Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 10 (IANS): Technopark headquartered Toonz Media Group's prestigious annual event Animation Masters Summit (AMS) 2017, to be held here next month, will feature leading animators from all around the world.

The two-day event will begin on May 5 in the Technopark campus.

Among the leading professionals who are arriving are Fred Wang, Vice President of the China Film Foundation, Lauren Glaubach, Head of Programming and Strategic Management, YouTube Family and Learning, Amy Blair, Programming Manager, YouTube Kids, John McKenna, creative producer, among others.

Besides the Masters, a high profile delegation from Amazon India, representatives from Turkish national broadcaster, national and internationals broadcasters, top notch production and creative studios and other experts and members from the fraternity are also arriving.

"Animation Masters Summit is Toonz' humble way of giving back to the society. Through this sublime event, we provide a platform for amateurs to interact and learn from the legends of the industry. We have been organising AMS for so many years that now it is a fixed item in every industry personnel's calendar," said A.P. Jayakumar, CEO, Toonz Media Group.