SCAD AnimationFest schedule and tickets
SCAD AnimationFest 2024 features three days of screenings, presentations, and panels on the present and future of animation and digital media. Explore the festival schedule before you purchase passes or tickets.
IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE:
SCAD is actively monitoring Hurricane Helene. In response to current forecasts, the SCAD AnimationFest schedule has been updated.
SCAD Card holders may view the updated schedule below. All other ticket holders will receive full refunds for SCAD AnimationFest events.
SCAD will continue to assess conditions as the storm progresses and provide further updates as needed. Check back for possible updates to programming.
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024
10 a.m.
The Making of 'Creature Commandos' from Warner Bros. Animation
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Creature Commandos, from executive producer and writer James Gunn, tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails, they're your last, worst option. Prepare for an in-depth look into the artistry and creative processes behind this highly anticipated series kicking off the new era of storytelling in the DC Universe. Based on DC Comics characters and produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, Creature Commandos is coming soon to Max.
11 a.m.
SCAD Animation Spotlight: The Making of 'Chelita, Como me Duele Quererte'
Presented by: Angela Mauvezin-Quiroga (B.F.A. animation), production manager; Luis Gerardo Ponce Piñon (B.F.A., animation, 2024), director and creator; Neko Pilarcik-Tellez (M.F.A. animation), compositing lead; Riley Quinn (B.F.A., animation, 2024), director
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
SCAD Animation Studios offers students from different university disciplines the opportunity to work together on professional-style film projects under the tutelage of accomplished SCAD professors. Join the student filmmakers of the SCAD Animation Studios film Chelita, Como me Duele Quererte for an inside look on their film, a story that follows a clumsy young baker who tries to reconnect with his first love after discovering she has become an adelita, or female soldier, in the Mexican Revolution.
A screening of Chelita, Como me Duele Quererte will follow the presentation.
12:30 p.m.
Meet the Executives
In conversation with: Michael Ouweleen, president, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network; John Agbaje Jr., senior vice president of animation, Bad Robot; Peter Girardi, executive vice president of alternative programming, Warner Bros. Animation; Jason Mayer, executive board member, The Animation Guild, head of effects, DreamWorks Animation; Ashley Kohler, founder and executive producer, Awesome Inc.
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Gain insight from network executives across many digital entertainment disciplines as they share the current industry trends that excite and inspire creators and viewers alike.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024
10 a.m.
Behind the Blade of Netflix's 'Blue Eye Samurai'
Presented by: Toby Wilson, production designer
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Get a snapshot into the creative inspirations of Netflix's Annie Award and Emmy Award-winning Blue Eye Samurai and explore the show's development process, as explained through its visual development images. Set in Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu, a self-trained samurai on a mission of revenge.
11:15 a.m.
'Common Side Effects' Series Preview
In conversation with: Joe Bennett and Steve Hely, co-creators
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Be one of the first to preview the first episode of Common Side Effects, a new series coming to Adult Swim in 2025. Co-created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely and executive produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, Common Side Effects follows Marshall and Frances, two former high school lab partners who share a secret: Marshall has discovered the world's greatest medicine, a mushroom that can heal almost anything. But getting it out into the world won't be easy — the DEA, big pharma, and international businessmen are all on the chase to stop them. The half-hour serialized comedic thriller is produced by Bandera and Green Street Pictures.
A conversation with creators Joe Bennett and Steve Hely will follow the screening.
11:30 a.m.
SCAD Animation Spotlight: 'Time Flies'
Presented by: LJ Burnett (B.F.A. sequential art), director; Morgan Eng (M.F.A., sequential art, 2024), supervising producer; Davis Hardy (B.F.A. visual effects), VFX co-supervisor; Ashley Hayden (B.F.A. animation), animation co-director
Location: SCADshow, Stage 2
SCAD Animation Studios offers students from different university disciplines the opportunity to work together on professional-style film projects under the tutelage of accomplished SCAD professors. Join student filmmakers as they present Time Flies, a story about how two flies make the most of their life — which just happens to be one day long.
A screening of Time Flies will follow the presentation.
12:45 p.m.
SCAD Alumni Voices
In conversation with: Jason Mayer (M.F.A., computer art, 2003), executive board member, The Animation Guild, head of effects, DreamWorks Animation; Ariel Paxton (M.F.A., animation, 2019), freelance storyboard artist and revisionist; Burke Roane (B.F.A., computer art, 2003), global head of animation, Crafty Apes; Vivian Amaro (B.F.A., visual effects, 2021), designer and animator, Perception; Claire Almon (M.F.A., animation, 2012), art director, Gimmie Games
Location: SCADshow, Stage 2
SCAD alumni in animation, interactive design and game development, visual effects, and more share how their university experience shaped their career journeys and offer valuable advice on how to make the most out of your college years and beyond.
2 p.m.
The Making of 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio'
Presented by: Andrés Eduardo (M.F.A., animation, 2019), animator, ShadowMachine; Jackie Nash, (B.A., animation, 2017), model maker; Naomi Wiener (B.F.A., animation, 2017), model maker
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Join SCAD alumni who worked on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio for a look inside the secrets of its stop-motion magic. The film, an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature winner, reinvents the classic story of the wooden puppet brought to life as a visually stunning musical tale.
4 p.m.
Legends of Animation: Genndy Tartakovsky Keynote
Presented by: Genndy Tartakovsky
Location: SCADshow, Main Stage
Widely regarded as a leading industry visionary, five-time Emmy Award winner Genndy Tartakovsky has created some of the most highly acclaimed animated projects of the last few decades. Tartakovsky is credited with shaping the prominence of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, where he developed the hit animated series Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Primal. His celebrated feature film work includes the Golden Globe Award-nominated Hotel Transylvania as well as its two sequels and spinoff shorts. In this comprehensive career retrospective, Tartakovsky will share the details of his remarkable journey with images, clips, and behind the scenes anecdotes, plus a glimpse of what's next for the animation icon.
The SCAD Award of Excellence will be presented to Tartakovsky prior to his keynote address.
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