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We got a chance to watch âI wanna go to schoolâ in 2015. The animation short film about child labour issue in Myanmar has gathered many awards around the world. The creator of this film was Nyan Kyal Say, son of the renowned cartoonist Aw Pi Kyal. We recalled what Sayar Aung Thin has said before, âAw Pi Kyal is the only one who never bragged about being graduated from Harvardâ. Yes, he is the son of that cartoonist Aw Pi Kyal. It was hard to guage Nyan Kyal Sayâs age before meeting. He is a young man.
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After âI wanna go to schoolâ, he released another short film â My Life I donât wantâ which was shown in 140 Film Festivals and received 39 awards.Â
In 2017, he started the Animation Studio âPencellâ with his brother Nobel Aung. Their most successful creation to date is the Animated Music Video of Big Bagâs âTha Di Ya Dal (Grounded)â. This video received âBest Music Film Awardâ from Ringerike International Youth Film Festival 2018. It was a big stepping stone for Pencell.
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When we met with our Creator of the month, Pencell Founder Nyan Kyal Say, he told us he wanted to be an Animator since he was ten years old. As for Pencell Studio, he explained âPencell was started in the late 2017 with my brother. We had six staffs in the beginning but within a year and a half, we have over 30 staffs now. Although we started in 2017, we have been doing Animation for a long time. I started doing Animation since I was ten. I began doing it seriously in 2010 and by 2015, I was almost doing it professionally. The reason I started Pencell in 2017 was because I finished with my studies and my brother just left his job. We have been drawing together since we were young so we started this together.â Nyan Kyal Say and Nobel Aung are brothers. They have been drawing together since young. Nyan Kyal Say laughingly said that they were each othersâ only fan when they started drawing cartoons and comics. With that, they dove into the Animation industry which is very small in the still developing Myanmar.
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âThere were many difficulties, of course. We started with our own cash and we didnât come from rich background. We couldnât afford to rent a room so we started with six people at our house. Afterward, we got a small flat. Our main aim is to produce animated movies, short films and series. Afterward, we want to go for cinematic movies. Before reaching that stage, we need income and talents. We are still lacking in talents with Animation skills. We donât have schools, universities and classes dedicating to it. Because of that, we need to grow out the talents ourselves. It requires time and we also need to learn and constantly improve ourselves to keep up with the International level. We also need a space to work and also equipment. There were many problems.â
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His father, Sayar Aw Pi Kyal, was a doctor and wanted his son to be a specialist instead of an ordinary doctor. Nyan Kyal Say did not have the passion for it. âMy father does not tell us what to do. He gives us guidance occasionally to keep ourselves in check. He wanted me to be a specialist doctor. He never stated it directly but would hint it time to time. In the last year of studies where I had to make a major decision, I told him about my plan while I was getting ready for school. He went quiet and looked rather upset. I felt bad but I understood. And he understood where I came from as well.â
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Sayar Aw Pi Kyal is a well-known Cartoonist, a revered artist and an intellectual. What knowledge did he pass down to his son? Nyan Kyal Say said, âMy father does not even have time for himself since we were very young. So instead of regular teaching, he would instruct us on important methods maybe once or twice a month when heâs freeâ.
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âIf I have to choose the best two gifts from my father, one would be his books. He has so many books and we could choose what we want to read from his collection. He would recommend some books to us as well. Sometimes, the things he wants to say to us are in the books he recommended. Another gift is that he is our source of inspiration. He is a real artist. We tend to get distracted with other matters but our father sticks to his art and his path. He has MPA (Master of Public Administration) from Harvard. He could get thousands of dollars if he works for NGO or big organization. But he didnât. He finished with Engineering from RIT but he did not pursue a career out of it. However, these are not wasted. He used those knowledge in his art. That concept is a big inspiration to us.â The father and sons are similar in doing what they truly believe in and basing their art on their Formal Education.
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How did Nyan Kyal Say hone his craft? How did he work to fulfill his dream of being an Animator at the age of ten?
