Aakanskha Borthakur
Character Designer
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Contact: aakanskhaborthakur@gmail.com | +49 176 377 12950
Summary
Character Designer, Multidisciplinary Artist, and a student pursuing a BA (Hons.) in Animation in Germany. Skilled in Character Design, Prop Design, Illustration, Concept Art, and Visual Development. Technical skills include Adobe Creative Suite, Procreate, TV Paint Animation, Clip Studio Paint, and Affinity. Creator of two officially selected short films and published author of five books. Seeking opportunities in Character Design and Animation.
Education
Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI), Faculty of Creative Industries, Hamburg, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Animation | 2023-present]
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Animation | 2023-present]
Frameboxx 2.0, Animation and Visual Effects, New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Science Animation | 2023] (temporary)
Bachelor of Science Animation | 2023] (temporary)
Achievements
Official Nominee (Best Student Film) – PurpleSky International Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany (via FilmFreeway) for original student short film, BOXONTO.
Official Nominee (Students Shorts: Students of Storytelling) – Lift-Off Global Network: Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6, Pinewood Studios, for original student short film, PARMANU.
Creative Experience
Director, Character Designer, Animator, "BOXONTO" Student Film—2025
Created an original short film, BOXONTO, that earned a festival award nomination.
Designed the characters, environments and the visual tone, along with character turnaround. Did extensive research for appearance and personality of the titular Hindu god (who has very scarce lore in the mythology).
Director, Character Designer, Animator, "PARMANU" Student Film—2025
Created another original short film, PARMANU, that also earned a festival award nomination.
The premise of the film was to explain the unpredictable and peculiar nature and phenomena of an electron, which was done via a sketchy, blackboard-diagram-y artstyle, explaining complex theories and experiments like the Double Slit Experiment and Quantum Entanglement in a fun, abstract, and experimental way.
Background Artist & Animator, Group Short Film, "Alp and Pine" - 2025
Designed (no color) two backgrounds and animated two scenes of the film.
Worked with a small team of 4 friends, adapting together to shared deadlines and stylistic consistency.
Voice Artist, Friend’s Short Film, "Spyglass" - 2025
Provided voicover for one of the characters in my friend’s short film. He was also a part of our group film.
Creative Skills
Character Design
Prop Design
Illustration
Concept Art
Visual Development
Technical Skills
Procreate & Procreate Dreams
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Affinity
TVPaint Animation
Clip Studio Paint