Animating Indian production culture: an interview with animation filmmaker and educator Ram Mohan

  • Timothy G. Jones University of East Anglia, School of Film, Television and Media Studies

Abstract


Recent studies in global creative industries have helped reveal how media practitioners conceive professional identities and generate communities around cultural production. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the evolving space of Indian cinema, where the first century of filmmakers have not only devised vibrant industries but played key roles in conceiving national identity. Indian Animation, often misunderstood as a recent arrival, has roots early in this joint project of national development and entertainment. Filmmaker, educator and ‘father of Indian animation’ Ram Mohan has been active at every stage, and continues to contribute to a new Indian culture of animation filmmaking. In this interview Ram Mohan traces the rise of animation within Indian filmmaking across his long and varied career.

Author Biography

Timothy G. Jones, University of East Anglia, School of Film, Television and Media Studies
Timothy Jones is a PhD candidate in the School of Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA). His current research investigates the development of community identity around growing Indian animation practice and industry. Timothy joined UEA from the University of Southern California (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) in Los Angeles, where he developed award-winning instructional simulations applying immersive graphics. He is an active member of the Society for Animation Studies (SAS) as well as the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA).
Published
05-Dec-2013
How to Cite
Jones, T. (2013). Animating Indian production culture: an interview with animation filmmaker and educator Ram Mohan. The South Asianist Journal, 2(3). Retrieved from http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/107