Clay Bird

Kiran Bhakta Joshi is an award-winning filmmaker and Founder of Incessant Rain Studios. A 30-year veteran of the animation industry, he began his career at The Walt Disney Studios, where he worked on classics including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. His short film Mandala and the documentary Moving Mountains: The Awakening have won multiple international awards. He was Executive Producer on Bobblehead: The Movie and has led VFX production on projects such as House of the Dragon, Stranger Things, John Wick: Chapter 4, and The Hunger Games. Kiran also serves as a special advisor to Women in Animation Nepal, affiliated with WIA Global.