The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s or WAVES concluded on Sunday in Mumbai with a host of announcements of public-private partnerships, such as a national centre for animation and gaming, an entertainment hub in Andhra Pradesh and a film campus in Maharashtra. The sprawling event also saw several panel discussions, master classes and cultural events.

The event, held between May 1 and 4 at the Jio Convention Centre, featured at least 140 sessions featuring 100-plus speakers, 40 masterclasses and 55 sessions on broadcasting, digital media, streaming, artificial intelligence, music, news, live events, animation, gaming, virtual production, comics and filmmaking, a ministry handout said. The Buyer-Seller Market recorded over 3,000 B2B meetings, according to the handout.

Information and Broadcasting’ minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the establishment of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology dedicated to AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality).

The institute will be built on a 10-acre land parcel leased by the Maharashtra government’s Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation for 30 years at Film City in Mumbai’s Goregaon. The Union government has allotted a one-time budgetary grant of Rs 391.15 crore for infrastructure development and initial operations, according to a press note.

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