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pooja — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:38:39 +0000

RAY
animation, 10 mins approx
Work currently in progress

Riddle of the Seventh Stone- Reviews

pooja — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:11:41 +0000

“The Big Bandicoot is a wonderfully memorable character and Pooja Pottenkulam’s drawing, on p. 108, of the bandicoot biting the clerk’s thick hairy ankle is so funny it deserves a medal. (Another illustration that had me in splits was Rishabh taking a bath on p. 54.)”
www.saffrontree.org

“Pooja Pottenkulam has added her own quirky touches which are apt for my story. There are about 10-12 illustrations including two full-page ones. Pooja was the correct choice for the book as the previous illustrations that were done seemed generic rather than unique.” Monideepa Sahu in an interview with the Bangalore Mirror
www.bangaloremirror.com

“The illustrations by Pooja Pottenkulam complement Sahu’s limpid prose.”
www.telegraphindia.com

Animated Worlds

pooja — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:20:44 +0000

Animated Worlds:
temporarily suspended
for more info:
www.cinephilia.co.uk

The Short of It

pooja — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:23:11 +0000

Article compiled for Film and Festivals magazine about Independent animation in and around the UK. With contributions from:
Paul Wells, writer and academic
David Retamero Lopez, animation filmmaker
Tim Webb, animation filmmaker and senior tutor, Royal College of Art
Ian Gouldstone, animation filmmaker
Nag Vladermersky, festival director, LIAF
Tony Comley, animation filmmaker
Christoph Steger, animation filmmaker
Paul Ward, writer and academic
Martin Pickles, animation filmmaker
Marie Paccou, animation filmmaker
Max Hattler, animation filmmaker
Clare Kitson, author and C4 commissioning editor for animation (1989-1999)
www.filmandfestivals.com

‘Drawing Class’ and ‘Nap’ screening at Arteleku, Spain

pooja — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:52:19 +0000

4th March 2010, Arteleku, Spain

The Lost Objects of Childhood
Selection of shorts curated by Deborah Levy

‘The idea that repressed anxieties and desires are embodied by objects is well established in the literature of psychoanalysis. The films selected for The Lost Objects of Childhood broaden the application of this dynamic to animation. These five films resemble postmodern fairy tales for adults. Their subject is often the experience of childhood – its passions, longings, mysteries and magical thinking. Some of the films take place in domestic enviroments that offer surreal possibilities, others in landscapes that juxtapose social realities with imagined worlds. All of the films share an interest in creating a visual grammar for the unconscious.’
www.arteleku.net

‘Drawing Class’ and ‘Nap’ screening at ANIMAC 2010, Spain

pooja — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:02:26 +0000

22nd- 28th February 2010
The Lost Objects of Childhood
Selection of shorts including ‘Nap’ and ‘Drawing Class’ curated by Deborah Levy
www.animac.info

The Boy Who Spoke Moomoo wins second prize at Commonwealth Vision Awards

pooja — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:45:37 +0000

The second prize was won by Pooja Pottenkulam of India/UK and Ambjorn Elder of UK/Sweden for their joint entry ‘The Boy Who Spoke Moomoo’, an animated and allegorical story illustrating how, according to reports by UNESCO, by 2100 half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth may disappear. Many of these languages have never been recorded or documented. The result? A wealth of knowledge about about human nature, history, culture and the natural environment is also lost…
http://www.theecologist.org/tv_and_radio/tv/277558/climate_change_through_the_eyes_of_an_inuit_boy.html
http://www.thecommonwealthnews.org/news/34580/34581/210689/020709visionawards.htm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6578747.ece

‘Nap’ screening at Videoholica, Varna, Bulgaria

pooja — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:43:51 +0000

‘Nap’ screening
5 August 2009 – 21.00, Puppet Theater/ Backyard
Tricky Women festival of animated film, Vienna, Austria, Awarded Animations 2007
www.videoholica.org

Nap in Exposures UK Student Film Festival, Manchester

pooja — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:29:28 +0000

Exposures UK Student Film Festival 2007 screens ‘Nap’ as part of a programme called ‘Everyday Monsters’
Wednesday, 5th December, 2007 at the Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
http://www.cornerhouse.org/film/info.aspx?ID=2543&page=0

Drawing Class in Anilogue, Budapest, Hungary

pooja — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:16:07 +0000

Animation festival Anilogue screens drawing Class at the Toldi cinema in Budapest, Hungary, 2007
www.anifest.hu