Why India is Fast Becoming the Animation Hub of the World
A couple of years ago, there was a FIFA online tournament held at Yiwu, China. And surprising everybody, the fourth place was secured by an Indian. However, although it might have shocked some, gaming and animation have been big in India for some time now. In fact, pioneers like Disney and IMAX have sought to outsource 3D animation to India for some time now, and 3D animation outsourcing has turned cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Trivandrum into global animation hubs. A Daily Mail UK report in 2014 had put the size of the Indian animation industry at $890 million. Today India’s animation industry stands at around a billion dollars. And it’s growing. To understand why India is becoming the preferred destination for anyone looking for a 3D animation artist for hire, one needs to understand existing advantages with India. 1. World’s largest film industry : For starters, India happens to have the largest film industry in the world, where more than 1600 fi