About me

Diyala is an Animation Artist based in London. She makes animated films and loops surrounding the human cycles of loneliness and sexual desire. Her abstract narratives reflect the chaotic inner world of her protagonists in a darkly comic and naive style. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2016 Diyala has been working both collaboratively and solo for clients such as Channel 4, DAZED, Vodafone, and the School of Life. With a bold, graphic style, Diyala's work stands out and has been described as "raw, punk and gutsy" by the jury at the British Animation Awards 2018, where she won Best Student film for her film 'The Day After the Party.'

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Projects

• Bee's KneesSocial media promo for the launch of Bee's Knees landscaping company
• Gummy TreeSocial media short clip for a UK based sweets company 2022
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  SUMMER DAZEThis was commissioned by GIPHY for their Clips feature. I made these scenes highlighting the micros and macros of life in the sun.
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  VVAACCAATTIIOONN - 'Rodeo' visualsVisuals for the track 'Rodeo' by VVAACCAATTIIOONN I animated this digitally at first, printed out the frames, coloured them in, scanned them, and then fully painted them, and scanned them again. This gave me a lot of footage to play around with and create a hypnotic loop to go with the mellow track. hear more: https://wawamusic.bandcamp.com/
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  Declan McKenna - 'Brew' Official Music VideoBetty and Norman begin a long distance relationship that quickly turns obsessive. Their co-dependency leads to mutually assured destruction via two cats and some heart-shaped balloons.
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  Imagining FuturesShort video commission for Brixton House theatre (previously known as Oval House) for their Imagining Futures programme, an Arts and DBT skills course for young women in Lambeth & Southwark.

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Work history

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Content CreatorVOXI
Nov 2017 - Mar 2018London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance Content Creator for the VOXI brand. Creating bold and unique clips to be used by the VOXI brand in their ad campaigns
Animation DirectorICA London – Institute of Contemporary Arts
Aug 2017 - Feb 2018London, United KingdomFreelance
I had the opportunity to make my own film through the ICA's STOP PLAY RECORD programme, in partnership with DAZED.

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Skills

• 2D Animation
• Creating Stories
• 2D Visualisation
• Storyboarding
• Design
• Animation Editing
• Clear Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Concepts
• Illustration

Education

AnimationRoyal College of Art
Sep 2014 - Jul 2016London, United Kingdom
BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual CommunicationUniversity of Westminster
Sep 2011 - Jul 2014London, United Kingdom

Awards

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Best Student FilmBritish Animation Awards
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Best Graduation FilmPRIMANIMA