On October 28th 1892, Charles Emile Reynaud, a science teacher from France and an inventor, projected the first animated cartoon film in public at the Grevin Museum in Paris. It was called "Theatre Optique". In the year 2002, ASIFA (The International Animated Film Association) proclaimed that October 28th of every year will be celebrated as International Animation Day, commemorating this first public performance. 

The Department of Animation, Jain University celebrated the 10th International Animation Day at JGI Knowledge Campus, Jayanagar 9th Block on 28th October 2011.

 The highlights of the occassion were:-
Painting contest for 1st sem B.Sc. Animation students
Theme: The Dream of the Dolphin

 Coloring contest for 1st sem Diploma 2011
Theme: various

 Poster design for 1st sem Graphics 2011
Theme: Go Green

 The Degree and Diploma students also displayed their artworks.
Dr. B.T. Venkatesh - Controller of Examination, Mr. Vasu - Principal, PU Commerce, Prof. Nandagopal - TEL, Members of the teaching staff and EDP department also joined the celebration.

 Dr. Eeswaran Iyer, Dean of Commerce, Jain University distributed the prizes.

 The winners of the contests were:-
1 sem B.Sc. Animation
Mayura - 1st place
Prerana - 2nd place
Samanvitaa - 3rd place

 1 sem Diploma 2011
Manasa - 1st place
Rohit - 2nd place
Nikhil - 3rd place

 1 sem graphics 2011
Soumya and Dixit - 1st place
Abhishek and Bishwajit - 2nd place

 Congratulations to all the winners.

Jain Animation School (JAS) was successfully launched on the 18^th of July 2011 at JGI Knowledge Campus in Bangalore with an enthusiastic and supportive crowd who cheered all along the event.

 This occasion brought together dignitaries from various walks of life, Dr. R. Chenraj Jain – Chairman, Jain Group of Institutions, Mr. Anand Gurnani - CEO, Animation Express, Mr. Shreedhar Khakade - Animation Director and Entrepreneur and Mr. Vasanth, South Film Actor. The event was also attended by Mr. Balakrishna – President, ABAI and many others from the animation fraternity.

Starting with the lamp lighting ceremony by the dignitaries, the programme kick started with a speech by the chief guest, Mr. Anand Gurnani.  Mr. Anand speech inspired and enthralled the crowd and many budding animators present at the event. He spoke about the animation pipeline and its various uses not only in the studios but also for advertising, architectural animation, visual effects and various other areas. He emphasized on different career opportunities which were present for the students and the importance of hard work for a successful career. He gave an opportunity for the students to interact with him and answered their queries and doubts with regard to the animation industry. He concluded his talk with some motivational and positive thoughts for the students of Jain Animation School.        

Mr. Vashanth, an actor from South Film Industry shared his views regarding conceptual film making and the animation film industry. He also emphasized on the usage of VFX in films and the career opportunity that it offers to the student. He showcased the trailer and the making of his yet to be released movie, Akhaada during the event.

Words were also expressed by Mr. Shreedhar Khakade who has been in the animation industry for over 22 years. He expressed his views on how the animation industry has grown over a period of time and gave some interesting insights into the industry.

The intro video and the first show reel of JAS were unveiled to the audience present.

The team at JAS thanked the parents, students and the industry members for their support and encouragement and for making the event a resounding success.