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AGNIESZKA
KOWALEWSKA-SKOWRON

Co-founder and responsible for the acquisition of films and TV content at Momakin. Director of ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum. Also, she coordinates projects promoting Polish animation across the world and organizes cultural events. She was professionally associated as a programmer, production manager and buyer with The Se-Ma-For Film Festival, TOYA TV, Multimedia Polska and Klub Wytwórnia.

LOÏC
PORTIER

Member of the French Academy’s Cesar Awards animation Committee. Creator and director of Cine Court Animé Roanne (France) since 2009. Programmer in various animation events: Weird Market – 3D Wire (since 2009), International Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada (2006 – 2016), Medellin Festival (2012 – 2014) and film expositions (Le laboratoire D’images, En sortant de l’école S3, Skhizein, L’envers du décor).

PACO
RODRÍGUEZ

Founder of PPM Multimedia (1990 – 2000), working on: international distribution, co-production´s financing and executive production of several animated series. Executive producer of seven feature films, receiving 4 Goyas (‘El Cid: The Legend’, ‘Pinocchio 3000’, ‘Nocturna’, ‘The Hairy Tooth Fairy’). He runs Media Training & Consulting, company dedicated to the training and consultancy of digital content. He’s consultant for ICEX and he´s expert for the EU´s Media Creative program.

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SYDNEY
PADUA

An animator and Eisner Award-nominated graphic novelist. She has been working in hand-drawn, CG, and VFX films and commercials for over 20 years, from ‘The Iron Giant’ to the recent ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘The Lion King’, and ‘The One and Only Ivan’. Her animated short film ‘Agricultural Report’ was nominated for an Annie award and has screened in over a hundred festivals. She is currently senior lecturer in animation at Buckinghamshire New University.

YLKA
YLKA

Acquisitions & Partnership Manager at El Reino Infantil (Argentina / Spain). Previously, digital producer, in addition to being part of the executive production department, of the 2D / 3D animation production company Tomavision (Barcelona / Tenerife). She is a journalist specialized in 2D / 3D animation, VFX, video games & new media. Eventual columnist on the portal es.ign.com and eldiario.es. Member of the Canarian Association of Companies and Professionals of Animation, Video Games and Visual Effects (SAVE).