2NZ Animation Co.

Lights… Camera… Action! Our Award-winning films have been part of Indian Animation Retrospectives around the world. We have co-produced films with organisations like National Film Board of Canada, DPSi and UNICEF International among others. We share with you a selection of our favourite films.

Shorts
"O"
Trade
Mahagiri
Locked
Sand Castle
UNICEF-Happy Diwali
UNICEF-Girl-Dad
Meena

"O" is a classic short about a man's journey and his return to simplicity.

The film was produced at Sheridan College, Canada and has won several awards including Silver Ebensee Bear, Festival Der Nationen, Austria and the coveted President's National Award, 1995.

This film was also part of the Indian animation retrospective package in Annecy, Hiroshima, Forum De L'Image (Reunion Islands), Tehran and Zagreb Festivals besides others.

Agency: UNICEF International

Client: National Film Board of Canada

Co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada and UNICEF, "TRADE" is an award-winning film addressing the sensitive issue of Child Prostitution.

This film was part of the popular "Rights from the Heart" Series in which 21 Nations contributed animated shorts.

TRADE has been part of the Indian animation Package screened at Annecy, Hiroshima, and Zagreb Festivals.

MAHAGIRI is a folk story about a kind elephant, the darling of everybody in the village. The film has a strong moral message about compassion towards animals.

This film bagged the coveted President's National award for Best Animation film (1995), and certificate of Merit - Mumbai Int'l Film Fest.

This film was also part of the Indian Animation Retrospective at Annecy, Forum De L'Image (Reunion Islands), Tehran and Zagreb Fiilm Festivals.

Agency: UNICEF International

Client: National Film Board of Canada

Co-produced in collaboration with the NFB, "LOCKED" is a touching story on child labour involved in the hazardous lock industy.

Based on UNICEF's Convention for Child Rights, this film was part of the popular "Rights from the Heart" Series.

LOCKED has been part of the Indian animation Package screened at Annecy, Hiroshima, Zagreb Festival etc.

Executed using Classical Cel animation and brushstrokes, “Carry On Advertising”, illustrates how advertising helps to attract mass attention.

A Hen lays a couple of ordinary looking eggs as compared to the golden egg laid by the Goose. But the ordinary eggs attract more attention due to the persistent “advertising” by the Rooster and Hen.

Screened at ABBY Awards 2002.

UNICEF-Happy Diwali.
This short 1 minute animation is apowerful portrayal of 2youngsters"celebrating" the auspicious festival of Diwali (festival of Lights). The film ends with the strong message on Child Labour.

UNICEF-Girl-Dad.
Based on UN conventions for child rights, a girl seeks attention from her father, who helps her open up her mind and broaden her vision.

Meena
This tremendous popular and relevant animation series funded by UNICEF is an epitome of good values and culture. 2nz has done the pre-production for 2 episode in this prestigious series.

Trikaya

This under-production series is about 3 superheroes out to save the world and annihilating the Germ monsters that attack their city.

Adventures of Chhota Birbal

Based on fictional stories this heart-rendering series is inspired from Birbal (one of India's biggest icons of cleverness) and legendary King Akbar's younger days. Shown on Cartoon Network in Oct. 2003, this series was a big success and created history by becoming the first animated character to be licensed in India.

Vartaman

India’s mega animation project, this 26 episode series is an allegory on Man, his virtues and vices and his fight to retain control over “Vartmaan”, the land of present. Aired on Doordarshan in 1995.

Vartaman

"Sand Castle" is a short film about Paedophilia. Funded by International bodies like UNIFem and SAVE The Children India, this painterly film won the best public service message film award at the Seagate Technical Excellence Awards, 2006 and was the official selection at the Bimini Festival.

Arun Mane is seen holding the Seagate trophy.

Series
Trikaya
Adventures of Chhota Birbal
Vartaman

To view two of our shorts, titled 'Paper Plane' and 'Girl-Dad', Click link below.
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