Guests 2024
Master's degree in Applied Foreign Languages (1987). Wrote her thesis in the US and perfected her Spanish in Madrid. Began her career at Acteurs Auteurs Associés, and then joined Président Films, an export company of French films, as Technical and Export Manager (1988-1984). She continued in the same position in the Film department at France Télévisions Distribution. In 2005 joined the CITIA team. Spent her first four years working as Sales Assistant, then as Sales Manager, and then Mifa’s Head of Projects, in charge of developing and marketing the spaces and events for the film Market. Since 2018, she is Head of Mifa, under the authority of Mickael Marin, CEO of Citia.
Born in NY, Risa started as a Playwright and Producer in Europe, where she has lived and worked for +35 years. Her career in both videogames and films includes clients as Disney, Universal Studios, Warner Bros, and the German Galileo series with ProSieben. Her film credits as Production Executive/ Guarantor for animated films include “Deep,” “Ozzy,” and Oscar-nominated “The Breadwinner” with Cartoon Saloon. Passionate about welcoming new talent, Risa works as a visiting professor with ETIC Algarve and their Teesside University program to continually improve the industry.
Producer and partner at Citizen Skull, a production and management company, where she also helms Citizen Kids, their children's media division. Her recent producing credits include the Emmy-winning documentary “Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street” for HBO Films, theatrical documentary “Only in Theaters” about the Laemmle Theater chain, and Netflix's “Bee & Puppycat”. She is also a co-creator of “Deepa & Anoop” for Mattel and Netflix, which won four 2023 Kidscreen Awards and was nominated again in 2024 for “Best Inclusivity”.
Instrumental in building Cartoon Network Latin America, Hernán La Greca is a seasoned Creative Director and content developer with over 20 years of experience. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Director of Creative, Photo, and Video at the Southern Poverty Law Center. A published author, he resides in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Trilingual, Christophe Erbes has created and managed many children channels in Europe. He develops brands and writes books, bibles and screenplays for series and films, including OSCAR & HOO with Michael Dudok de Wit. He's a partner in Godo Films production company (TEAM NUGGETS 52x7' FLEAK 90' and ALPHA TWO'S DREAMED JOURNEY 70') curates and hosts several media conferences and the DellucJr Awards for the Best French Independent Films for Children. ``I believe we become adult not by forgetting but understanding childhood``.
Responsible for global distribution and acquisitions activities for Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, the U.S. Hispanic market and Spain at Dandelooo, a French distribution and production company. Prior to joining Dandelooo, she worked as deputy director of Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) in Europe and as cultural content marketing manager at Kotra, South Korea Chamber of Commerce in Paris. She subsequently served at French webtoon platform, Delitoon, as marketing and editorial director, being responsible for sales development and rights management.
Ron Dyens created Sacrebleu in 1999. Since then, he produced more than 100 films (shorts, features and series) which received more than 2000 selections over the world (Cannes, Sundance, Berlinale, Oscars, TIFF, Venice) and prestigious awards (Palme d'Or, Silver Bear, César). He produced feature animated films such as Flow, Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, LongWay North… Ron also directed 5 short films selected in Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand. He's a member of the Oscars Academy of Motion Pictures, the César Academy and the European Film Academy.
Degree in TV Production and Directing, Soledad has 20 years of experience in Media. She is currently Sr. Manager of Original Kids Production and Animation at WBD Latam, where she oversees productions for DK, CN and Cartoonito. Among other projects, she is in charge of the series Mini Beat Power Rockers, Cuquin and Shasha & Milo. Before joining WBD, Soledad worked as EP in children's projects such as Veloz Mente and Hi5 Fiesta. Previously, she worked in multiple formats for Telefe, Gourmet.com, among others.
