Pooja Pottenkulam

Pooja Pottenkulam is a Senior Lecturer in Animation and Illustration at the University of East London, School of Arts and Creative Industries, Department of Media, Fashion & Communications. She combines academic work with practice as an animation filmmaker and illustrator, with films screened at international festivals and illustrations for over 40 Scholastic publications.

• Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer
• University: University of East London
• School: School of Arts and Creative Industries
• Department: Department of Media, Fashion & Communications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: National Institute of Design, India
• MA: Royal College of Art, London

Research Focus: Explores self-expression in animation and pedagogical frameworks for creative assessment. Her practice-based research includes hand-crafted animation techniques and narrative development in short films, while her academic research examines curriculum design and animation festival circuits as evaluative models.

Publications & Trends: Analyzes historical Indian animation policy (2017), develops pedagogical approaches for student creativity (2014), and creates educational biographical illustrations (2015). Her work bridges traditional animation methods with modern educational theories.

Teaching: Course Leader for BA (Hons) Animation, she oversees module design and teaches pre-production (visual scripting, character design, sound design) and professional practice. She supervises second and third-year film projects.

Professional Practice: Maintains an independent animation filmmaking practice with works screened at MTV Load (UK, 2005) and international festivals. Regular illustrator for Scholastic with notable works like The Stupendous Timetelling Superdog (Duckbill Books, 2012) and The Great Indian Diary (Happily Unmarried).