 âI was lucky. When I was ten, my father was working on some TV Commercial Animation and I could witness the process. It was done digitally and other time, the drawings were done in many stacks of paper and scanned to computer. Whenever my father got up from his table, I would play around with his computer. And there was the cartoonist from Paris(sic). You know Guy Delisle? The one who did Burma Chronicles. That was the time when he was in town to get the footage. My father and Guy would discuss about cartoon so I learnt a few from their exchange.â
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Nyan Kyal Say said,âThe main source of inspiration is looking at whatâs happening in front of my eyes. For example, a leaf and a rock dropping to the ground. The way they fell is different. I would draw their movements many times in my head. Movements are different as well be it a human, a cat or a horse. These are the free library source which you can explore.â
áĄááášááášáá˝áŹ áááŻáášááźá˛ááášáąáááá˛áˇááŹááąááźáťáá ášáąááá˛áˇ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááťááášááŹáťááášáá˝áŹ áĄááŻáááŹáąááŹáááąááŹáˇ áĄáá°á¸ááťááášáˇáąááŤáˇá áĄá˛ááŽáĄáá˛áá˝áŹáá˝ Film áá˛áááášááášáá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááźá áááŻáżááŽá¸ áááŻáášááźá˛ááášáąáááá˛áˇááŹááá ášááŻáťáá ášáąáááášá áĄá˛ááŤáąááźáááŻááášá¸ áĽáŹáášááşáášáąá áááŻááᏠáĄáááŽá¸áĄááşááš ááášáááŻáášáąááááŤááášá áá°áááŻáááŻáášáąááá˛áˇáĄááŹáááášá¸ ááŹááźáášá¸áąááźááźá˛áąááááŹáťáá ášáąááŹáˇ áĄáá°á¸ááťááášáˇ áá°áąááááŹá¸áá˛áˇ ááášááášá¸áąááźáá˛á ááááąááźáąááŹáášáá˝ áᎠAnimation áąááźááᯠááąáá¸áá áŹá¸á ááŹáááŻáááŹááášáťááášáąáážááżááŽá¸ áááášáˇáąááŹááá˛á áĄááŻáášáá ášááŻáááŻáᏠáĄááśáŻáĄážááášáááá˝ážáááŤáá°á¸áá˛áˇá áĄááŻáąááŹáášáááŻáášá¸ Team áĄáášáĄáŹá¸ áá áąááŹáášááá˝ááŹáá˛áˇáąááŹáášáááŻáášá¸á áááŻáášááášá¸áĄááášáˇáĄááášáˇ áá ášáąáááŹááᯠáąáťááŹáášá¸áąááááżááŽá¸ááŹáżááŽá¸áąááŹáášáááŻáášá¸áá˝áᏠPencell áĄáąáá áĄááśáŻáĄážááášáá ášááŻááá˝ááŹážáááášáááŻáááášá¸ áąáťááŹáťáááŤááášá
Our country is a nation full of struggles and frictions. They are more prevalent in the art world. Even in art world, there are much more hurdles for film related works. Pencellâs main job is to draw cartoon. Even their employeesâ parents were not so convinced that it was not a credible job in the real world. It was only when they had a proper place and 30 employees that Pencell was considered as a legitimate business.
Short Film áąááźááąááá ášááášáˇ Animation Series áąááźááŻáášááášá áżááŽá¸áá˛áˇáĄá፠ááśáŻááášááŹá¸áąááźááŻáášááŻáášááášá ááŤáᏠPencell áá˛á ááášááá˝ááášáá˝áášá¸ááşáášááŤáá˛á ááŹáášááşáášáąá áááŻááşááłá¸ Animator áá ášáąááŹáášáá˛ááĄááášááášááᯠááśáŻáąááŹášáąááá°áá°ááášáąááźááášá¸ áąááźááąááááŤááášá áá°áááŻááąááźáĄááźááš ááŹáášááşáášáąá á áĄááŻááᯠáĄáááśáąáá¸ááŹá¸ááŤááášá âáĄááŻá Film áááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠáááŻáášááźá˛ááášáąáááá˛áˇááŹááťáá ášááášá Animation ááŻáášááşáášáá˛áˇáá°áąááźáá˝áŹ áááşááłááááśáłáááŹá ááŻáášáááášáá˛áˇáĄááŹáąááźáĄááşáŹá¸áááŽá¸ááá˝ááášá ááŤáąáááášáˇááášá¸ áááŻáášááášáá˝áášá¸ááŽáá˛áˇáąáááŹááąá áąáá˝áşáŹáášáá˝áášá¸ááŹáá˛áˇáááŻá áĄáááśáąáá¸ááşáášááášá áááŻáášáá˝áášá¸áááŻáášááąááŹáášáá˛áááá˝áášá¸áá˛áá˛á ááśáŻá¸ááá áťáá ášáąááŹáˇáá˛ááášáá ášáááŻáášážááá˛áˇáá°áąááźááşáŹá¸ááášá ááťáá ášáááŻáášááŹáááŻáąááźá¸ááŹáááš áťáá ášáááŻáášááŹáááŻááŻáášáżááŽá¸ ááŹáá˛áˇáąá ááşáášááášáâ