After studying from biology to infotainment, he accumulated a wide array of experience before taking the helm in 2009 of the animation hub, La Cartoucherie, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. From 2015 in Marseille, Ilan was managing the creative industries in the entire Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.<br /> He bought Foliascope in 2018. This production company has its own special 2D animation studio and one of the largest stop-motion studios in Europe. Its catalogue includes the feature films The Tower, No Dogs or Italians Allowed and The Inventor, as well as TV series Music Queens, Trash.
Content Acquisitions Supervisor for branded services at The Walt Disney Company Latin America, working on the scouting and the acquisition of content for all the non-sports services of the company (linear and non linear). Since 2018, Sol is part of the Content Acquisitions team, working in the acquirement of content that complies with the Disney networks in the region. Among her responsibilities are searching for new content available in the market based on the services needs and being the point person to net the external producers and content distributors and all the teams inside the company.
Co-founder of Liquid Rock Entertainment, specializing in the management and global distribution of top kids’ brands. Liquid Rock currently distributes the global megahit Superthings and co-produces The Secret Explorers, MGA’s first-ever co-production. With over 20 years in the industry, he has led the commercial media strategy for major franchises like Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Moominsvalley or Miraculous Ladybug, among others, securing deals with top channels and platforms through high-stakes negotiations to achieve the best global brand rollout.
After 12 years working for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the audiovisual field in several countries, he directed between 2015 and 2018 the film department of Ecla, the cultural agency of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. From 2018 to 2022 he was General Delegate of the Biarritz Amérique Latine festival, dedicated to the cinemas and cultures of Latin America. Since September 2022, he has been serving as Regional Audiovisual Attaché at the French Embassy in Argentina.
Productora y Jefa del departamento de Originales de MEDIAWAN KIDS & FAMILY durante 9 años. Ha producido programas como Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir y ha creado y producido series originales e IPs como Petronix Defenders, Karters, Witch Detectives.<br /> Tras obtener un máster en Audiovisual, se especializó en series de animación infantil al incorporarse a Marathon Media (Zodiak). Tras graduarse en el CEEA, pasó a ser responsable de desarrollo y participó en series como Totally Spies, Lolirock y muchos otros éxitos internacionales.
Started her career as a program buyer for youth channel Canal J and then developing projects at Milimages production company. Joined as an advisor at France 5 on 2005, and became program manager at France Télévision, position she still holds, after 4 years of Andes regional audiovisual attaché at the french embassy in Bogotá (from 2015 to 2019).
In 2014, Luce Grosjean founded Sève Films, promoting student animation films and supporting emerging directors. In 2017, she partnered with Miyu Productions to launch Miyu Distribution, focusing on festival distribution and international sales. Miyu has received widespread acclaim, including honors from UniFrance and La Fête du Court Métrage in 2020 and 2024. Luce expanded into features with Archipel and Dozens of Norths, and in 2024 added Olivia & Las Nubes, highlighting her dynamic career in animation distribution.
Since 2001, he worked producing or co-producing with his company Autour de Minuit, more than 100 animated or hybrid short films. Series and feature films. Most of them won awards at renowned international festivals, including Logorama, winner of the Oscar award and Unicorn Wars winner of the Goya award. He is currently producing shows (Jean-Michel Super Caribou 2, Freaked-Out 2, Fucking Cat) and feature films (Ada & Uzu by Nadia Micault, The Midnight King by Chris Lavis, Yap Yap by Jens Moller and Solène Azernour).
In his more than 30 years of experience in animation, his works have won awards from Anima Mundi, Chicago Film Festival, Divercine, Chilemonos, and Prix Jeunesse. He is the creator and director of the series Cuarto de Jobi, Cuenta Conmigo and Mi AmigaZazo, broadcasted in more than 100 countries. He was president of ABCA (Brazilian Animation Association), evaluator and project consultant for CORFO (Chile) and PROIMAGENES (Colombia). He released in 2022 the feature film Mi AmigaZazo and in 2023 will be the time of the series El Hotel Silvestre de Ana Flor.
