Do you dream of publishing graphic novels or comics?

Literary agent Janna Morishima, who specializes in graphic novels and visual storytelling and is also the founder of Kids Comics Unite, an online community and learning platform for graphic novel writers and artists, spills the details on how to get into the industry.

SCRF 25: Publishing Graphic Novels with Janna Morishima

While checking out books for her own kids, Syrian-American journalist Rhonda Roumani noticed a gap in the literary space in the US: she couldn't find enough books about her own Arab heritage, culture and background.

So she set out on her own mission to write books not only for her own kids, but for all Arab kids in the diaspora. 

SCRF 25: Arab Representation in the West with Rhonda Roumani

Heifa Odeh's decided to share Palestinian food, and make it approachable to everyone so she started Fufu's Kitchen.

Now her recipes ranges from traditional Middle Eastern food, to food catered for people with dietary restrictions and even keeping up with the trends.

SCRF 25: Dine in Palestine with Heifa Odeh

The teenage brain appears as a mystery, but award-winning author Nicola Morgan demystifies this enigma through supporting teenagers, parents and professionals and understanding and building resilient minds.

SCRF 25: The Teenage Brain with Nicola Morgan

As the saying goes "The kids are alright," and Zahra is an example.

She has set her goal to follow and preach the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals, championing education especially.

SCRF 25: The Sustainability Development Goals with Zahra Ahmed Ajetunmobi

Award-winning animator and character designer Sandro Cluezo tells us his story from his beginnings in Brazil, to working for Don Bluth on "Anastasia" and later with Disney Animation Studios; while also sharing his love for 2D animation as a lost art.

SCRF 25: Traditional 2D Animation with Sandro Cluezo

Character designer and animator studied in CalArts and spent a major time of his career working with Disney Animation Studios, creating the likes of Mushu for Mulan and Iago for Aladdin.

But all these years later, he started his own animation studio Pencilish Animation Studios, the first-ever crowd-invested animation company, which he states can go head to head as an indie studio with the "Big Guns."

SCRF 25: Live Action Adaptations and Disney with Tom Bancroft

We grew up watching Goku in Dragon Ball, Luffy in One Piece and Usage in Sailor Moon thanks to Toei Animation.

Olfa Sakakibara, Producer at Toei Animation Europe, who is also an illustrator, and industry expert with 14 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, including a decade in Tokyo, gives us the behind the scenes at the anime studio and speaks all things anime.

SCRF 25: Toei Animation with Olfa Sakakibara

Tony Bancroft is a seasoned director, animator, and educator with over 30 years of experience in the animation industry, working with Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. 

But now he is an Animation Program director at Lipscomb University with a passion for teaching and a passion for speaking up against generative artificial animation.

SCRF 25: Mulan and Generative AI with Tony Bancroft

Pietro Pinetti, the CEO of Studio Bozzetto, and the artistic director of the Bergamo Animation Days and the Sharjah Animation Conference tells us about the vision behind the event and why it's needed in Sharjah and the region.

SCRF 25: The Sharjah Animation Conference with Pietro Pinetti

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