Kushal Ruia

Kushal Ruia is an Indian film director and also the creative head of animation at ACK Media Private Limited since 2009. Ruia majored in animation and film-making from Sheridan University in Canada. He holds the experience of 8 years in the animation industry in India and Canada. He also worked in C.O.R.E Digital Pictures in Toronto. He worked towards increasing the qualities of ACK’s animation creative vision, and it’s product qualities. Kushal also worked with various creative teams to describe their products in different formats and medium under the concern of ACK media. He has worked with some of the most recognized names in Indian animation industry for animation because of his directional abilities. He is a well known and critically acknowledged photographer, who frequently displays his work in international exhibitions.

He is a visual story-teller also he conceptualizes, directs, manages the production of animation properties in both India and in abroad. During his childhood, Kushal was a fan of reading comics at his free time, and like every other Indian kid, he was inclined towards Amar Chitra Katha and his love for the comics led him towards his passion. He went on towards becoming successful in writing and directing ACK’s first ever musical animation film. ‘Sons of Ram’ was the story that he adapted and changed into the musical that got released in the year 2012 and received appreciations from its audience in India. While the film screened in Toronto Arts Animation International festival in the year 2013, it continued to gain a large audience as it kept on getting screened across various film festivals all over the world.

C.O.R.E Digital Pictures was the first place where Kushal landed a job after he received his diploma in animation and computer animation. Getting selected in Sheridan University was a surprise for Kushal himself as he belonged to a business background and he had no prior experience in either arts or animation. Kushal is currently settled in Toronto, Canada for good and is working there. According to Ruia, his experience of working in India or animation has been very challenging but fulfilling as he got an opportunity to learn about the scope of animation India and response of audience towards it. He describes his time working in India as most demanding yet rewarding. His experience as an artist for animation has also helped him in the better understanding of the business aspects of his work as well.