You must have head of Riot Games' "League of Legends" and its award winning Netflix animated TV series "Arcane." But what do you know about the people who brought the story of Vi and Jinx to life?

Hervé Dupont, the Managing Director at Fortiche Production, tells us about how special the project was and intricacies of working in the field of animation.

Sharjah Animation Conference 2023- Hervé Dupont

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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