Famous House Of Animation has bagged the Asian Youth Animation and Comic Contest & China (Guiyang) Cartoon Art Festival (AACC), Asifa India Award For Excellence 2007. It has also been nominated and is now amongst the five short listed ads in the Best PSA Category for the upcoming Asia Image Apollo Awards 2007.
Famous House of Animation (FHOA), is flying high these days with some extremely prestigious awards under its belt. FHOA has recently won the Best Character Design Award for their animated ad film BBC Chunnilal made for British World Service Trust (BBC WST) at the first edition of the Asian Youth Animation and Comic Contest & China (Guiyang) Cartoon Art Festival (AACC) held in Guiyang, China recently.
The same ad film has also been nominated for the Asia Image Apollo Awards 2007 which will be held on 28th Nov'07. Asia Image Apollo Awards is known for recognizing the best in broadcast, production, and post, it is Asia Pacific's only regional Awards programme for craft and technical excellence. The BBC Chunnilal ad is among the five short listed PSA's in the Best PSA category of the Apollo awards.
And that's not all; FHOA has also won the esteemed Asia India Award For Excellence 2007, which celebrates the very best in animation across the country. They have won the award in the Best Professional Film category for the animated ad of DTC Diamonds.
BBC Chunnilal is short animated film about Chunnilal, a forgetful husband, with a social message which was made with the initiative of BBC WST. It was made with the aim of spreading awareness about HIV- AIDS and has received huge critical appreciation all over, winning an award for the same comes as an icing on the cake for FHOA.
Speaking about the BBC Chunnilal film, E Suresh, Creative Director, Famous House of Animation, says, 'We had a great time in getting the structure cracked as the jingle written by Sumit had a lot to offer visually. From the challenge of creating the character 'Chunnilal' who had to appeal to the masses of UP, Bihar etc, where the film was targeted, to creating the neighborhood in miniature that too resembling the lower income group houses/surroundings were exciting tasks that my team and I engaged ourselves for 8 weeks. Meanwhile we created the track with the renowned music director Rajat Dholakia.'
Famous House of Animation is one of the best quality animation studios in the country. Founded in 1998 FHOA are the pioneers in Clay animation [claymation] and doll animation in India and also cater to film making needs whether it is in 2D/3D/stop motion/ stylized/experimental live action, etc. They have credible ads like Amaron Kumbhakaran, Amaron-Hare & Tortoise, Top Ramen noodles, ICICI Chintamani ads, Cadbury 2-in-1 ads etc in their kitty. Poga series done by them on MTV was also immensely popular. Currently the Tata Sky 2d ad made by them is on air.