Cartoon Network and HP announces the winner of Toon Creator Awards

India's individual country winner is 12-year-old Abhirup Bhaumik who won for his entry titled The Ultimate Eating Weapon!; a humorous short animation combining characters from his favourite Cartoon Network shows Chowder and The Powerpuff Girls.

Abhirup wins an HP TouchSmart PC valued at approximately US$1,300; and a fantastic Cartoon Network prize pack containing a Ben 10 Alien Force Alien Creation Chamber, Ben 10 Headset Walkie Talkies, Ben 10 Omnitrix Alien Viewer; Ben 10 Quad Bike and Powerpuff Girls Speakers.

"I didn't expect to win as I only submitted four contest entries, so it's really cool," said Abhirup. "But even better than winning is the feeling you get when you click "Preview' after spending a lot of time creating a "toon, and you realise the "toon you have created is good. That feeling is awesome."

Schools in the region also encouraged students to showcase their creativity through technology with Toon Creator Awards for a chance to win three HP desktop PCs for their computer lab. From the almost 3,000 school contest submissions received, the winning school in India with the most registered entries is Kendriya Vidyalaya NO 1.

This year's interactive contest saw the addition of a character creator function that allowed players to build personalised avatars along their online journey. Kids were able to unlock special items to enhance their final animations, providing a fresh and innovative Toon Creator experience that sparked a frenzy of online activity.

The official website attracted more than 6.3 million page views and 800,000 unique visitors by the end of October 2010.

"Kids have really embraced the new Toon Creator experience made possible by Cartoon Network and HP," said Benjamin Grubbs, Executive Director for Turner Entertainment Interactive Media. "They've also taken easily to the technology, and used it to create some amazing entries which have garnered an incredible level of interest."

For the duration of the contest, more than 1.3 million animations were viewed on the Toon Creator Awards website. This equates to a phenomenal eight animations watched every minute.

"We couldn't be happier with the way the kids have taken our cutting-edge technology and used it to inspire some of the funniest, scariest and most innovative Toon Creator animated story lines we have seen," said Robin Seow, Vice President of Marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan. "The impressive quality of their work speaks to how intuitive the HP's TouchSmart software is, and how it can inspire the learning process for children today."