The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Visual Effects Society (India Section), marking a strategic step toward advancing India’s Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector through stronger industry-academia collaboration.
Signed in Mumbai, the partnership combines IICT’s focus on education, research, and innovation in creative technologies with VES’s global industry expertise in visual effects. The collaboration will include guest lectures, industry talks, workshops, masterclasses, mentorship programmes, talent showcases, networking events, and panel discussions.
A key feature of the alliance will also be the hosting of exclusive VES India film screenings at IICT’s advanced 4K laser projection theatre equipped with Dolby Atmos technology.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Vishwas Deoskar, along with Rutul Patel and Priyan Parab.
Dr. Deoskar said the collaboration is a strategic move to shape the future of India’s VFX and creative technology ecosystem. He noted that as global demand for high-quality visual storytelling rises, India is well positioned to emerge as a leading hub for VFX and digital content creation.
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Established as a National Centre of Excellence for the AVGC-XR sector, IICT was announced during WAVES 2025 and inaugurated in 2025. The institute currently offers 18 industry-aligned courses across animation, VFX, gaming, comics, and XR.
Backed by partnerships with major global companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, NVIDIA, and Adobe, IICT is also developing a larger campus at Film City to support its long-term vision of positioning India as a global creative economy hub.
