A series of presentations and discussions on the role animation plays in social change.
City of Ghosts creator and executive producer, Elizabeth Ito, will share the inspiration and creative vision behind her critically-acclaimed animated series streaming on Netflix. City of Ghosts is a documentary-style series featuring a hybrid of animated characters and live-action backgrounds about a group of ghost-loving kids in Los Angeles who learn about the rich history of their city through encounters with friendly neighbourhood ghosts.
Images Courtesy of Netflix © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKER
Elizabeth Ito
Creator & Executive Producer // Netflix
(City of Ghosts, Welcome to My Life, Adventure Time)
Elizabeth Ito is the creator and executive producer of Netflix’ City of Ghosts, a hybrid documentary-style animated series about a group of ghost-loving kids in Los Angeles who learn about the rich history of their city through encounters with friendly neighbourhood ghosts.
Ito is a veteran of the animation industry, and has worked for many different studios on TV, feature and commercial projects. Her many credits include Supervising Director on Adventure Time, Feature Storyboard Artist on Hotel Transylvania, Astroboy, and The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. In 2017, Ito won an Emmy for directing the Adventure Time episode “Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources.”
Ito is also the creator of the award-winning short Welcome to My Life, which is the second-most viewed short in Cartoon Network history to date. Welcome to My Life won the Audience Award for children aged between 12 and 17 at the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), and Best Film For Children at the Zagreb World Animation Festival.
MODERATOR
Maisha Moore
Design Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
Maisha Moore is an Annie Award-nominated Art Director from Vancouver, Canada. Maisha has been in the animation industry for the last 13 years, working on globally recognized media. She is currently the design department supervisor for the upcoming Young Love series, based on the academy award-winning short.
A series of presentations and discussions on the role animation plays in social change.
City of Ghosts creator and executive producer, Elizabeth Ito, will share the inspiration and creative vision behind her critically-acclaimed animated series streaming on Netflix. City of Ghosts is a documentary-style series featuring a hybrid of animated characters and live-action backgrounds about a group of ghost-loving kids in Los Angeles who learn about the rich history of their city through encounters with friendly neighbourhood ghosts.
Images Courtesy of Netflix © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKER
Elizabeth Ito
Creator & Executive Producer // Netflix
(City of Ghosts, Welcome to My Life, Adventure Time)
Elizabeth Ito is the creator and executive producer of Netflix’ City of Ghosts, a hybrid documentary-style animated series about a group of ghost-loving kids in Los Angeles who learn about the rich history of their city through encounters with friendly neighbourhood ghosts.
Ito is a veteran of the animation industry, and has worked for many different studios on TV, feature and commercial projects. Her many credits include Supervising Director on Adventure Time, Feature Storyboard Artist on Hotel Transylvania, Astroboy, and The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. In 2017, Ito won an Emmy for directing the Adventure Time episode “Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources.”
Ito is also the creator of the award-winning short Welcome to My Life, which is the second-most viewed short in Cartoon Network history to date. Welcome to My Life won the Audience Award for children aged between 12 and 17 at the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), and Best Film For Children at the Zagreb World Animation Festival.
MODERATOR
Maisha Moore
Design Supervisor // Atomic Cartoons
Maisha Moore is an Annie Award-nominated Art Director from Vancouver, Canada. Maisha has been in the animation industry for the last 13 years, working on globally recognized media. She is currently the design department supervisor for the upcoming Young Love series, based on the academy award-winning short.
