Where creativity
meets opportunity
and careers take flight
A new hub of creative excellence and career-focused learning in Animation, VFX, Gaming, Digital Content Creation, Film Making and Skill Enhancement Courses — built on industry-driven training, expert mentorship and hands-on practical learning.
Creating Talent · Building Careers · Transforming Futures
Where India's creators are made.
MAAC Kolhapur is part of Maya Academy of Advanced Creativity — the Media & Entertainment education brand of Aptech Ltd, a global leader in career training since 1986. Over two decades shaping India's animation, VFX, gaming and design talent on real industry tools and pipelines.
Why MAAC
Backed by Aptech
Part of Aptech Ltd — a global career-training company operating since 1986.
Industry-focused courses
Curricula built around the pipelines studios actually run, not generic theory.
Learn from working professionals
Faculty and mentors who work in the industry they are teaching you to enter.
Studio-grade infrastructure
Production-spec labs and the software houses use on live projects.
Placement assistance
Portfolio reviews, interview preparation and industry connects.
Powered by Career X · Creator X
Two industry-integrated pathways: employment-focused, and creator-economy-focused.
Our alumni work where it matters
MAAC-trained artists are placed across leading studios in film, OTT, gaming and broadcast.
Redchillies VFX
Figures and recruiter names reflect the MAAC network nationally; individual outcomes vary. MAAC does not guarantee placement — recruitment is at employers' discretion.
A stage is coming.
Two ways to turn a craft into a career
Launched in 2025, our flagship programmes are powered by two industry-integrated pathways — taught by working practitioners with 13 knowledge partners.
Career X
The employment pathway — deeper specialisation and real studio workflows, built for job-readiness in high-demand animation, VFX, gaming and digital content roles.
- Deeper specialisation in your chosen craft
- Real studio workflows and production pipelines
- Job-readiness for high-demand industry roles
Creator X
The creator-economy pathway — for building an independent career: short-form video, digital comics, AI-enabled workflows, multi-platform publishing, branding and monetisation.
- Short-form video, digital comics & AI-enabled workflows
- Multi-platform publishing and personal branding
- Monetisation and IP rights for independent creators
How it works
You complete your core course first. If you want to build an independent creator career alongside it, you can then add the Creator X pathway on top — which is why our flagship courses list two fee and duration options.
See the programmesKnowledge partners
Curriculum and projects shaped with 13 industry knowledge partners.
Industry-driven. Mentor-led. Hands-on.
A new hub of creative excellence in Kolhapur — where you learn the tools the industry actually uses, guided by expert mentors, through hands-on projects that build a real portfolio.
Industry-driven training
Learn on the exact software the industry ships with — Maya, Nuke, Houdini, Unreal, Photoshop — with a curriculum shaped by how studios actually work.
Expert mentorship
Guidance from mentors who shape your craft, your portfolio and the career decisions that follow.
Hands-on practical learning
Project-based from day one — you learn by making the work, not just watching it, and leave with a real portfolio.
Six focused disciplines
Animation, VFX, Gaming, Digital Content Creation, Digital Film Making and Skill Enhancement Courses — clear, career-focused paths from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready showreel.
Backed by MAAC’s national network
An established name in creative education across India since 2001 — aligned with MESC and NSDC and backed by Aptech Ltd.
Career-focused support
Portfolio reviews and interview prep to help you take the next step. MAAC does not assure placements — hiring is at the recruiter’s discretion.
Your reel starts here
Book a campus visit at MAAC Kolhapur, talk to a mentor and see the pipeline for yourself.