Six Asian & Pacific Islander Artists Chosen For New Animation Directors Mentorship Scheme
- Alex Kwan (episodic director, Nickelodeon) — mentored by Arthur Fong and Wira Winata (Want Dragon)
- Isha Mangalmurti (freelance storyboard artist and 2nd animation director) — mentored by Alyce Tzue (Steps)
- Kenny Park (head of story, Netflix Animation) — mentored by Yoriaki Mochizuki (The Lego Film 2: The Second Half)
- Mingjue “Helen” Chen (visible growth artist and manufacturing designer, Sony Photos Animation) — mentored by Galen Chu (Ice Age 2: Collision Course)
- Vi-Dieu Nguyen (head of story, Netflix Animation) — mentored by Henry Yu (Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania)
- Yunhao Zhang (storyboard and 3d artist, Disney Tv Animation) — mentored by Maggie Kang (Ok-Pop: Demon Hunters)
Audio system this yr embody Domee Shi (director-writer, Bao and the upcoming Turning Purple), Jaydeep Hasrajani (creator, Boons and Curses), Osnat Shurer (producer, Moana, Raya and the Final Dragon), Kurt Albrecht (producer, The Mitchells vs. The Machines), Daniel Chong (creator and govt producer, We Naked Bears), Matt Braly (creator and govt producer, Amphibia), Jude Weng (director, Discovering ‘Ohana), Jason McConnell (director of animation growth, Nickelodeon), Tim Yoon (producer, Maya and the Three), John Aoshima (co-director, Ultraman), and Janet Wu (director of authentic animation and household options, Netflix).
CAPE is a non-profit that advocates for Asian and Pacific Islander illustration in Hollywood. It has launched different accelerators specializing in new writers and artistic executives. CADA is run in partnership with Sony Photos Leisure and chaired by Justinian Huang (vp, inventive, Sony Photos Animation) and Michelle Wong (producer, Vivo).
“Earlier than we launched CADA,” stated Huang in a press release, “we had no concept what number of candidates would apply as a result of there’s by no means been an initiative like this earlier than. We had been amazed to obtain so many candidates, which proved the overdue want for this program.”
