Naja Goes to School
Director: Shilpa Ranade
India | English
1999 | 8min| Colour
The film follows the journey of a poor, low-caste Indian girl who gains a small grant to go to school and then faces many challenges to continue her education.
Shilpa Ranade
Shilpa Ranade teaches Animation at IDC, IIT Bombay, a discipline she has helped establish in 2006. An alumnus of IDC, she later completed her MPhil in Animation from the Royal College of Art, London. Shilpa Ranade has directed short animation films for Channel 4, UK; her films have traveled all over the world winning accolades in some of the most prestigious film festivals. She is a founding member of Damroo, a project involved in creating content for children where she has produced books and films while working closely with children to produce the content.
Credits
Director: Shilpa Ranade
Screenwriter: Shilpa Ranade
Music: Ansuman Biswas
Animator: Shilpa Ranade
Production Company: Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore
Voice Cast: Nizwar Karani
Festival Appearances and Awards
Oberhausen Short Film Festival, 2000
International Animation Festival Hiroshima, 2000
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2000
Mumbai International Festival, 2000
World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb, 2000