Tuesday, November 17, 2020

TAAFI INDUSTRY 2020 to Host 'Rise of the TMNT' Session on Wednesday, November 18th 2020

Nickelodeon Animation has announced the Turtley Awesome news that the studio will be hosting a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles panel as part of the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International's TAAFI INDUSTRY 2020 conference!


Titled "EVERYONE needs to watch RISE of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", the session invites fans to join the Rise of the TMNT team for an in-depth celebration on the heart, art & artistry of the half shell heroes! The session will take place online on Wednesday, November 18th 2020 between 8:00PM - 9:00PM (ET). Following the live-stream, the panel will be available to watch online for three months.

Below is the official description for the panel. For more information, visit taafi.com.

EVERYONE needs to watch RISE of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Date: Wednesday, November 18th 2020
Time: 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online

Break out the Saturday morning breakfast cereal early!

With its bold redesigns and frenetic pacing, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles split audiences when it arrived in 2018, but fans were steadily won over by the skillfully developed characters, vibrant storytelling, sharp comedy, and even edgier action. (That's a sword pun, I tried.)  While "Strike hard and fade away, without a trace" is sound advice for any ninja, hard to track toys and infrequent airings left audiences hungry for more, even before the series was cut short in August 2020 and production shifted to focus on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

Join Executive Co-Producers Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, Colour and Design Supervisor Carl Beu, Director and Storyboard Artist JJ Conway, and Annie Award Winning Sakuga Guru Kevin Molina-Ortiz for an in-depth celebration on the heart, art, and artistry of Nickelodeon's newest and most innovative adaptation of the world's favorite half-shelled heroes, and share some never-before-seen content.

Speakers:

Andy Suriano, Executive Producer, Nickelodeon Animation

Andy Suriano is a 20+ year veteran of animation and comics, having worked on such series as Samurai Jack, Disney's Mickey Mouse shorts and most recently was an Executive Producer of the RISE of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Nickelodeon. Currently Andy is co-directing the RISE movie for Netflix. 

Ant Ward, Executive Producer, Nickelodeon Animation

Ant Ward is an award-winning animator, writer, and producer. He has worn many hats working on several shows, including Camp Lazlo, Penguins of Madagascar, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He recently served as an Executive Producer for Nickelodeon’s Rise of the TMNT and is currently Co-Directing the upcoming Rise movie for Netflix.

Carl Beu, Color Supervisor, Nickelodeon Animation

Carl Beu is a seasoned animation artist with nearly a decade of experience across several studios and projects. Formerly acting as the Color Supervisor on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he is now Design Supervisor on the upcoming Rise movie. Other notable projects include Motorcity, as well as shorts for Metallica, Dark Souls and Assassins Creed.

JJ Conway, Head of Story, Nickelodeon Animation

JJ Conway has worked in the animation industry since 2011 at studios such as Nickelodeon, Warner Bros Animation, Hasbro, and Titmouse. He directed on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and currently serves as Head of Story on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film for Netflix. He also worked on the animated classic Foodfight!

Kevin Molina-Ortiz, Head of Story, Nickelodeon Animation

Kevin Molina-Ortiz is an Annie Award winning board artist who made a name for himself by drawing a bunch turtles practice ninjitsu. He is most known for his storyboard work on Nickelodeon’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And he now serves as Head of Story on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for Netflix. On his free time, he does pretty much anything that isn’t drawing turtles.

MODERATOR

Thalia Lemon, Storyboard Director, Stellar Creative Labs

New to the behind the scenes of TAAFI, Thalia is a 10 year industry veteran with a passionate enthusiasm for all things cartoon, and a resume that includes the Willoughby's, Addams Family 2, My Little Pony the Movie, and various TV productions.

When this west coast transplant isn't storyboarding, you can find her live-streaming on Twitch (DrawsforFun), or trying to fix her terrible posture.

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