Red Cigarette Media, director Ishan Shukla’s India-based animation studio, will begin production on his English-language animated feature film named ‘SCHIRKOA’ in spring this year. The film, co-produced with Dissidenz Films, Rapid Eye Movies and Silver Media Group, will be based on Shukla’s 2016 short film of the same name that earned 30 awards in more than 120 international film festivals and was the first Indian animated short ever selected for an Oscar® nomination.
Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, and atypical Indian Bollywood actor Jim Sarbh head voice cast of Shukla’s debut animated feature. Voice guest stars include director Gaspar Noe and composer Sneha Khanwalkar, who will also head the original soundtrack. Click here to read Variety’s Exclusive!
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