Indian Animation on New Year's
Day
PBS TV of the USA Rocky Mountain Area to Air
Manick Sorcar's Animation on January 1, 2002 |
| KBDI-TV (PBS), Denver, USA, of the Rocky Mountain area has announced
they are going to telecast four of Manick
Sorcar's animation classics on New
Year's Day to start the year with a message of love and care through
his popular animation. |
"Deepa & Rupa" is the winner of
over eight international awards including the Gold Plaque at the
Chicago International Film Festival. It is India's first animation
mixed with live action, and is based on a children's story from
the State of Bengal. "The Woodcutter's Daughter", also
an animation mixed with live action, (a Finalist at the 40th New
York Festivals), is followed by "The Sage & The Mouse",
a winner of the Gold Medal at the International Film Festival of
New York - both are based on popular stories from The Panchatantra,
the classic book of fables of India. "Sniff" (Gandhabichar),
which received the prestigious C.I.N.E. Golden Eagle from Washington,
D.C, is based on a popular non-sense poem by Sukumar Ray (of "Abol
Tabol" fame). |
Scene from Sage and the Mouse |
Sorcar's animation films are regarded
as "cultural bridges between East and West" and are highly
popular at the schools of USA. This is the 13th continuous year
the PBS stations of the Rocky mountain area have telecast Sorcar's
animation during the holidays of Xmas or New Year. His animation
videos are available at all libraries, or can be purchased
from Tattered Cover book stores around the nation, and several internet
outlets.
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