Reel FX Animation: ONE studio THREE locations

Reel FX Animation is a collective of extraordinary creative talent who bring imagination to life through great stories for screens and venues of all shapes and sizes. Best known for co-producing the Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominated animated feature film THE BOOK OF LIFE with 20th Century Fox, this 25-year-old animation studio continues to grow with almost 400 staffers across its Hollywood, Dallas, and Montreal locations. In this session, we will discuss the strategies and challenges of international collaboration between our three locations. Topics include the importance and power of unifying the creative and production culture, production, and pipeline integration, inter-studio and cross-border communication, managing physical growth (studio expansion), and the most important role of artist recruitment, development, and retention. Speakers include Chuck Peil, Marta Marks & Chantal Azar.