Toon-i-esta 2017 – 4 days of glitz, glamour, and entertainment

Continuing with the tradition, Thakur Toonskool Advanced Animation Academy, held its 4th edition of the animation film festival – Tooniesta 2017 on the 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th of December 2017. The event was a grand affair with many celebrities gracing the occasion.

The theme for this year’s event was Marvel Vs DC (Diamond Comics) the characters of which reflected in the decorations in the campus in the form of 3D models, props, posters, certificates and tickets.

The first day of the event (8th December) kick-started with Box Cricket and Rink Football tournament comprising of 28 teams from different colleges. The matches were held at the Thakur Stadium. The winners and the runner-ups were awarded with cash prizes and certificates.

Fine Arts and Gaming were the highlights of the second day of the event held on the 9th of December 2017. The Fine Arts segment saw face painting, abstract painting, tattoo art and shoe-painting while in the gaming category NFS and FIFA with PS4 adorned the day.

Day three of Tooniesta 2017 commenced with celebrities and the faculty of Toonskool lighting the lamp followed by a brief history of Toonskool and the animation programs. The crowd also saw some of the works produced by our students through a video that was played on the screen. The anchor then welcomed everyone and took the crowd through the list of performances scheduled for the day. The cultural event opened with a song that was performed by the students of Toonskool. Entries of the 2D movie category were then played one by one. The category also featured entries from individuals of different colleges.

The third day of the event also saw a competition in the song and dance category, both solo and group. There were a total of 10 dance participants and 10 in the song category. 5 finalists were selected for the last day of the event to be held on the 12th of December 2017. Parag and Prayas of ABCD fame were the judges for the talent competition.

The winners of the talent competition and film category was announced on the final day of the event. It was a star-studded affair with celebrities like Nikhil Anand (Bollywood Choreographer), Siddharth , Harshit Chauhan and Tuttix crew of Dance plus season 3 fame and Vivek Gupta (fashion show), gracing the occasion. The final day of the event also saw the promotion of the upcoming Marathi movie “Hero” starring Uday Tikekar, Bhushan Patil, Vijay Patkar and the Director Mr. N. Siddiqui. The media coverage was provided by the International magazine Cine Busters that circulates in India, Dubai, Singapore, USA, Hong Kong, and Austria. The entire event will be featured in the New Year edition of their magazine.

The winners in the “Film Awards” category are given below:

The fashion show by the students of Thakur College, NL College, Dahanukar and some other colleges, added a lot of glitz and glamour on the final day of the event. The event concluded with the felicitation of the winners and participants and a thanksgiving speech by the anchor.

The 4 day event was worth applauding and both Toonskool and Thakur College wishes to thank everyone who made this event cherish worthy.