2012 Speakers

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Raul de la Fuente is a director, screenwriter and founder of Kanaki Films. He most notably directed Nömadak TX in 2007. His last work, Black Virgin was nominated for a Goya award and won a Silver Biznaga at Malaga FF.

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Francisco Del Cueto is responsible for vision, planning and development of all software used by the Toon Boom company.

An expert in animation production, he advises various studios how to optimize the production chain.

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In 2005, Guillaume Hellouin, along with four other partners, founded TeamTO: "a team of producers, innovators in 3D, sharing the same passion for animation cinema."

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Emmanuel Linot is Associate Director of Solidanim. This company, specialised in motion capture, also develops technologies for image industries.
He has previously worked for Exmachina, Quantic Dream, Duran, Ubisoft, and Herold & Family, among others.

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Isaac Partouche is President of Solidanim. This company, specialised in motion capture, also develops technologies for image industries.
He has set up mocap (motion capture) production channels in France and abroad.

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Nicolas Romain is Finance and Strategy Director of Forge Animation. He is interested in the relationship between man and machine, from production level to media usage patterns.

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Jarek Sawko is a producer and Director General of Platige Image: a postproduction studio specialising in computer graphics as well as 3D animation and VFX. Jarek is interested in the possibilities of implementing computer animation and VFX in various entertainment and art areas.

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Nicolas Schmerkin founded Autour de Minuit, a company specialised in the production and distribution of hybrid films, in 2001. To date, they have produced over forty films including Obras, Flesh, Dix and Logorama. They are currently working on the hybrid series Babioles and two feature hybrids are in development.

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Prizewinner of an Annie and an Emmy Award, Peter works for television and theatrical animation. He is well-known for his role of supervising director of "Family Guy" (FOX) since it began in 1999.

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Shannon Smith is a Producer in charge of supervising the animation on Family Guy since 2004. She has worked for Sony, Columbia Tri-Star, MTV and DreamWorks.

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Jean-Michel Spiner founded 2 Minutes Studio in 2000 and is specialised in the development of cross-media applications and animation series.

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Ole Wendorff-Østergaard has solid experience in the financing and coproduction of films, for example for Antichrist with Lars von Trier.

Since his arrival in Poland, he has managed the feature film division for Platige Image.

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Thierry Barbier founded Amak in 2000, a specialised studio for the conception and production of interactive devices (real-time, 3D, 4D, multi screens, rides, etc.). He has directed the B3D project  since 2009; an augmented reality tour of the historic heart of Bordeaux, produced by Heritage Prod and supported by la région Aquitaine.

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Marie-Pierre Journet is Director of France Animation/MoonScoop.

She focuses mainly on the development of coherent pipelines to optimise procedures, tools, and human resources in accord with each production's own obligations (calendars, budgets, and artistic direction).