world โคAnimation Summit Announces Panels withโ Chris โฃButler, LAIKAโฃ Team, andโฃ Awards Season โคShort โFilm Showcase
LOS ANGELES, CA – The 2025 World Animation Summit is set to โขdeliver a robust program of panels and speakers, including an exclusive look behind the scenes of LAIKA’s stop-motionโฃ features and a spotlight on emergingโ short film talent. The event,scheduled forโค 2025,will feature a โฃdiscussion with paranorman and Missing Link writer-director Chris โButler alongside โmembers of the LAIKA production team.
The summit aims to connect animationโฃ professionals, aspiring โartists, and enthusiasts, fostering collaboration and innovation โwithin the industry. This year’s event will also showcase a curated selection โof awards season โฃshort โขfilms – Cardboard, รiru, Snow Bear, Playing God, Wednesdaysโฃ with โคgrandpa, Versa,โ Forevergreen, and Retirement Plan โข – and highlight the filmmakers โคbehind them: Malcon Pierce (versa), Damian Pereaโฃ (Playing God), JP Comes (Cardboard), โฃNathan Engelhardt (Evergreen), Aaron โBlaise (Snow โฃbear), Giovanna Ferrari (Eiru),โฃ and Shabrayia Cleaver (Wednesday with grandfather). Brooke Keeslingโ will moderate the shortโ filmโข spotlight.
Attendees can also โฃparticipate in a drawing โคfor one โคof three free passes to the 2025 World Animation Summit โby โanswering a quiz question โemailed to ramin@animationmagazine.net: โค”In โคtheโข rich musical world of KPop Demon Hunters,โฃ the HUNTR/X star’s mother Rumi was โalso in a pop group. What was its name?” with options: a) Sisters of the Starlight, b) Momsโ in the Moonlight, c) Sisters of the Sunshine, d) Twilightโฃ Twins.
Further details โขand registration information are available at animationmagazine.net/summit.
