Producing Animation: How Maral Mohammadian became the Powerhouse Producer

Producing Animation: Powerhouse Producer, Maral Mohammadian Speaks Out

• Maral Mohammadian’s interview highlights her journey from an arts background to joining the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)’s English Animation Studio in Montreal.
• Mohammadian started her career journey in the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) during her early years, which honed her impressive skill set and passion for the animation world.
• NFB found a true gem in Mohammadian and promptly appointed her as an Associate.

The Woman Behind the animated magic

The early start in the Ottawa International Animation Festival

The NFB’s animation studio scoop

The Associate Role, a stepping stone to success

And now for my funny and oh-so-witty perspective on this. So, Maral Mohammadian moves from an arts background to working with the crème de la animation—the National Film Board of Canada’s English Animation Studio in Montreal. Talk about a major glow up! And let’s not forget her intriguing chapter in the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It’s kind of like going from homeworking on sketches in your spare room to getting a titan of animation, NFB, banging on your door saying, “Hey, we like you, come work for us!”. Do you smell the whiff of a good old success story or what? We’re all here, navigating our third coffee of the day, and there’s Maral, throwing sick shapes in the animation industry. Now, isn’t that something to strive for, ladies and gents?

Join us this week on Skwigly as we dive into an enlightening conversation with Maral Mohammadian, the dynamic producer of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)’s English Animation Studio in Montreal. Discover her fascinating journey from her humble beginnings in the world of art to making a name for herself at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), and her evolution into a notable associate producer at the NFB in 2006.

Becoming an influential producer at their English Animation Studio in 2014, Maral’s foray into the NFB has seen her name attached to highly-regarded short films like I Am Here (Dir. Eoin Duffy), Freaks of Nurture (Dir. Alexandra Lemay), Shannon Amen (Dir. Chris Dainty), and many more.

Get ready for the North American premieres of her recent projects Maybe Elephants by recognized director Torill Kove and Amanda Strong’s Inkwo for When the Starving Return both making their debut at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) & included in OIAF. Get the inside story of Maral Mohammadian’s expedition into the animation universe.


Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/maral-mohammadian/