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Where: Online

When: November 18-22, 2020

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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.

8:00PM - 9:00PM

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EVERYONE needs to watch RISE of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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.

With Andy Suriano Executive Producer, Nickelodeon Animation Ant Ward Executive Producer, Nickelodeon Animation Carl Beu Color Supervisor, Nickelodeon Animation JJ Conway Head of Story, Nickelodeon Animation Kevin Molina-Ortiz Head of Story, Nickelodeon Animation Thalia Lemon Storyboard Director, Stellar Creative Labs
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