Fourth edition of IndiaJoy 2021 kicks off today

Hyderabad: The fourth edition of what is touted as Asia’s largest gaming, animation and VFX conference, IndiaJoy, is all set to kick off in hybrid mode in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The four-day conference, which is being conducted by the Telangana government and the Telangana Virtual Animation and Gaming Association (TVAGA) from November 16, is expected to see participation of delegates from over 50 countries.
The inaugural session will feature Biren Ghose, country head-Technicolor India and chairman-CII national AVGC sub-committee on the VFX, as well as Sai Srinivas, co-founder and CEO Mobile Premier League.
The event will also see ace tennis player Leander Paes serve his insights on, ‘How tech and eSports have made sports practice and mastery easy’.
Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao will be delivering the keynote address. “We continue to build a robust ecosystem, infrastructure base to promote leading-edge technologies which is a must for success. Initiatives such as Image Towers and hosting global scale events like IndiaJoy have catalysed the growth of the sector both in Hyderabad and in India,” KTR said.
Rajiv Chilaka, mentor, TVAGA, as well as founder & MD, Green Gold Studios, pointed out that IndiaJoy was established to celebrate the success of the industry, exhibit the talent within it and provide a space for the leaders of AVCGI to deliberate the way forward.
“We have accomplished all that in our previous editions, and we look to continue building the event to encompass more ideas, individuals and technology,” said Chilaka, whose Green Gold Studios is the of popular toon character `Chhota Bheem’.