Animation World Summit 2022
The 2023 World Animation & VFX Summit returns with a star-filled line-up besides keynotes, panels, parties and networking opportunities featuring a wide array of top-level Animation and Visual Effects industry professionals. The Summit, which takes November 1-3, on the grounds of the historic Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, will feature a special opening night gala on Nov. 1st where the honorees will receive their awards.
The 2023 honorees are: Hayao Miyazaki; Co-Founder, Studio Ghibli; Jennifer Lee; Chief Creative Officer Walt Disney Animation Studios; Mediawan Kids & Family, International Studio of the Year; Directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson; Sam Fell, Director of "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget"; Animator Floyd Norman, Gina Shay, Producer of "Trolls Band Together"; Shuzo John Shiota; President of Polygon Pictures; and Tara Sorensen, Head of Children’s Programming Apple TV+.
The three-day Summit will feature special keynotes, panels, and networking breakfasts, lunches, screenings and parties with top tier executive and creative talent representing various aspects of the industry. Some of these activities are the Creative Keynotes by Pixar writer/director Peter Sohn ("Elemental"), "Hair Love and Young Love" creator Matthew A. Cherry, "The Inventor" writer/director Jim Capobianco, and Dan Abraham and Trent Corey, writers/directors of Disney’s "Once Upon a Studio."
Award Season Feature Panel featuring the directors of 2023’s biggest animated movies, including Sam Fell, Peter Sohn, Nick Bruno and Troy Quane ("Nimona"), Kirk DeMicco ("Ruby Gillman"), Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin D. Thompson ("Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"), Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic ("The Super Mario Bros. Movie"), Jeff Rowe ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem"), Walt Dohrn ("Trolls Band Together"), and Chris Buck ("Wish").
Award Season Shorts Panel and exclusive screening of the year’s best shorts, including "Once Upon a Studio", "I’m Hip", "The Day I Became a Bird", "Starling, 27", "Letter to a Pig", "Rosemary A.D.", "Our Uniform", "Amarradas" and "Daffy in Wackyland."
How to create the perfect preschool show for today’s audiences. With Tom Warburton ("Muppet Babies"), Rachel Larsen ("The Tiny Chef Show"), Mike Roth ("Merry Little Batman"), Guy Toubes ("Cocomalone") and Adriano Schmid (PBS Kids).
“Despite all the challenges our industry has faced over the past year, 2023 has shaped up to be quite an amazing year for animation. Once again, we are thrilled to be able to celebrate and spotlight the vitality of our business and community and to spotlight the achievements of the creative forces in the animation industry,” says Summit founder and president and publisher of Animation Magazine Jean Thoren. “We invite all our friends in the global animation industry to join us once again at this one-of-a-kind event. We can’t wait to catch up with everyone and learn about the latest innovations and thrilling new projects at the Summit this year.”
