Maureen Fan
Presenting
Maureen Fan is CEO & Co-Founder of 9-time Emmy-award winning and leading independent interactive animation studio Baobab Studios, whose mission is to "Bring out your sense of wonder. Inspire you to dream. Make YOU matter.” Named Fast Company's 2018 Most Innovative Company, Baobab has released Invasion!, Asteroids!,
Jack, Crow: The Legend, Bonfire, Baba Yaga and Namoo all to commercial and critical acclaim.
Maureen has held leadership roles in film, gaming and the consumer web. She was previously vice president of games at Zynga, and named one of ‘The Most Creative People of the Year’ by Ad Age and Variety crowned her as one of the execs to watch.
Participant Schedule
Friday 10/14
3:30PM
Creating A Cast: Character Design Panel
Friday 10/14 3:30PM - 4:30PM Room 102
Joe Moshier, Peter de Sève, Kei Acedera, Shiyoon Kim, Keiko Murayama, Maureen Fan
Character designers Peter de Seve, Kei Acedera, Shiyoon Kim, Keiko Murayama and Joe Moshier reveal what their processes for creating appealing characters for animated films and TV entails and answer audience questions about how to create a compelling cast of characters for any project. Moderated by Maureen Fan.
Saturday 10/15
1:40PM
Production Design Panel
Saturday 10/15 1:40PM - 2:40PM Room 104-105
Helen Chen, Paul Felix, Michael Knapp, Paul Lasaine, Christophe Lautrette, Jeff Turley, Maureen Fan
Production Designers Helen Mingjue Chen, Paul Lasaine, Paul Felix, Michael Knapp, Christophe Lautrette, and Jeff Turley share a behind the scenes look at the production design process and answer audience questions about what’s involved when working with producers and directors to bring their vision to the screen. Moderated by Maureen Fan.