BIO

KAMELA PORTUGES IS CO-OWNER OF IMAGES IN MOTION, PRODUCTION DESIGNER AND PUPPETEER. SHE HAS OVER TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BOTH IN FRONT AND BEHIND THE CAMERA. SHE HAS
A VARIETY OF CHARACTER VOICES AND ACCENTS AND IS A TALENTED PUPPET BUILDER, CAPABLE OF RIGGING AND REPAIRING PUPPETS(INCLUDING RADIO CONTROL) ON SET. KAMELA HAS DEGREES IN THEATER, SCIENCE AND MARKETING. SHE HAS WORKED WITH CHRIS WALAS STUDIOS(THE FLY) AS A BUILDER BEFORE CO-FOUNDING
IMAGES IN MOTION.
KAMELA IS THE RECIPIENT OF THREE REGIONAL EMMYS, AS A WRITER, PUPPETEER AND PRODUCTION DESIGNER. HER WORK HAS BEEN A KEY PART OF VIDEOS THAT HAVE EARNED AWARDS FROM THE NATIONAL EDUCATION MEDIA NETWORK (NEMN), THE NATIONAL AD COUNCIL, THE TELLY AWARDS, A UNIMA CITATION OF EXCELLENCE AND MORE.
SHE HAS WORKED ON A NUMBER OF MOVIES, INCLUDING SCULPTOR
FOR "JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH" AND SCULPTOR/PUPPETEER FOR "MONKEYBONE". SHE HAS SCULPTED A NUMBER OF CELEBRITY DOLLS, INCLUDING THE SPICE GIRLS, BRITNEY SPEARS, RITA HAYWORTH, ETC.
SHE SCULPTED THE FACES FOR THE "BEING JOHN MALKOVICH" PUPPETS AND SUPERVISED THE BUILDING OF THE MARIONETTES. SHE SUPERVISES ALL THE SCULPTING AND ANIMATION CREATED AT IIM.