Neeraja Raj is dedicated to telling authentic and emotionally captivating stories through animation. She is an Indian-origin London-based film director, writer, and animator working in film and media.

Her acclaimed 2020 animation film ‘Meow or Never’ was shortlisted for the ‘@BAFTA Awards’, won the ‘Young Director Award’, and the International ‘Women in Animation’ Best Film Award. Her films have officially been featured in Oscar®-Qualifying festivals like SXSW, Tribeca, Cleveland, Austin, Chicago, Sitges and more.

She has been recognized as one of @Variety’s Top 10 Animators to Watch (2022) and a Forbes 30 Under 30 – Entertainment honoree (2023), Neeraja has also previously worked at Aardman Animations and @Disney. She holds an MA in Directing Animation from the NFTS, UK (2020) and a Bachelor of Design from NID, India (2017).

Check out her work

00:00 – 02:30 Meet Neeraja
02:30 – 03:40 Why Animation?
03:40 – 06:10 Storytelling Through Animation
06:10 – 08:28 The Future
08:28 – 10:00 Top Qualities
10:00 – 13:00 Top Tips
13:00 – 15:34 Plans, Dreams & Goals