Curator RonDiamond, for the third year running, introduces the newest and best in animated short films from Russia, France, Great Britain, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, and the USA. Features all five of the 87th Academy Award Nominees for Best Animated Short Film, leading contenders for the 88th Academy Awards, as well as Pixar's newest short, Lava, to be released with Pete Docter's Inside Out on June 19 and Google ATAP's directorial debut of Glen Keane's Duet. Diamond will lead a discussion with panelist and Pixar Academy Award-winning (Geri's Game) director JanPinkava on making interactive shorts and funding models with the new Internet paradigm. Diamond will moderate a Q&A session with audience members and panelists.
Artist's Edition guru and special projects editor ScottDunbier lifts back the veil on the secrecy surrounding upcoming Artist's Editions! There will be announcements, special guests, and a rumored special appearance from IDW president (and art lover) GregGoldstein.
WonderCon Anaheim special guest KevinMaguire (artist, JusticeLeagueInternational) holds a Q&A session and more. He likes to make jokes, so you may get a laugh or two.