Norlela Ismail

Norlela Ismail is an academic and practitioner in the field of screenwriting, holding an MA in Screenwriting (Fiction) from Leeds Metropolitan University. Prior to her academic career, Norlela was a producer and director. Her portfolio includes writing, producing, and directing corporate videos, as well as creating television content and documentaries. Several of her publications include Character Design Towards Narrative Believability of Boboiboy in the Malaysian Animated Feature Film Boboiboy: The Movie (2016) and Islamic Themes in Yasmin Ahmad’s Film Muallaf (2008). Her research interests primarily revolve around film theory and criticism, as well as film narratology.