MAAC VASHI PANVEL MG ROAD PINE Gravity 2025

MAAC Vashi, Panvel & MG Road Pune Host a Grand 22nd Edition of GRAVITY Awards 2025

Navi Mumbai, 9th December 2025

The 22nd edition of the GRAVITY Awards, one of Navi Mumbai’s most prominent 3D Animation and VFX showcases, concluded with resounding success on 9 December 2025. Organized annually by MAAC Vashi, Panvel & MG Road Pune, the event continues to uphold its legacy as a premier platform for young digital artists, animators, and content creators.

This year’s ceremony was held at the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium and was inaugurated by key dignitaries from the animation and media education industry, including Prasad Vanarase (Director, Animax Studios India Pvt. Ltd.), Sanjay Khanted (Director, Animax Studios India Pvt. Ltd.), Sameer Shanischar (General Manager & Animation Mentor, MAAC), Poulomee Bondre (Assistant Vice President – Marketing, MAAC), and Lata Vyas (Cluster Head – MAAC Vashi, Panvel & MG Road Pune).

Over the last 22 years, GRAVITY has emerged as a benchmark event for aspiring artists across Navi Mumbai, offering experiential learning through exposure to real-world production environments. The platform enables students to understand end-to-end production pipelines, from ideation to output, mirroring processes followed in leading animation and VFX studios.

The 2025 edition featured a six-month in-house creative competition that invited students to produce original artworks across multiple verticals. More than 500 individual and group entries were received across categories including Sketching, Digital Painting, Matte Painting, Photography, Character Modeling, Motion Graphics, UI Design, Visual Effects, Vector Art, 3D Game Asset Design, and more. Students also showcased their performance talents during the ceremony.

Industry leaders and studio representatives evaluated the submissions, providing participants with an invaluable opportunity to gain professional exposure and mentorship. Winners were felicitated with trophies and certificates sponsored by Animax Studios India Pvt. Ltd.

Winners of GRAVITY Awards 2025 include:

Best Sketching – Pranit Kamble & Komal Pardeshi

Best Mobile Photography – Bhagyashree Mohanty

Best Digital Painting – Anvesha Yadav

Best Matte Painting – Rutuja Illarkar

Best Vector Art – Mamta Pandit

Best 30 Second Video – Akhilesh Bhoi

Best UI Design – Tanaya Kambli

Best Game Level Design – Pranav Tandel

Best Architectural Modeling – Krutika Rane

Best Automobile Modeling – Aditya Surve

Best Character Modeling – Rupesh Koli

Best Multimedia – Tanaya Kambli

Best Poster Design – Mayuri Ingle

Best Product Modeling – Rupesh Koli

Best AI Comic Book – Durvank Bhagwat

Best Character Animation – Steffie Paulson

Best 3D Game Asset – Omkar Misale

Best Craftworks – Samarjeet Singh Saggu

Best Environment Modeling & Texturing – Tejaswini Lagad

Best AI Generated Movie – Tanaya Kambli, Apurva Pujari, Aditya Gupta

Best Live Action Film – Khushi Gharat, Varad Jitekar, Tanmay Raut, Nahush Kulkarni

Best VFX Shots – Akhilesh Bhoi, Mehul Chaudhari, Neeraj Samant

Speaking about the event’s continued success, the organizers expressed pride in the students’ achievements and reiterated their commitment to fostering next-generation talent in Animation, VFX, Gaming, Graphic Design, and Digital Media. GRAVITY Awards 2025 once again reinforced the region’s growing reputation as an emerging hub for digital creativity and production excellence.