Mark Osborne, Phil Tippett, Noelle Stevenson, Pete Browngardt Among Headliners at Pixelatl
Festival by Pixelatl, Mexico’s largest animation industry conference, returns for its fourth edition from September 9-13 at the Las Mañanitas resort in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Focusing on comics and videogames in addition to animation, the festival is organized by Pixelatl, a group that promotes the growth of creative industries throughout Mexico and aims to create links between Mexican artists and global creative industries.
A key part of Pixelatl is its Ideatoon summit, a series of conferences, workshops, consultations, and meetings that give Mexican artists access to entertainment executives and investors from international companies. Here’s a video that offers a glimpse of last year’s event:
Over 50 guests from 11 countries will participate in Pixelatl next month. The festival announced its full guest line-up today, and it’s an impressive list of top industry names, both on the artistic and management side.
Some of the key international guests who will attend this year include:
- Phil Tippett, founder of Tippett Studios and former head of ILM’s Creature Shop
- Mark Osborne, director of The Little Prince and Kung Fu Panda
- Noelle Stevenson, creator of Nimona and co-creator of Lumberjanes, both comics which have been optioned for theatrical features
- Bill Plympton, director of seven indie animated features
- Jorge Gutierrez, director, The Book of Life; co-creator, El Tigre
- Michiru Yamane, composer of Castlevania and Skullgirls game series
- Pete Browngardt, creator of Uncle Grandpa
- Regina Pessoa, winner of Annecy Cristal for Tragic Story with Happy Ending
- Rob Edwards, screenwriter, The Princess and the Frog and Treasure Planet
- Annie Atkins, graphic designer, The Boxtrolls and The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Leah Moore, comic writer, Albion and Wild Girl
- Javier Fesser, director of Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible
- Dillon Markey, inventor of Nintendo Power Glove stop-motion controller
For a full list of guests and information on how to attend, visit the Festival by Pixelatl website.
I attended Pixelatl to present a lecture last year, and though my speaker obligations precluded the chance to meet as many people as I would have liked, I was deeply impressed by the talent and passion of the Mexican artists who were in attendance. That’s why Cartoon Brew will return to Pixelatl this year as a media sponsor. I’ll be there all week and I’m looking forward to learning more about the fast-rising animation scene in Mexico. Look for more Pixelatl-related coverage on Cartoon Brew in the weeks to come.
