EDUCATION
2004-2006 : MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art, London
1996-2001 : BA in Animation Film at the National institute of Design, India
1994-1996 : Foundation in Fine Art at Chithrakala Parishat, India
AWARDS
Inlaks Award 2004-2006 : The Inlaks Scholarship funded my MA at the RCA
Man Drawing Prize 2006 : First Prize
Audience Award 2008 International Festival of Cinema and Technology
WORK
2009
KHOJ International Artists Association (Aug – Sept 09)
Artist Residency in Khoj, New Delhi, India
ANIMATION IN THERAPY (May2009 – present)
Artist Consultant and animator for Animation in Therapy Limited, funded by NESTA
RICHARD’S STORY (June 2009)
Director and animator for this animated documentary about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Produced by Animation in Therapy Limited
FILMFLEX (VIRGIN TV) (March – June 2009)
Animator for 8 idents and 1 infomercial for Filmflex, an on demand film channel, Produced by Sweetworld tv
RCA (Sept 2008 – present)
Visiting tutor at the Drawing Department teaching MA students from all design and Art disciplines at the RCA
BLANK UK (May2009 – present)
Management and Software design Consultant for Blank uk, a London based fashion company with 3 labels
2008
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ‘Everybody’ (Sept 2008)
Assistant director and animator for the short film ‘Everybody’ made to mark the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Produced by Sweetworld tv. Shown in cinemas all over the UK
JEFFREY AND THE DINOSAURS, Channel 4 animate! (June 2008),
Animation for Christoph Stegar’s animate! film funded by Channel 4.
WHAT’S FUFU? Channel 4, Raw Cuts(Jan 2008)
Design and Animation for the animated documentary commissioned by Channel 4 and NSPCC. Directed by Bold Creative, Produced by Teebster Films.
RCA (Sept 2008 – present)
Visiting tutor at the Drawing Department teaching MA students from all Design and Art disciplines at the Royal College of Art
2007
YOURS TRULY (aka HEAD OVER HEELS) Channel 4 animate! (Dec 2006- 2007)
Animation for Osbert Parker’s BAFTA nominated animate! commission.
Has won several prizes in International Festivals including BAF 08, British Animation Awards 2008, Chicago Intl. Film Festival, Aspen Shortfest, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Seattle 1 Reel Film Festival and others
THE ACCIDENT Channel 4, 3 Minute Wonder (July 2007)
Animation for the ‘MESH’ 2007 commission, Channel 4, Directed by Sara Nesteruk
Premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Aug 2007
OUTREACH Drawing and Animation Workshops (2006- 2007)
Workshop leader for a number of short drawing and animation workshops at secondary schools around London, funded and organised by Outreach, RCA.
WHAT WE SAY MATTERS (March 2007), London Borough of Richmond
Workshop Leader, Animator for a series of Animation Workshops and a film made with young adults from vulnerable backgrounds. Project commissioned by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in collaboration with New Orleans House.
THE LIVING PLANET(Dec 2005), WWF
Animation for a promotional film for World Wildlife Fund, 2006, Directed by Osbert Parker
FILMOGRAPHY / FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
MOMENTS OF I DON’T KNOW (2006) (5.05mins)
Audience Award at 2008 International Festival of Cinema and Technology
Shortlisted at:
London international Animation festival 2007
Ottawa International Film Festival 2007
Melbourne international Animation Festival 2007
Taiwan International Animation Festival 2007
Norwich Animation Film Festival 2006
Screened at:
Roxy Screen London Bridge 2007
Whitechapel Gallery 2006
The Show: RCA 2006
A DRAWING FILM (2006) (3.05mins)
First Prize: Man Drawing Prize 2006
Screened at:
The Noble Sage Art Gallery
RCA Show 2006
A JOURNEY ACROSS GRANDMOTHER(2005) (6.00 mins)
Shortlisted at:
London International Animation Festival 2007
Oberhausen Intl Film Festival 2007
The 2007 Australian Intl Animation Festival
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2007
Telecom Auckland International Animation Festival 2007
Brisbane Animation International Festival 2007
Caught Short Film Festival 2007
Norwich Intl Film Festival 2006
CATFLAP (2005) (1.10 min)
A short animated film for MTV Europe
CANARIES(2005) (1.00 min)
A short animated film for MTV Europe
LOOK, WE FLY (2004) (11.00 mins)
Directed and animated a short fund raising film for a Free School in Mysore, India.
UMM.. POOTHANA(2002) (7.00 min)
Shortlisted at:
Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival (2002)
Annecy international Animation film Festival
FAN International Animation Festival (Norwich)
BAF! International Animation (Bradford)
Screened on:
NHK (National Television, Japan)
SEABLUES (2000) (3.00 min)
Shortlisted at:
Toonz Southeast Asia Animation Festival
Mumbai Film Festival
LITTLE REVOLUTIONS (1999) (2.45 min)