Tata Elxsi Shines at the FICCI BAF Awards 2009

Roadside Romeo, India's first purely-entertainment animated theatrical motion picture, created by Tata Elxsi Ltd.'s Visual Computing Labs (VCL) division  has been awarded the FICCI BAF Award 2009 in the category of "Best Animated Feature Film" by FICCI-Frames in Mumbai. Tata Elxsi VCL also won the award for their outstanding visual effects in the TV commercial-Himani Fast Relief in the category of "Best VFX in a commercial". FICCI BAF awards instituted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry (FICCI) are part of Frames which is FICCI's annual global convention covering the entire gamut of the Indian entertainment industry. FICCI BAF Awards which began in 2004 with only few categories has now grown to over 17 categories encompassing Animation, Gaming and VFX receiving participation from over 16 countries.

A co-production of Walt Disney Pictures and India's Yash Raj Films, "Roadside Romeo", created by Tata Elxsi Ltd's Visual Computing Labs (VCL) studios in Mumbai has also been nominated by Hollywood-based Visual Effects Society (VES) for delivering outstanding animation in "Roadside Romeo". The 7th Annual VES Awards will be presented on Saturday, February 21 in Los Angeles . In January this year, "Roadside Romeo" was named "Best Animated Film" at the 15th Annual Star Screen Awards in Mumbai.