Wow…  I really appreciate the great idea of having a Swathanthra(open) animation movie by invoking contributions from people around the world. Kudos to the team behind the project.

Chamba is the brainchild of some young, open source enthusiasts. Chambakka is one of the commonly found fruit in almost all houses in Kerala. In childhood days we used to pluck Chambakkas from the Chamba tree of all the nearby houses. Nobody will restrict you from doing this because it is “open” for children(remembering the nostalgic days from my childhood). Children like this fruit more than grownups. I think, Chamba is a nice name that can be given to such an open source project.

Chamba project is an initiative to experiment and explore a  more collaborative and open approach to film making. This project brings together animators, open source enthusiasts, art directors, programmers, hobbyists, funding agents etc from around the world through social networking platforms. The movie will be developed using the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D animation called Blender. The project is named after the Blender foundation’s project naming models like Orange, Peach etc.

Those who are interested in this innovative idea and want to contribute or promote the project please visit the site http://www.chambaproject.in/

Students can do a lot in this project.  Pls visit http://www.chambaproject.in/faq/ for the ideas…

Students can organize Swathanthra Cinema Festivals in the college, talk to students, teachers and other friends about free culture and Chamba project. Distribute CDs/DVDs of Free Movies like Elephant’s dream, Big Buck Bunny, Sintel, Sita Sings the blues, Yes Men etc. Print T Shirts and stickers about Chamba and other free culture projects and distribute them. Organize fund collection drives (even if it is 5 rupees or 10 rupees important part is participation of everyone in this project) among your friends, parents, relatives and local business. Help spread the word about this project among your online or social networking contacts like facebook/twitter/identi.ca friends. Help with web site maintenance, help to pick a good story, distribute chambakas (chamba fruits) There are lots of things students can help with, your imagination is your limit.

Visit Chamba web page and get involved right now!