Hi, I'm India Barnardo!
Hi, I'm India Barnardo!
Director, Writer & Animator.
Director, Writer & Animator.
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I'm from the UK and I've been living on the West Coast of Canada for the past 8+ years, I've been able to combine my passion for animation and filmmaking with the inspiring nature that surrounds the area.
My debut short film 'Cat and Moth' finished it's festival circuit early 2023, and won several awards including the 'Jury's Special Award' at SIGGRAPHAsia, 'Best Animation" at MANIFF and the 'Shorties! Award' at Palm Springs Festival. Now that journey has come to an end, I have started work on my next projects.
When I'm not filmmaking, I am animating, and I am currently working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. I have worked for an array of studios including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Framestore, Superseed Studios and Studio AKA. During my 14+ years in the animation industry I have worked on a variety of projects from independent Shorts and Commercials, to Games and CG features. Projects include: Moana 2, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, The Willoughby's, Crash Bandicoot: It's About Time, In Your Dreams, The Sea Beast, and of course, Cat and Moth.
Work Experience
Work Experience
2023 - Present - Animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios
2015 – Present - Director at Silly Horse
2023 - Mentor - Voices with Impact
2021 – 2023 - Guest Lecturer & Mentor - Filmakademie
2020 – 2023 - Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks
2021 & 2022 - Director Student Showcase - Animation Mentor
Featured Press
iAnimate Podcast - June 2023
HollyShorts Red Carpet Interview - Aug 2022
Annecy Festival Interview - Jun 2022
Your Geek Fix Podcast
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4 - Jun 2022
"How I went from working in animation to becoming a director"
- Generation Tribe - 2020
"Interview with Ballerina Animation Director and Animators"
- iAnimate Podcast - 2017
"Graduate gravitates to success"
- Teesside University - 2014
Full CV Project List - click the arrow to see my work history!
Walt Disney Animation Studios (Vancouver, Canada) 2023 - Present - Animator
Moana 2 - Nov 2024
Zootopia 2 - Nov 2025
Sony Pictures Imageworks (Vancouver, Canada) 2020 - 2023 - Animator
In Your Dreams - CG Feature Film for Netflix - Fall 2025
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 2023
The Sea Beast - CG Feature Film for Netflix - 2022
Filmakademie (Remote) 2021 - Present - Mentor
Guest lecturing and mentoring
Silly Horse (Remote) 2015 - Present - Director/Founder
Cat and Moth - Short Film - Director & Writer
Art with Impact (Remote) 2022 - Mentor
Animation Mentor (Remote) - Director
Student Showcase 2021 & 2022
SuperSeed Studios (Remote) 2020 - Freelance Cinematic Animator
Oddworld: Soulstorm and various other titles
Funkeys (Remote) 2020
Crash Bandicoot: It's About Time - Freelance Animator
BRON Animation (Vancouver, Canada) 2017-2019 - Senior Animator
The Willoughby's - CG Feature Film for Netflix
Too Late (Remote) 2016-2017
Short Film - Additional Crew
TROLL VFX (Finland)
Valio Eila - Lead Animator
MPC Advertising (London)
John Lewis Christmas "Buster the Boxer" 2016 - Animator
And various other titles
Studio AKA
OTTO's "Time" - Short Film - Animator
TV License Goggle - Lead Animator
L'Atelier Animation (Montreal) 2015 - 2016
Ballerina - CG Feature Film - Animator
Framestore Commercials (London) 2010 - 2015
CIMB Employee of the Month - Animator
Beats Pills, Oh Christmas Tree - Animator
McVite's Victoria Christmas Choir - Animator
Google April Fools Chromecast Squirrel - Lead Animator
The new Nokia X Family - Lead Animator
Beats Pink Pill with Nicki Minaj - Animator
Galaxy's Chaffeur with Audrey Hepburn - Animator
Mclaren Animation: Tooned - Animator
Best Film Series at Cristal Festival in the branded content category 2012, FICCI BAF Awards - Animated TV Episode 2013
BBC Euro 2012 intro - Animator
Pepsi 'Kick in the Mix!' - Animator
Highland Spring Water 'Full of the Joys' - Animator
Lynx - 'Unleash the Chaos' - Animator
Coca-Cola 'Polar Bowl' - Animator
Barclay Card Toys - Animator
Honda Civic 'Spark' - The Third Floor - Animator
Lotto: What would you do? - Animator
Andrex Hakle - Animator
Andrex Collections - Animator
Coca-Cola 'Siege' - Animator
British Animation Awards (BAA) 2012 Best Commercial: 3D awarded; VES nominated, CLIO 2011 Animation, Silver Award
Andrex 'It's the Little Things' - Animator
Gravity - Production Runner for Alfonso Cuaron
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