Comic Con India Awards 2014

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ABOUT THE AWARDS Comic Con India Awards is turning 3 with this edition & we are thrilled, excited & humbled at the same time. We are thankful for all the encouragement & support we have received so far. The closeknit comics community really needed a platform to showcase their work & exchange ideas, to expand the limits of the Indian comics industry. CCI Awards is honored to be the medium for turning those ideas into reality. We'll keep on working hard to promote and encourage young & upcoming writers & artists & hope to receive your continued support.

JURY

An independent panel of judges will be judging all the nominated entries. Our jury includes author and artist Mr. Neelabh Banerjee, artist-writer Mr. Orijit Sen, writer and Filmmaker Mr. Abhishek Sharma.

The nominees are shortlisted by the Comic Con India Core Team, which includes Eshita Ghosh, Editor, Indian Comics Journal & Jatin Varma, Founder, Comic Con India.

NEELABH BANNERJEE

ORIJIT SEN

ABHISHEK SHARMA

Neelabh Banerjee is the National Art and Illustration Editor in the Times of India. He started his career as a reporter and copy journalist while simultaneously doing cartoons before turning fully to toons. Apart from doing thousands of cartoons and comic strips over 25 years, he has many books and a graphic novel to his credit. He has been involved in many national and international cartoon and comic art events. Born in the city of Lucknow, he did his college there but now considers the world as his audience.

Orijit Sen is a graphic artist and designer. He trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and has been involved with art, design and crafts related projects. He has helped conceptualise, plan and execute several large-scale exhibition and museum projects, including the India Pavilion at the World Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan.

Abhishek Sharma is an acclaimed writer and the Director of the critical and commercial success Tere Bin Laden.

Orijit’s pioneering graphic novel 'The River of Stories' was published in 1994.

In 2008, he helped set up the Pao Collective – a collective of artists working with graphic narratives.

He graduated from National School of Drama (NSD), India's premiere Drama Institute, in the year 2001. Since then he has directed and produced several stage plays and short films. He has written over 10 scripts for stage and screen and has also worked as a Costume Designer, Art Director, Light Designer, and Line Producer in the Indian entertainment industry.

As a writer working in the visual medium, he is an avid fan of the graphic medium and is also the creator of the graphic novel series Munkeeman.

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ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2014 COMIC CON INDIA AWARDS, TO BE GIVEN TO THE BEST COMICS PUBLICATIONS AND CREATORS OF 2013.

AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL/ COMIC BOOK OF THE YEAR (For Comic Book Series Only One Issue Is Eligible To Enter)

BEST PENCILLER/ INKER/ PENCILLER-INKER TEAM BEST COLORIST BEST COVER (Includes Illustrated Published Covers of Publications of Any Genre)

BEST WRITER (Includes Adaptations)

BEST CONTINUING GRAPHIC SERIES (Minimum Two Issues of the Series Should Have Been Published During the Year)

BEST CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK (Ages 13 & Below)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR CHILDREN BEST CHILDREN'S WRITER (Ages 13 & Below)

BEST WEB ONLY/ DIGITAL ONLY COMIC

CATEGORIES WHICH RECEIVE LESS THAN A MINIMUM OF 3 ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL AWARDS LIST FOR THIS YEAR

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REGISTRATION ŸFour copies of each comic, graphic novel, or periodical you are submitting must be

provided for the judges to consider. ŸPublishers may submit up to a maximum of five nominees in any one category. (Sorry,

entries cannot be returned. ) ŸFor Web Only Or Digital Only Comics, submit URLs. ŸA cover letter must accompany your submissions packet, indicating what you are

submitting and in which categories. ŸBe sure to include contact information, including a mailing address and an e-mail

address. The cover letter should provide as much information as possible, including writer and artist credits for stories and issues.

EXAMPLE: Dear Comic Con India Awards: I am enclosing the following items for consideration: Best Graphic Novel / Comic Book: ‘TITLE’ by ABC Comics; Best Writer: AUTHOR for ‘TITLE’; Best Artist: ARTIST (Pencilling/Inking) for ‘TITLE’; Best Cover: ‘TITLE’ by COVER ARTIST (Pencilling/Inking/Design). . . and so on.

DEADLINE: JANUARY 2ND, 2014 MAIL ALL SUBMISSIONS TO: COMIC CON INDIA B-130 NARAINA VIHAR, NEW DELHI 110028, INDIA PH: (011) 45052020 FOR QUERIES E-MAIL: AWARDS@COMICCONINDIA.COM WEBSITE: WWW.COMICCONINDIA.COM

ALL ENTRIES MUST REACH THE COMIC CON INDIA OFFICE

BY JANUARY 2ND, 2014

NOTE: PROJECTS BY TWENTY ONWARDS MEDIA (P) LTD AND ALL IMPRINTS AND SUBSIDIARIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION IN ANY CATEGORY.