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Wicked: For Good: The Power of Change

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In Your Dreams: Learning to Face the Unknown

by Maria Elena Gutierrez

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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein: Acts of Love and Forgiveness

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KPop Demon Hunters: Beauty in Broken Glass

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Domee Shi

Director & VP of Creative, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios

Madeline Sharafian

Director, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios

Elio

Fiona Walkinshaw

CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore

Carolyn Giardina

Entertainment and Technology Freelance Journalist

Domee Shi

Director & VP of Creative, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios

Madeline Sharafian

Director, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios

Janet Lewin

Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM

Claudia Marvisi

Head of Texturing, Pixomondo

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Women in Animation: VFX and Live Action

Alessandro Carloni

Writer & Director, Cat in the Hat (2026), Warner Bros. Animation

The Cat in the Hat (2026) (Premiere Talk)

Dean DeBlois

Writer/Director, How to Train Your Dragon, (Remote Presenter via video recording)

Glen McIntosh

Animation Director, How to Train Your Dragon

Christian Manz

VFX Supervisor & Creative Director, How to Train Your Dragon, Framestore

How to Train Your Dragon

Pierre Perifel

Director, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks Animation

Matt Baer

VFX Supervisor, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks Animation

The Bad Guys 2

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