A celebration of the talent and legacy of important animated projects with the creators who made them happen.
In this entertaining interview, William Joyce discusses the inspiration and imagination behind his 2011 Academy Award-winning film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore with almost 60 years of creativity behind him, Joyce gets beneath the fantasy and whimsy of the film and the influences for it. From old movies and Hurricane Katrina, to his love of family, Joyce reveals all, including his Oscar night in a Dickie’s tuxedo. What rhymes with orange?
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
William Joyce
Writer, Director // Howdybot Studios
(Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Meet the Robinsons, Rolie Polie Olie)
Academy Award-winning illustrator, William Joyce, is the multi-talented writer and genius behind the concepts and art design of some of our favourite films, Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, as well as Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Robots and Meet the Robinsons. His television series include the groundbreaking Rolie Polie Olie, for which he was the creator and show-runner.
In 2009, he founded Moonbot Studios, a multimedia storytelling company producing books, apps, films and video games. Along the way, Joyce has won 6 Emmys, 3 Annies and an Academy Award for his short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. His 50 bestselling children’s books and novels, all written and illustrated by himself, have been translated into over 40 languages.
With Joyce having achieved worldwide recognition as an author, illustrator and pioneer in the digital and animation industry, the only thing left for him is to serve one day as the first "Secretary of Cheerful Endeavours" for the United Nations.
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Keith Blackmore
Sr Lecturer // Vancouver Film School
As an animation historian, Keith Blackmore has been a passionate cheerleader and a voice for all-things animated in the Vancouver area for almost 30 years. As one of the producers of the SPARK ANIMATION Festival and an active member of the local SIGGRAPH chapter, Keith has presented, interviewed and moderated at many festivals, local and national.
Since 1995, Blackmore has educated, entertained and inspired students in the history of animation and media studies at the Vancouver Film School. When he’s not reading, teaching or talking about animation, he’s watching it.
A celebration of the talent and legacy of important animated projects with the creators who made them happen.
In this entertaining interview, William Joyce discusses the inspiration and imagination behind his 2011 Academy Award-winning film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore with almost 60 years of creativity behind him, Joyce gets beneath the fantasy and whimsy of the film and the influences for it. From old movies and Hurricane Katrina, to his love of family, Joyce reveals all, including his Oscar night in a Dickie’s tuxedo. What rhymes with orange?
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
William Joyce
Writer, Director // Howdybot Studios
(Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Meet the Robinsons, Rolie Polie Olie)
Academy Award-winning illustrator, William Joyce, is the multi-talented writer and genius behind the concepts and art design of some of our favourite films, Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, as well as Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Robots and Meet the Robinsons. His television series include the groundbreaking Rolie Polie Olie, for which he was the creator and show-runner.
In 2009, he founded Moonbot Studios, a multimedia storytelling company producing books, apps, films and video games. Along the way, Joyce has won 6 Emmys, 3 Annies and an Academy Award for his short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. His 50 bestselling children’s books and novels, all written and illustrated by himself, have been translated into over 40 languages.
With Joyce having achieved worldwide recognition as an author, illustrator and pioneer in the digital and animation industry, the only thing left for him is to serve one day as the first "Secretary of Cheerful Endeavours" for the United Nations.
IMDb // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter
Keith Blackmore
Sr Lecturer // Vancouver Film School
As an animation historian, Keith Blackmore has been a passionate cheerleader and a voice for all-things animated in the Vancouver area for almost 30 years. As one of the producers of the SPARK ANIMATION Festival and an active member of the local SIGGRAPH chapter, Keith has presented, interviewed and moderated at many festivals, local and national.
Since 1995, Blackmore has educated, entertained and inspired students in the history of animation and media studies at the Vancouver Film School. When he’s not reading, teaching or talking about animation, he’s watching it.
