Blu’s was officially selected for the 4th Animators Guild India Fest 2025 (AGIF), held in Mumbai on December 5–6.
Thank you to the AGIF team and everyone at RedGod Studios who helped bring this film to life.
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🎬 Official Selection
Animators Guild India Fest 2026
Firelit hair, a green leaf, a koi pond: Blu's world comes home to India's animators.
Wordless 3D short by Rajesh PK, RedGod Studios, Kerala.
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“The main challenge was to blend the CG character with the painterly world.” Sayan Panja, Lighting & Look Development on Blu's.
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“One selection became several, and several became dozens.” Rajesh PK on every selection meaning another city.
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Blu's started in Kannur, then travelled to the US, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Australia, Russia, Belarus and more. Rajesh PK on a little film finding its audience.
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After years of making the film, someone outside the team said yes. Rajesh PK on Blu's first festival selection at Animotion.
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“Music became one of its voices.” Rajesh PK on composer Sushin Shyam and Blu's emotional journey.
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No dialogue was a decision from the very beginning. Rajesh PK on letting animation and music speak the story.
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“Every little detail we add brings more life to the character.” Animator Sreeroopa K on conveying emotion without any dialogue.
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“The world Blu's lives in is also the world we all live in.” Rajesh PK on the world of the film.
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“Every award Blu's has received so far is a recognition of our efforts and hard work.” Animator George Philip on the festival journey.
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“Built slowly, shot by shot, one frame at a time.” Rajesh PK on hand-painted backgrounds and the 2D frog in Blu's.
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“Blu's is what I would call a quiet film, expressed through movements and music.” Animator Fabian Jose on teamwork and shared ownership.
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“One person's dream eventually became our work.” Rajesh PK on the artists who brought Blu's to life.
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“Every shot, every object, every prop was put there intentionally.” FX TD Kartik Rathnakaran on ~100 iterations and a marriage of visuals and music.
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“It wasn't a big studio… Slowly Blu's became possible.” Rajesh PK on building RedGod Studios in Kerala.
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“The individual efforts of each artist… all of these came together to give Blu's its soul.” Animator Jinson Francis on the team behind Blu's.
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“I felt like Blu's might never happen. So I decided to start a company.” Rajesh PK on leaving DreamWorks to found RedGod Studios.
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“Blu's Grew With Us” – Animator Sayanth Ramesh | Blu's Animated Short Film
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In a compact team of artists nobody could stay in their own department. "You were, in a way, forced to think like filmmakers."
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