Guwahati, Oct. 23 -- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati students have secured first prize in the 2025 24-hour contest, an international 24-hour animation challenge, the institute said in a release on Thursday.

Organised by Toon Boom Animation, this year's competition witnessed participation from 185 institutions from 35 countries.

Under the supervision of Dr Mriganka Madhukaillya, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Design, IIT Guwahati, the team of Arin Bandyopadhyay, Aditya Ravi Pawar, Aseel Pasha, and S Balasankar contested against 764 teams and 3,820 students to win the first prize.

The theme for this year's contest was "Flip Your Perspective," which challenged participants to create a 30-second animated short film in 24 hours...