Girish A V, an illustrator and animator with an industry experience of more than 20 years. Girish has directed several short films which received national and international recognitions. He’s an alumnus of Fine Arts college, Thiruvanathapuram with specialisation in painting. Girish did the animation and creative direction of multiple award-winning Sanskrit animation film ‘Punyakoti’. His association with animators and filmmakers from various schools helped him in sharpening his knowledge both aesthetically and technically.Major Works2002 – Ceramics -Video Documentary for Lalita Kala Academy (Director)2002 – Once upon a time – Animated short film for Forest Dept. of Kerala, Selected for Mumbai International Film Festival-2004.(Director and Animator)2003 – Little Fish and Tiny Net – Animated short film for CMFRI, Cochi, Selected for the earth vision 12th global environmental festival, Tokyo, Japan. (Director and Animator)2004 – Greedy Fisher Man – Animated short film for CMFRI, Cochi (Director and Animator)2005 – Haritharaagam (Song of greens) – Animated short film for Forest Dept. of Kerala (Director and Animator)2005 – Nip not the life – Video Short film, Selected for Vatavaran – 2005 film festival (Editor, Sound, Director)2013 – Why we work in India – Animation Short Film for UNICEF (Director and Animator)2013 – Daddy is my hero (Director and Animator)2013 – The sprouts of hope (Director and Animator)2014 – Masala Republic – Title Animation and VFX (Animator and CGA)2019 – Punyakoti – First Animated Sanskrit Full Length Movie (Animation Director, Animator and Compositor)2022 – 27th IFFK Signature film (Concept, Visuals and Direction)2023 – Milliseconds (Concept, Visuals and Direction)2024 - Swami Vivekananda: Kahani Anubhuti Ki, Light and sound show, Ambazari, Nagpur (Animation and VFX Director)2024 – RED (Concept, Visuals and Direction)