Director of Weird Market, International Animation, Videogames and New Media Market and creator and executive producer of the Quirino Awards for Ibero-American Animation. He has recently created a new initiative that connects art and technology in the animation industry and digital content Next Lab Generation. He is also a member of the board of directors of DIBOOS, Spanish Federation of Animation Producers Associations, and Pixel Cluster Madrid.
Graduated in Image and Sound Design (UBA) and Business and Management of Entertainment (UCLA), she has over 12 years of experience in international sales, working with FilmSharks, AMBI Distribution and Blue Fox Entertainment. She has attended major film markets around the world and was recognized as a “Future Leader” by Screen Daily during the Cannes Film Festival.
Specialist in content and production for children in various formats, founding member of the public channel Pakapaka in Argentina, and later became its General Producer. Later she took over the direction of TECtv channel for its relaunching and was manager of the Original Production Department of Discovery Kids Latam leading international co-production developments. Specialist in the development of children's projects, she provides consulting and advisory services for different channels and production companies in the region. Since 2023 she is a member of the Board of Directors of MIA, Iberoamerican Association of Women in the Animation Industry based in Spain.
Paula Taborda dos Guaranys has more than 25 years of experience in the audiovisual industry in Latin America and 5 years in Europe, acting as a bridge that drives international co-productions between both continents. As founder of Ginga Stories, she’s dedicated to connecting creativity and opportunities through strategic partnerships. A three time Emmy nominee and winner of the British Animation Award in 2022, she encourage diverse stories that connect with global audiences.
Audiovisual producer with more than 10 years of experience leading high impact projects in the creative industries including the artistic direction of the animation, videogame and comic festival Pixelatl and most recently, Industria. He was curator of the Mexican animation retrospective at Annecy 2023 and juror at 2024. He is a university professor, mentor and journalist specializing in animation.
Founder of Outsider Pictures, has been its CEO since 2005. Outsider is a North American sales agent and distributor based in Los Angeles. The company specializes in the distribution of Latin American and Indian films, both feature films and documentaries, in theatrical, video, television and online media, but also distributes other international films.
NEO Films is a film distribution company based in Athens, Greece, launched in 2014 by brothers, Spyros and Nicolas Damianakis, both of who worked in Los Angeles at international film sales and production companies. NEO Films is focused on all rights acquisitions with an emphasis on wide theatrical releases in Greece and Cyprus. More than 200 titles have been acquired and licensed with a key focus on horror and animation genres in the past few years. Notable horror releases include “Talk To Me”, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”, etc. Notable animation releases include “Pil’s Adventures, “Just Super”, etc.
Cesar Cabral has a degree in Cinema at University of São Paulo. He began his career as a stop-motion animator before he co-founded Coala Filmes studio. “Bob Spit”, his first feature film, had its premiere in Annecy Film Festival where it was awarded as the best picture in the Contrechamp category. Additionally, “Bob Spit” became the first Latin American feature film to win the main prize in the Ottawa Intl. Festival, and it was also in the shortlist for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
``In 1981 he founded CEMA - a pioneering institution for uruguayan audiovisual expression -, alternating there the roles of photographer, scriptwriter, producer and director. Director “The Vineyard” (2000) and “Kill them all” (2006). In 2012 he premiered as executive producer “Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe”, the first Uruguayan animated feature film, directed by Walter Tournier. He is executive producer of “Emptiness” (Ecuador, 2019) and “Eurídice, far away” (France 2020).<br /> In 2024 he is co-director and scriptwriter of the documentary “The trace of words”.``
Founding partner of CUP FILMES, a production and distribution company specializing in arthouse cinema. Former programmer for the São Paulo International Film Festival and artistic director of the Paulínia Film Fund. Produced internationally acclaimed films such as BODY ELECTRIC and BABY by Marcelo Caetano, TINITUS by Gregório Graziosi, THE MOTHER by Cristiano Burlan, and the multi award-winning stop-motion animation BOB SPIT: WE DO NOT LIKE PEOPLE by Cesar Cabral.
