Introduce Yourself : Hello Satge 32 community members !! Looking for Direction & Writing gigs. by Saraswathi Vani Balgam

Saraswathi Vani Balgam is a Writer, Director and Creative Producer. Vani is also the founder of Dancing Atoms, a Los Angeles-based creative development studio that focuses on powerful storytelling that bridges the gap between Asian and North American storytellers. She is currently developing multiple preschool animated TV shows in partnership with Canadian and American studios and is creating an original animated feature film with a Malaysian studio. One of her pre school shows " Gannu " had been selected by FIAPF & Women in Animation "Stories x Women program" to be pitched at Annecy. She was invited as a speaker at FMX 2022 Stuttgart, Germany . She was also invited to be a part of Unreal engine ICVFX Unreal fellowship batch 2 where she spent time in intensive training & had had access to a wealth of technical knowledge related to In-camera Visual Effects(ICVFX). Previously in her career, Vani was the founding director of Rhythm & Hues Studios Asia, a multiple Academy Award® winning VFX and Animation studio. She also served as the Head of Creative Management and Training at DreamWorks Animation’s studio in Shanghai. In Nov 2021, Vani was a part of writing in the Unreal Tribeca initiative along with Epic games, as an associate producer alongside Karen Dufilho. She is also mentoring the Sony Talent League fellows to structure their stories and make their dreams come true. Vani has been a mentor with Unreal fellowship in the last two years in Los Angeles. She has been a creative producer/mentor for over 60 Unreal Short films created during the fellowship. Vani actively promotes community building all over the world. She is currently the president of Women in Animation India Collective . She has been a president of Asifa India for over two decades . She has coined the Unreal Epic Games Women Creators Program for India & SE Asia supporting over 45 women from ( India , Bangladesh, Malyasia , Indonesia , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Singapore , Pakistan )with the aim to inspire and train women creators and form a community of creators in collaboration with Epic Games & Asifa India .