ISHA MANGALMURTI

Freelance Storyboard Artist/2D Animation Director

Isha Mangalmurti is an independent 2D animation filmmaker based in India. She has a keen interest in local indigenous stories and is constantly exploring ways of telling these through her work.

Entering an industry in its nascent stages right after graduating from NID, Ahmedabad in 2017 pushed her towards a more entrepreneurial direction.

Her first internship with Vaibhav Studios, a leading 2D animation studio was a key stepping stone in her pursuit to further her career in developing original animated content. The internship entailed working on their television series 'Lamput' for Cartoon Network.

Quickly learning the ropes, Isha co-founded a collective by the name of ‘Ghost Animation’ over the next year. With a drive to tell their own stories, she teamed up with 5 other animation filmmakers determined to make an impression in the world of animation. In 2019, Ghost Animation released 4 short films which went on to bag multiple awards and screenings across the world. The group also did a first of its kind, nationwide tour screening the shorts across 28 venues in 8 cities.

Isha enjoys designing visual narratives and bringing stories to life. Her aim is to create worlds where people can escape reality for some time. She is currently developing a mini-series targeted towards young adults set in India revolving around the topic of women’s football. Isha strives to keep her work authentic to the contemporary Indian reality, treading a fine line between fiction and non-fiction. She believes animation has the power to help us imagine a better future. She wants to bring 2D animation to the mainstream in India and put the country on the international map for it.