Cartoon Network celebrated its female creators at the Annecy Animation Festival with an evening panel that brought together Julia Pott, Eva Lee Wallberg and Lauren Sassen to talk about their careers.
The festival has addressed equality in animation all week, starting with the festival's Women in Animation summit Monday, carrying through the keynote talks and the festival’s signing on to the 50-50 by 2020 charter that was launched in Cannes.
The trio is behind Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island (Pott), The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (Wallberg) and We Bare Bears (Sassen).
Turner ...
The festival has addressed equality in animation all week, starting with the festival's Women in Animation summit Monday, carrying through the keynote talks and the festival’s signing on to the 50-50 by 2020 charter that was launched in Cannes.
The trio is behind Cartoon Network series Summer Camp Island (Pott), The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (Wallberg) and We Bare Bears (Sassen).
Turner ...
- 6/14/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
With gender parity a hot topic in the film and TV business, Cartoon Network is throwing its considerable weight behind efforts to help the next generation of animation talent break through.
The Turner network is one of the big three kids channel operators globally alongside Disney and Nickelodeon. As the Annecy Animation Festival and Mifa market get underway it said it will fund a female animation student. The effort to discover and support more female talent is part of a focus at Annecy on women in the business.
Cartoon will also have a session at the festival celebrating the best work from women in the industry. As part of that, British animator Julia Pott will give attendees a first sneak peek at Cartoon Network special “Summer Camp Island.” Eva Lee Wallberg, creator of Cartoon Network Original “The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe” and Lauren Sassen, creative director of...
The Turner network is one of the big three kids channel operators globally alongside Disney and Nickelodeon. As the Annecy Animation Festival and Mifa market get underway it said it will fund a female animation student. The effort to discover and support more female talent is part of a focus at Annecy on women in the business.
Cartoon will also have a session at the festival celebrating the best work from women in the industry. As part of that, British animator Julia Pott will give attendees a first sneak peek at Cartoon Network special “Summer Camp Island.” Eva Lee Wallberg, creator of Cartoon Network Original “The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe” and Lauren Sassen, creative director of...
- 6/11/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
You guys…. You Guys! The Powerpuff Girls are Back!!!
Today, at San Diego Comic-Con, Cartoon Network presented a back-to-back panel extravaganza featuring two of its most popular series, We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls, both making their San Diego Comic-Con debuts with their first-ever standalone panels. Never-before-seen clips from the hit shows were unveiled at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton Bayfront for all fans to enjoy.
The We Bare Bears panel featured Annie Award-winner and creator Daniel Chong, Lauren Sassen (Storyboard Artist), Mikey Heller (Series Writer) Manny Hernandez (Director), Eric Edelstein (Voice of Grizzly), Bobby Moynihan (Voice of Panda) and Demetri Martin (Voice of Ice Bear). Sassen did a live illustration to show fans how she brings the bro bears and their hilarious hijinks to life, and fans were treated to a special sneak peek from “Icy Nights” premiering later this year. In the episode, Ice Bear rides...
Today, at San Diego Comic-Con, Cartoon Network presented a back-to-back panel extravaganza featuring two of its most popular series, We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls, both making their San Diego Comic-Con debuts with their first-ever standalone panels. Never-before-seen clips from the hit shows were unveiled at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton Bayfront for all fans to enjoy.
The We Bare Bears panel featured Annie Award-winner and creator Daniel Chong, Lauren Sassen (Storyboard Artist), Mikey Heller (Series Writer) Manny Hernandez (Director), Eric Edelstein (Voice of Grizzly), Bobby Moynihan (Voice of Panda) and Demetri Martin (Voice of Ice Bear). Sassen did a live illustration to show fans how she brings the bro bears and their hilarious hijinks to life, and fans were treated to a special sneak peek from “Icy Nights” premiering later this year. In the episode, Ice Bear rides...
- 7/23/2016
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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