Pixelatl Festival, the Mexico-based meet-up for Latin American and global animation, is going virtual this year, but the shift hasn’t dented the caliber of the guestlist.
The speakers are a typically diverse bunch, with a twist: this edition (September 1–5) focuses on women in the industry. Otherwise, there’s little to unite them — they come from both Latin America and elsewhere, creative and executive backgrounds, industry and indie. The headline guests, most of which Cartoon Brew is unveiling exclusively, include:
- Rebecca Sugar — creator, Steven Universe
- Julia Pott — creator, Summer Camp Island
- Sofía Alexander — creator, Onyx Equinox
- Lois van Baarle — character designer and digital artist, Loish
- Athena Portillo — vp for animation production at Lucasfilm
- Casiopea — Mexican studio collective led by four women
- Yingjue Chen — art director, Dreamworks Animation
- Darlene Caamano — svp, Nickelodeon Movies
- Lorena Alvarez — Eisner-nominated comic artist from Colombia
- Pete Michels — animation director, The Simpsons
- Mike Hollingsworth — supervising director, Bojack Horseman
- Jorge Gutiérrez — director, The Book of Life
The focus on female talent extends to the rest of the program, which includes:
