Rana Rachid is a Lebanese artist and storyteller, based in B.C., Canada. Has a BA in Cinema and Television and a Master’s degree in 2D/3D Animation. She’s a versatile Animator with experience in stop motion, 2D and 3D animation. Rana directed and animated two short films: the latest being “Touched”, which received the Best Animation Award both at Tripoli Film Festival 2024 and FILUMS International Film Festival 2025. The second short animation by Rana was an experimental environment short film called “Filthy”, which was selected and shown in several festivals like Festival Court Mais Bon 15th edition, Sikka Art and Design Festival 10th edition in Dubaï, Reef short film festival 2021 and Beirut Animated 2021.

 Additionally, Rana was one of the Maskoon Film Festival 2022 official trailer directors. She also worked on feature films, both as a 3D texture artist at Bunduq Studio and as a Storyboard artist at Molotov Films.

 Rana is currently working on establishing a free-of-charge Summer Animation Workshop for Lebanese youth aged 12 to 18. As an initiative to support future animators, the workshop will take place in August 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon, providing the selected young creatives with the opportunity to explore the world of animation at no cost.