive conversations around popular culture better than almost anyone. As we bring more great stories to our members across the world, she’ll define and lead our next exciting phase of creativity and bond with consumers.”

Saint John’s nearly 20-year career spans multiple industries including music and entertainment, consumer goods, fashion, sports and automotive. Prior to Endeavor she worked at Uber as Chief Brand Officer; was Head of global Consumer Marketing for Apple Music and iTunes (including iTunes movies, iBooks and Apple News), and before that head of the Music and Entertainment Marketing Group at Pepsi-Cola North America.

Said Saint John: “I’m thrilled join team Netflix, especially at a time when storytelling is critical to our global, societal well-being. I feel honored to contribute my experience to an already dynamic legacy, and to continue driving engagement within the future.”

The exit of Lee-Joe is an amicable one, and on her, Sarandos said that “Everyone at Netflix is grateful for Jackie Lee-Joe’s contributions and we wish her all the best.”

Said Lee-Joe: “I’m so proud to possess led this team and every one that we’ve achieved together during such a unprecedented time, fostering conversations about our films and shows that brought people together all around the world. I wish everyone at Netflix all the best.”

Toonz Media Group and renowned American actress Janet Hubert partner to break the stereotypes in children’s animation with ‘JG and the BC Kids’

Technopark-based Toonz Media Group (TMG) is partnering with Daytime Digital Emmy nominated actress Janet Hubert for a new animation project that focuses on representing special kids from diverse backgrounds. The project titled ‘JG & the BC Kids’ is about a young lady superhero whose travels around the world nurturing special kids from multicultural communities.

Toonz Media Group (TMG), Elijah Rock Productions, and Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment have started preproduction on a feature length animated movie, which will be followed by a TV series.

Conceptualised by Ms Hubert, the project was born out of the need to represent kids from all backgrounds and cultures in mainstream children’s content. Ms Hubert, who is an African American mom herself, says that even before her son was born she knew that she would never find the kind of toys, accessories or even story narratives that truly reflected who he was. In a world where his identity was starkly under-represented, Hubert wanted to create something to inspire him, and millions of other kids like him. And so, JG & the BC Kids was born. Ms Hubert is a co-producer of the project.

The lead character of the animated feature is Janet Granite aka JG, a super intelligent and athletic scientist and inventor who travels the world to find special kids. JG shows these special kids to be confident about who they are, no matter what they look like or what their interests are. A group of talking dinosaurs with their own superpowers helps her as she works with these kids and fights off the evil Dr. Zandor who wants to control Earth. JG & the BC Kids encourages kids to embrace differences, to find their own strengths, and to be confident and courageous in life.

JG & The BC Kids, targeted for 5-9 year-olds, will be produced in vibrant 2D animation with an energetic, diverse and ethnic underscore.

Apart from Janet Hubert, who starred in 90s hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air among others, the award winning team of the show includes actor Raven Goodwin (voice of JG), animation director Ron Myrick (Animation Director) and award-winning composer Wendell Hanes.

Actor, writer, producer and director Ericka Nicole Malone (Executive Producer) and Philip Robinson are co-producing JG and the BC Kids along with Toonz. Malone was the

inspiration for Hubert to bring JG back to the forefront. Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment stands for principle and family values and in JG and the BC Kids, that is what she saw.

  1. Jayakumar, Chief Executive Officer of Toonz Media Group, says the studio is very excited to partner with actor, producer and creator Janet Hubert and Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment: “We feel it is high time that such stories were told, especially when the world is striving to move towards greater equality and justice. The targeted age group for this series is also important, as these are the formative years when children pick up and nurture values for life. We are thrilled to partner with Janet Hubert to bring to life this film and TV series.”

Ms. Hubert emphasized that the series will reflect diversity in the real sense and will have characters from many ethnicities: “I knew that Toonz would be the perfect partners to understand and bring to life, JG who is a strong and super smart character. You can be both. It is past time to bring street smart kids and book smart kids together to create ‘life smart’ kids and do it in a fun, exciting way.”

About Elijah Rock Productions 

Named after her son, Elijah Rock Productions was established by Janet Hubert with the mission to create productions for the forgotten children, children of color. The mission statement of Elijah Rock productions is “Children believe in themselves …When they see themselves.”

About Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment

Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment is led by Ericka Malone, who has written, directed, and produced more than 9 stage plays through her production company, including her smash stage play In Love with Tyrone. Ericka has also produced a sitcom pilot Ward of the State, starring Janet Hubert.

About Toonz Media Group

Toonz is a 360-degree media powerhouse with over two decades of unparalleled experience and one of Asia’s most active animation production studios (over 10,000 minutes of 2D and CGI kids and family content per year). Toonz, having worked with many of the leading entertainment studios, channels and networks including Marvel, Nickelodeon, Turner, Disney, Netflix, Dreamworks, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, BBC, Amazon, Google, Hulu, HBO, and Exodus Film Group, have over 75 animation and live action series, as well as five feature films to date. Toonz has also recently entered its 3rd feature film partnership with Exodus Film Group on a feature titled “Pierre The Pigeon Hawk” with a voice cast including Whoopi Goldberg, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, and Luis Guzmán.

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