He founded UniKo in 2009, a Spanish animation production company. Since then, he has produced 12 short films and 3 feature films, earning six Goya Awards and the Grand Prize at Annecy for Sultana’s Dream. His projects have achieved over 400 awards and 3,000 festival selections globally. He is currently producing the feature film Decorado, the series Titan Tofu, and the short film El Cuerpo de Cristo.
He graduated with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the National University of La Plata (UNLP). He worked at the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) and currently coordinates Blood Window, a platform dedicated to promoting Latin American fantastic genre cinema. He served as the artistic director of the Blood Window Fantastic and Horror Film Festival in Pinamar, Argentina (2018-2020). He also advises projects in industry markets such as NAFF (Bifan, South Korea), Industry HUB (Sitges, Spain), and BIF-Market (Brussels, Belgium).
Independent producer in animated and live-action. She made history as the first Latina Associate Producer at Pixar with Inside Out 2. Worked with studios as FX Networks, DreamWorks Animation, and Cartoon Network LATAM, contributing to projects like Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (Netflix), What If…? (Marvel Studios), The Casagrandes (Nickelodeon), and Rey Mysterio vs. La Oscuridad (MAX Mexico). Founder of LatinX in Animation, supporting Latin professionals in the industry. Her indie films includes ARIEL nomenee Canción Del Lago, and ANNE nomenee Pacemaker, a trans-joy musical. She's currently producing ¡Mosca! (premiere in 2025).
Montevideo, 1944. Some of his most relevant productions are the series “Los Tatitos”, “El Jefe y el Carpintero” and “Navidad Caribeña” for TV de Gales and Discovery Kids, “A pesar de todo” and the series “Los Derechos del Niño” (OAS) and “Tonky”, co-production with TV Educativa (Brazil), Pakapaka (Argentina) and KRO (Holland). In 1988 he made the documentary “Octavio Podestá”. His first feature film “Selkirk el Verdadero Robinson Crusoe”, co-production with Argentina and Chile was released in 2012. In 2013 he made the fiction short film “Sin Palabras”, in 2015 the animation “Chatarra” and in 2016 “Alto el Juego”.
Born in Uruguay. Graduated from the EMAD, and studied film at the EICTV. Her first production film was ``El Dirigible``, the first Uruguayan film to participate in the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics Week (1994). Her credits include over 160 films and series, including the Oscar-winning ``The Secret In Their Eyes``, directed by Juan José Campanella. Member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. She's in the Board of Directors of AECine, member of the Council of EPC and a member of FIPCA.
American Television Executive and Producer known for her work on Rick & Morty, Smiling Friends, Robot Chicken, Venture Brothers and many others. An early employee of Adult Swim, helped guide the network and its shows through a period of growth and change. Prior to Adult Swim, Ollie was Coordinating Producer on Little Bill at Nickelodeon, Production Supervisor on The PJ’s at Will Vinton Studios, Line Producer at MTV, and served in various production functions on multiple independent projects. Awards include 6 Emmys (Robot Chicken, Rick and Morty, Little Bill) 2 Annies (Robot Chicken, Rick and Morty) and a Humanitas Prize (Little Bill.)
Ha trabajado en 10 largometrajes, 20 series y más de 20 videosclips con artistas como J Balvin, Sia, Outkast y Backstreet Boys. Ha realizado proyectos para Adult Swim, Warner Bros., Discovery, Marvel, Netflix, etc. Entre sus servicios más destacados, se encuentran títulos como Batman Azteca y dos capítulos de Love, Death & Robot. En el 2025 estrenó NIMUENDAJU, su primer largometraje en coproducción minoritaria con Anaya Films. Además, sus series PAPELUCHO y LA ORQUESTITA se encuentran en Televisión Española, HBO Max, Cartoon Network, Señal Colombia y Paka Paka.