A series of presentations focused on diversity and inclusion.
Co-produced with Women in Animation Vancouver.
This program will be available to stream on Sunday, 31 October. Tickets will go on sale then.
Join Producer and WIA Vancouver's Chair, Kylie Ellis and Osnat Shurer, Producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana and Raya and the Last Dragon, as Osnat shares her filmmaking journey from documentaries through feature animation through new projects at Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver.
SPEAKER
Osnat Shurer
Producer // Walt Disney Animation Studios
Osnat Shurer is the producer of Moana: The Series coming to Disney+ in 2023. She previously produced the 2021 Walt Disney Animation Studios feature Raya and the Last Dragon, as well as the 2016 Academy Award®-nominated Moana. Shurer joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2012 as vice president of development, working with filmmakers to move features and shorts through the creative process.
Previously, Shurer served as the executive producer of the shorts group at Pixar Animation Studios, responsible for Pixar's short films. While at Pixar, Shurer produced or executive produced a host of hit shorts, including the Oscar®-nominated Lifted (2006), One Man Band (2005) and Boundin’ (2003). Her credits at Pixar also include video shorts like Jack-Jack Attack and The Adventures of Mr. Incredible.
Shurer’s duties at Pixar also included training production management, creating and supervising an in-house documentary department to produce DVD bonus material content and other archival materials, as well as overseeing the development of commercials and theme park attractions. For The Incredibles, Shurer produced and directed Vowellet: An Essay by Sara Vowell and executive produced The Making of 'The Incredibles.' She also produced Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michael Costeau for director Andrew Stanton, in conjunction with the release of Finding Nemo.
At Pixar, Shurer was also responsible for helping to create several cutting edge multimedia shows, including MoMA's impressive “Pixar: 20 Years of Animation," which opened in 2006 and went on travel the world. The exhibit featured "Artscape," a widescreen projection space that provided viewers with a unique digital artistic experience, and "Zoetrope," a dynamic 3D installation, modeled on pre-cinema technology, which used dimensional character sculptures to simulate continuous motion.
MODERATOR
Kylie Ellis
Chair // Chair of Women in Animation, Vancouver Chapter
Kylie Ellis has worked in the entertainment/animation industry for more than 20 years. Most recently, she served as Supervising Producer on the animated action series, Invincible, with Skybound Entertainment and is currently producing a yet-to-be-announced series with one of the top animation studios in the country.
Kylie has worked in a range of production roles on animated projects including series Ed, Edd n’ Eddy for Cartoon Network, Bob the Builder for HiT Entertainment, and feature films Escape from Planet Earth and Ratchet and Clank. She is passionate about collaborating with artistic, technical and production talent to provide a creative and collaborative environment in which teams can thrive.
Kylie is also the Chair of Women in Animation, Vancouver Chapter, where her dedication to advancing the careers of women in the field of animation is front and centre.
A series of presentations focused on diversity and inclusion.
Co-produced with Women in Animation Vancouver.
This program will be available to stream on Sunday, 31 October. Tickets will go on sale then.
Join Producer and WIA Vancouver's Chair, Kylie Ellis and Osnat Shurer, Producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana and Raya and the Last Dragon, as Osnat shares her filmmaking journey from documentaries through feature animation through new projects at Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver.
SPEAKER
Osnat Shurer
Producer // Walt Disney Animation Studios
Osnat Shurer is the producer of Moana: The Series coming to Disney+ in 2023. She previously produced the 2021 Walt Disney Animation Studios feature Raya and the Last Dragon, as well as the 2016 Academy Award®-nominated Moana. Shurer joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2012 as vice president of development, working with filmmakers to move features and shorts through the creative process.
Previously, Shurer served as the executive producer of the shorts group at Pixar Animation Studios, responsible for Pixar's short films. While at Pixar, Shurer produced or executive produced a host of hit shorts, including the Oscar®-nominated Lifted (2006), One Man Band (2005) and Boundin’ (2003). Her credits at Pixar also include video shorts like Jack-Jack Attack and The Adventures of Mr. Incredible.
Shurer’s duties at Pixar also included training production management, creating and supervising an in-house documentary department to produce DVD bonus material content and other archival materials, as well as overseeing the development of commercials and theme park attractions. For The Incredibles, Shurer produced and directed Vowellet: An Essay by Sara Vowell and executive produced The Making of 'The Incredibles.' She also produced Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michael Costeau for director Andrew Stanton, in conjunction with the release of Finding Nemo.
At Pixar, Shurer was also responsible for helping to create several cutting edge multimedia shows, including MoMA's impressive “Pixar: 20 Years of Animation," which opened in 2006 and went on travel the world. The exhibit featured "Artscape," a widescreen projection space that provided viewers with a unique digital artistic experience, and "Zoetrope," a dynamic 3D installation, modeled on pre-cinema technology, which used dimensional character sculptures to simulate continuous motion.
MODERATOR
Kylie Ellis
Chair // Chair of Women in Animation, Vancouver Chapter
Kylie Ellis has worked in the entertainment/animation industry for more than 20 years. Most recently, she served as Supervising Producer on the animated action series, Invincible, with Skybound Entertainment and is currently producing a yet-to-be-announced series with one of the top animation studios in the country.
Kylie has worked in a range of production roles on animated projects including series Ed, Edd n’ Eddy for Cartoon Network, Bob the Builder for HiT Entertainment, and feature films Escape from Planet Earth and Ratchet and Clank. She is passionate about collaborating with artistic, technical and production talent to provide a creative and collaborative environment in which teams can thrive.
Kylie is also the Chair of Women in Animation, Vancouver Chapter, where her dedication to advancing the careers of women in the field of animation is front and centre.
