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Katie Kaniewski (She/Her)

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Katie Kaniewski began her cartoon career at Marvel Animation Studios where she served as a Creative Executive producing shows like Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest, Marvel Rising, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. She then took that producing experience to the writing side where her credits include Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Iron Man and His Awesome Friends, Barbie: It Takes Two, and more. Katie hails from Los Angeles where she can often be found celebrating nerds of all types at Nerd Nite LA, at a gaming table playing Dungeons & Dragons, or obsessing over baseball. (avatar art by Jess Cuffe)

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The Influence of Anime in American Animation

Ballroom G | The Animation Guild, IATSE Locals 839 & 938 | Katie Kaniewski | Rie Koga | Dan Salgarolo | Ian Graham | Merrill Hagan

Japanese animation has had a deep impact on U.S. animation, but how is it reflected in today’s shows? What was once a niche fandom storyboard artists, designers, and writers drew upon for inspiration, is now a gigantic global sensation impacting the themes and storytelling of American animation studios. Can and should the big business of U.S. animation be more like the Japanese model–using the medium of animation for more than select “marketable” genres?

Skill Level: General Audience

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