Computer Animation Festival

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Jorge Gutierrez, Independent, United States of America

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Abstract: The Emmy Award-winning director, animator, writer, and artist has embraced and taken advantage of 2D, 3D and VR technology at every stage of his career, from his early work with Flash cartoons, to his latest 3D/CG animated limited series, Maya and the Three, a Mesoamerican fantasy epic that will premiere globally on Netflix in 2021. In this candid talk, the director discusses his strategies for harnessing technology to serve his creative vision, sharing colorful behind-the-scenes stories and personal details of how different production technologies mostly helped, and sometimes hindered, his career in animation.

Speaker(s) Bio:
Gutierrez directed and co-wrote Fox’s The Book of Life, produced by Guillermo Del Toro, for which he garnered a 2014 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. He also wrote and directed the Emmy Award-nominated Son of Jaguar VR short for Google Spotlight Stories. Along with his wife and muse, Sandra Equihua, they created the multiple Annie and Emmy Award-winning animated television series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon. Currently, he is He and his production company Mexopolis just signed a new deal with Netflix that calls for Jorge to write, direct, and produce new animated films, series and interactive projects across preschool, kids & family and adult animation.

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