Pencellâs current ambition is to step up from Short Film to Animation Series. Afterward, films for cinemas. There are many other young people who are trying to become an animator like Nyan Kyal Say. He has this advice for them. âWe are still at the battleground stage in film. There are many difficulties and things you cannot do in animation. However, I would encourage you to continue from whatever level instead of giving up completely. Â Try thinking of things you could do instead of things you cannot.â
áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáˇáááŻáąáťááŹáťááá˛áˇ áá°ááá˛á ááśáá°ááşáášáá˛á áááśááşáášá ááášá áĄáąááŹášáąáḠá ááášááášá áŹá¸á ááŹáąááŹáášá¸áááᯠááźáášáĄáŹá¸ááášá¸áťáá ášáąá ááŤááášá áĄá˛ááŤáąáá¸áááŻáá˝áşáąááąáá¸ááášá¸áá˛ááᲠ. . . âáá°áááŻáášá¸áá˝áŹ áĽáŽá¸áąáá˝áŹáášáˇáá ášá áśáŻáá˛á áá˝ááśáŻá¸ááŹá¸áá ášá áśáŻááá˝ááŹááşáášá¸áá°ááášá áááŻáášáˇáĽáŽá¸áąáá˝áŹááš áá˛á áá˝ááśáŻá¸ááŹá¸ááᯠáá°áááŻáááášááŹáąáĄáŹááš áąááźá¸áááŻáá áááŻáášáˇááŹááášáťáá ášááášá ááŤá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáˇáá˛á ááśáá°ááşáášááášá¸ááŻáášááášá áááśááşáášá ááášááášá¸áťáá ášááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáˇ áĄááŻáááŹááᯠTechnically áĄá áá°áááŻááąááŹááš ááááŻáášáááŻáášáąáá¸ááášáąááŹáášáá˝ ááśá áŹá¸áá˛áˇáá°áĄááźááš áĽáŽá¸áąáá˝áŹáášááąááźá¸á ááŹáá ášááŻáąááŹášááášá¸áąááŹáášá¸á áá˝ááśáŻá¸ááŹá¸á ááśá áŹá¸á ááŹáá ášááŻáąááŹášááášá¸áąááŹáášá¸ ááááŻáášáąáĄáŹáášáąáá¸áááŻáášáąáĄáŹáášáá˝áźáášáąááŹášááááłá¸á áŹá¸ááášáâ áżááŽá¸áąááŹáˇ ááśá áŹá¸áá°ááášáážááášáˇááá˛áˇ á áááá áš á áááá ášá áŹáááŻááŹáᏠáĄááŻáááŹáááŹá¸áĄááźááš áá ášááááśáŻá¸á áŹáťáá ášáąáááŤááášáá˛áˇá áĄá˛ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áĄááŻáááŹáááŹá¸áąááźááᯠAppreciate ááŻáášáąá ááşáášááášáááŻá áĽáŹáášááşáášáąá á áąáťááŹááŤááášá
His belief and never-give-up attitude were interesting and encouraging as well. âEveryone has a brain and a heart. It is your own responsibility to sharpen your mind and nurture your heart. That is my conviction. Even if I could not do certain things technically, I work hard to show my art in a way that makes the view think and feel something.â
For a viewer, a short film could be one or two minutes. But it is an entire life for the artists. âThatâs why I think there should be a show of appreciation for the artists hereâ, concluded Nyan Kyal Say.
words by Aung Lynn Thit
english translated by R.E.Saw
Creator Nyan Kyal Say
Photographed by Aung Myo Thant
Location:Â Pencell Studio
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