Nina Sabnani (born 1956) is an Indian animation filmmaker, illustrator and an educator. She is known for her films which blend together
animation
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and
ethnography
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...
. Collaboration with diverse ethnic communities as well as storytelling with words and imagery have been her research interests.
Sabnani has taught for more than two decades at the
National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. She is currently a professor at the
Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay.
Academic background
Sabnani graduated in painting from the
Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Vadodara and completed a certificate program in
animation film making at the NID, Ahmedabad. She received a
Fulbright Fellowship
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in 1997 to purse post-graduate studies in
film
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at
Syracuse University, New York. Her doctoral research at the IDC, IIT Bombay was based on
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
's Kaavad storytelling tradition.
Filmography
Bibliography
* Sabnani, Nina. Stitching Stories: The Art of Embroidery in Gujarat. India, Tulika Publishers, 2011.
* Sabnani, Nina. Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage. India, Niyogi Books, 2014.
Awards
* 2017 - Rajat Kamal Award for Best Animation in the film ''Hum Chitra Banate Hai'', in Non-Feature Film Section.
* 2018 - Lifetime Achievement Award for Illustration by Tata Trusts at Tata Lit Live, Mumbai
References
Indian women film directors
Indian women animators
External links
{{Commons category, Nina Sabnani
YouTube ChannelInterview on The Story of Indian AnimationPodcast on Landscape of Indian Animation
20th-century Indian women artists
Artists from Mumbai
1956 births
Living people
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni
Indian women illustrators
21st-century Indian women artists
Academic staff of National Institute of Design
Designers at National Institute of Design
Indian women designers