Mumbai, April, 24 2006: 'Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks’ has won a Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Children's Animated Program". Crest Animation Studios (Crest) provided all the overseas services like modeling, rigging, texturing, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing etc for this series.
'Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks' is a sophisticated, 3D, computer animated series that follows the adventure of a spunky 8-year-old pig named Piggley & his friends, Dannan the Duck & Ferny the Bull, who live on a farm in Ireland.
These awards were conferred at the 33rd Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday, April 22, 2006, during a simultaneous black-tie ceremony held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City and the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles. The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards is a presentation of the National Television Academy in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. A. K Madhavan, CEO of Crest Animation Studios said: "It is a matter of great pride for us to be recognised for our quality of work by one of the most powerful body representing the American Television Industry. We have won accolades in the past like the BAFTA award and an ANNIE nomination for our work in 'Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'. We have also won the Apsara Award for 'Tenali Rama'; it is a special feeling, to be one of the best among the international players."
Crest is moving steadily ahead on its way to become a globally recognized Computer Graphics Imaging (CGI) animation studio. Crest's US-based subsidiary, RichCrest Animation (RCA), and Lions Gate Entertainment (LGE) have announced a three-picture co-production and co-financing arrangement to produce three top-quality, state-of-the-art animated feature films for worldwide theatrical release. RCA and LGE would equally share the cost of production, as well as the profits. The rights to the first film under the agreement – 'Sylvester and the Magic Pebble', based on the Caldecott Medal-winning story by William Steig (the creator of the blockbuster Shrek) have been acquired, and the film is in development.
About Daytime Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards has been honoring excellence in all fields of daytime television production for 33 years. The Emmy is awarded in 58 categories, including acknowledgements for series, performers and all other technical and creative areas of production. Each year the office of the Daytime Emmy Awards processes over 1,500 entries and over 3,000 voter registration forms, culminating with a televised show that pays tribute to the exceptional work of daytime television's elite.The Daytime Emmy Awards are judged & administered in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
About Crest Animation Studios Limited
Crest combines its creative & technological skills with its State-of-the-Art technology to deliver world class Animation. Crest is currently pegged at the leading edge of television computer animation globally. Having made its presence in the global television computer animation space through TV serials like 'Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks', 'Pet Alien' and 'Bratz'. Crest has now moved up the value chain by venturing into the global theatrical markets. Crest Animation Studios' shares are listed under the scrip code 526785 on BSE and "CRESTANI" on NSE.
For further information, contact:
Vinayak Purohit
Chief Financial Officer
Crest Animation Studios Limited,
Tel: 24921860/9821084779
Email:vinayakp@crestindia.com
Pooja Agrawal
Investor Relations Group,
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.,
Tel: 9833170273
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