Priya Shah Wins Disney/Blue Zoo Pitch Competition

Many congratulations to Escapee Priya Shah whose pitch to the Walt Disney/Blue Zoo Pitch Competition has been successful. 

Priya Shah, currently a Studio Assistant at Escape Studios, is one of the winners of the Success Story Competition by The Walt Disney Company and Blue Zoo Animation Studio.

Success Story Competition

The Success Story Competition was set up by Disney and Blue Zoo to "discover, support and develop diverse writing talent in the animation industry." Competition winners will be "supported by professional writers and scriptwriters to help aspiring diverse writers start and develop a career in the industry and get valuable industry experience."

Short Films

While at Escape Studios, Priya worked on a number of short film projects, including directing "Our Ocean", an animated short created by our fourth year animation and vfx students, studying the Art of Computer Animation and VFX.

Priya Shah

Priya said: "Writing stories has been my passion since I was six. I dream of directing one of those stories someday. While growing up, I had noticed a lack of representation about immigrant families. I couldn’t relate to television shows or movies like I do today! I'm eager to enhance my writing skills and represent topics that aren’t developed enough in the mainstream media.  I'd like to dedicate this win to Jake Lee for his unwavering encouragement and inspiration fueled me to craft my pitch. Also, a shout out to Michael Davies, Lee Caller, Alexander Williams and Tom Phipps for the constant support!"

Priya Shah

Priya Shah took our integrated masters' degree in Computer Animation.  Since graduation, Priya has been working as a Studio Assistant at Escape Studios, helping to train the next generation of artists. 

16 Festival Awards

While at Escape Studios, Priya collected no fewer than 16 festival awards for her work on Our Ocean, as well as many other successful short films, including Animal Lover, Box Bots and Nefertiti. 

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