John Musker, Director - Moana, Little Mermaid, Disney
John Musker is a 40 year veteran of the Walt Disney Animation Studio where co-directed all your favorite films. Including The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Treasure Planet ( 2002), The Princess and the Frog ( 2009) and most recently Moana (2016.)
Aaron Long, Director - Bojack Horseman, Netflix & Shadow Machine
Aaron Long is an animator and filmmaker from Toronto. He currently lives in Los Angeles, and has directed for Bojack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, Triptank and more.
Cort Lane, Senior Vice President, Animation & Family Entertainment, Marvel
Cort Lane has taken on a newly-created position at Marvel as senior vice president, Animation & Family Entertainment. Most recently he has developed and co-exec produced ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY animated series and shorts.
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Ana Serrano
Alexandra Kavalova
Ashley Spires
Andrew Healey
Aaron Long
Alan Gregg
Bianca de Guzman
Brandon Lane
Cort Lane
Cesar Dacol Jr
Drew Mullin
Dave Padbury
Dan Fill
Elizabeth Ito
Jonah Stroh
Jason Martinsen
Jeff Robinson
Joel MacKenzie
John Musker
Ken Faier
Kirsten Hurd
Liliana Reyes
Lesley Klassen
Laura Clunie
Lorna Withrington
Lon Molnar
Leo Li
Mathias Richard Horhager
Marc-Andre Baron
Martha Sepulveda
Marlene Schmidt
Mark Thornton
Michelle Melanson Cuperus
Miklos Perlus
Mike Geiger
Marie McCann
Nick Leong
Rui Albino
Ross Maudsley
Shannon Bishop
Steve Miller
Shaleen Sangha
Shabnam Rezaei
S. Elize Morgan
Sam Bradley
Sam Chou
Todd Brian
Yaleh Paxton-Harding
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