Kris Pearn
Director & Writer, Sony
Kris Pearn was born and raised in Canada. After graduating from Sheridan College, Kris has spent most of his life making cartoons for both film and television. His credits include: Open Season, Surf’s Up, Arthur Christmas, Shawn the Sheep, Pirates: Band of Misfits, and Home to name a few. He was head of story on Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs, and co-directed Cloudy Two: Rise of the Leftovers. He has most recently written and directed the Netflix animated feature THE WILLOUGHBYS based on the novel by Lois Lowry. Kris has been nominated for several Annies, has taught at Sheridan College, lectures all over the world through Schoolism, and has given a Ted Talk called “The Optimistic Opportunity of Failure”. He has illustrated several books including: Edward the Tree Climbing Dog, Project Superhero, and Tales of Spiffing. He still loves to draw.
10:00PM - 12:00AM
Saturday Networking: Discord Drink & Draw
The final jewel in TAAFI's Industry Crown. The Saturday night Drink & Draw. This night's special guests include TAAFI's sweetheart Kris Pearn. Pop into our Discord and add your scribbles to our TAAFI Drawpile. Hosted as always by Joel and Spencer, the dream boys. If you want to play games in the Discord I'm sure Quinn can set that up too.