: A team of students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has won the first prize at the 24hourscontest 2025, an international 24-hour animation challenge organized by Toon Boom Animation. The prestigious contest saw participation from 185 institutions across 35 countries, with over 3,800 students competing.

Supervised by Dr. Mriganka Madhukaillya, Assistant Professor, Department of Design, the winning IIT Guwahati team — comprising Arin Bandyopadhyay, Aditya Ravi Pawar, Aseel Pasha, and S. Balasankar — triumphed over 764 teams worldwide.

The theme for this year’s contest, “Flip Your Perspective,” challenged participants to produce a 30-second animated short film within a single day. The IIT Guwahati team’s creative storytelling and technical mastery stood out among hun

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