Nina Sabnani
Nina Sabnani (born 1956) is an Indian animation filmmaker, illustrator and an educator. She is known for her films which blend together animation and ethnography. Collaboration with diverse ethnic communities as well as storytelling with words and imagery have been her research interests.
Nina Sabnani

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- Nina Sabnani
- Born
- 1956
- Birthplace
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Education
- National Institute of Design, Syracuse University
- Known for
- Animation, Illustration
- Awards
- Rajat Kamal Award
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Sabnani has taught for more than two decades at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. Along with Animation Design, Sabnani also served as the coordinator of the New Media Design when it was introduced in 2001 at National Institute of Design. She is currently a professor at the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay.
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• Name — Nina Sabnani • Born — 1956 • Birthplace — Ahmedabad, Gujarat • Education — National Institute of Design, Syracuse University • Known for — Animation, Illustration • Awards — Rajat Kamal Award
Academic background
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 in 1997 to purse post-graduate studies in film at Syracuse University, New York. Her doctoral research at the IDC, IIT Bombay was based on Rajasthan's Kaavad storytelling tradition.
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Filmography
• Year — Title • 1982 — Drawing! Drawing! • 1984 — Shubh Vivah • 1987 — A Summer Story • 1988 — Badhte Kadam • 1989-90 — All About Nothing • 1990 — One Day in Fatehpur Sikri • 1994 — Patents for Progress • 2005 — Mukund and Riaz • 2009 — The Makers of Tales • 2009 — Tanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak) • 2011 — Baat Wahi Hai (It's The Same Story) • 2012 — Bemata • 2013 — Thank You Many Times • 2016 — Hum Chitra Banate Hain (We Make Images)
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• Illustration — Nina Sabnani receiving Rajat Kamal Award from President Pranab Mukherjee • 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
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- 1.Nina Sabnani. NalandaWay.
- 2.FIRST PERSONNID launches PGD in New Media. The Times of India. 2001-09-01. 0971-8257.
- 3.Sabnani, Nina. IDC School of Design. 2017-11-09.
- 4.Nina Sabnani DER Filmmaker Bio. www.der.org.
- 5.Sabnani, Nina. Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage. Niyogi Books. 2014. 978-93-83098-32-3.
- 6.Sabnani, Nina. Stitching Stories: The Art of Embroidery in Gujarat. Tulika Books. 2011. 978-81-8146-961-8.
- 7.Directorate of Film Festivals. 64th National Film Awards.
- 8.Film-maker Ketan Mehta, Nina Sabnani to be honoured at Animation Masters Summit 2021. OnManorama.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Sabnani, Nina. Stitching Stories: The Art of Embroidery in Gujarat. Tulika Books. 2011. 978-81-8146-961-8.
- Sabnani, Nina. Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage. India, Niyogi Books, 2014.
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