Titmouse

Friday 10/23

Before We Were Directors: Women in Animation

Titmouse | Jillian Goldfluss | Lexy Naut | Alex Kwan | Michelle Rhee

Everyone starts somewhere—and sometimes that “somewhere” is a portfolio you’d rather forget. Join the women leading Titmouse’s most adventurous projects (Jentry Chau Vs The Underworld, Golden Axe, Niko and the Sword of Light, the upcoming Lore Olympus) as they candidly revisit, critique, cringe, and get nostalgic over their earliest work. They’ll offer portfolio and hiring advice and share the lessons they learned as they climbed the ranks from PAs and Interns to Directors in a male-dominated industry. Panelists will reflect on how the animation landscape has evolved alongside cultural and structural changes, and how they managed to survive the ebbs and flows. Leave with a better understanding of what hiring teams are looking for and how to build a career that lasts.

Saturday 10/24

The Legend of Vox Machina: From Script to Screen

Titmouse | Sung Jin Ahn | Phil Bourassa | Jasmine Don | Angela Sham | Marvin Britt | Jillian Goldfluss

Go behind the scenes of The Legend of Vox Machina with the creative team who brings the hit series to life, from script to final delivery. A panel of writers, character designers, storyboard artists, retake animators and directors break down how each of their roles shape the production pipeline—and how collaboration transforms ideas into finished episodes. Through production artwork, marked-up scripts, animatics, and scratch-to-final animation, the panel will reveal the creative process behind the series, while crew members share their non-linear journeys towards their respective roles in the animation industry. Plus, discover what it’s like working on an established IP not beholden to legacy characters or a commercial studio, and the benefits of having access to the original creators.