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Pictoplasma has finalized the speaker list for its fifth New York City conference, which will take place on on November 4, 2016.

The one-day event brings together illustrators, visual artists, designers, and, animators, all of whom create character-driven work. On the animation side, the speakers are Ben Bocquelet, creator of the Cartoon Network series Gumball, Pittsburgh-based indie animator Julian Glander, and independent filmmaker Kirsten Lepore, who recently directed the stop motion episode of Adventure Time, “Bad Jubies.” A screening of contemporary animated shorts will also take place during the conference.

Other speakers at the November event are:

  • Jean Jullien, who created the instant-classic “Peace for Paris” symbol after last November’s terror attacks in Paris
  • Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura
  • Slovakian illustrator Martina Paukova
  • Spanish artist Jaime Alvarez, creator of the Mr. Kat character brand
  • New York-based illustrator You Jung Byun

The cost to attend the one-day conference is $260. Attendees can register on the Pictoplasma website. Two lucky Cartoon Brew readers can win tickets to the event. If you are interested in attending, simply leave a comment on this post by Saturday, October 15. The giveaway will close at 11:59pm ET. Two people will be chosen at random from the comments. (If you are entering the giveaway, be sure that you can attend the event in New York City. You must leave a real email address in the email field so we can contact you if you win.)

Artwork by Kirsten Lepore.
Artwork by Kirsten Lepore.
Artwork by Julian Glander.
Artwork by Julian Glander.
Artwork by Martina Paukova.
Artwork by Martina Paukova.
Artwork by Jaime Alvarez.
Artwork by Jaime Alvarez.

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