AGENDA
Four days, everything on at SACC
Concept Art and Storyboarding for Comics and Film
Ashraf GhoryComic Book Artist / Filmmaker / Entrepreneur
How Buzz Spoke Arabic
Doug Sweetland, Jehan Al Nasser +1 more
From Screen to Scroll: Adapting Film and Animation into Webtoons
Park Chang-haWebtoon Creator and Illustrator
How Culture Shapes Production
Ammar Sabban, Sofia El Khyari +1 more
Creatures of the Gulf: The Stories That Kept Us Home
Jalal LuqmanMixed-Media Artist / Author
From Books to Immersive and Interactive Experiences
Abdullah Moatasem, Hana Malhas +1 more
Morphing Matter
Fabio Cirilli, Adriana Napolitano
The Art of Extreme Breakdowns
Abdulwareth LahhamDirector / animation artist — Independent
Who's Afraid of Us? Through the Creature's Eyes
From a Local Story to a Netflix Global Animation
Ashish Thapar, Nisrine Zawahra
Speak Like a Character
Tala TourganeFounder / Voice Acting Director / Actress — Tourgane Production
Chibi Manga & 4-Panel Storytelling
Asmaa Al RemeithiManga Artist — Nojoum Art Studio
Ten Years to Make a Film
Usman Riaz, Yasmeen Sinan
Making it in Emerging Markets
Minasie Terefe, Ferdy Adimefe +2 more
Inside the Dubbing Process
Adham SayedDirector
Writing for Animation — From Script to Screen
Robb Pratt, Shannon Eric Denton
Building Mano: Creating a Hand-Drawn Animation Studio
Animation Story Development
Hala AlhaidAnimation Director, Writer — Independent
Women Leading the Narrative Shift
Mbuotidem Johnson, Esther Kemi Gbadamosi +3 more
International Coproductions Beyond the Idea
Pietro PinettiCEO / Studio Bozzetto
From Comic Art to Collectibles
Hal LarenComic Artist / Concept Designer / Publisher — Reaper Comics
2D Animation — Learning Traditional Animation
Robb PrattAnimator
The IP Struggle and Building Regional Models
Abdulrahman Khedr, Nathalie Habib +1 more
Taking Your Show Beyond the Screen
Aya HammadMarketing, PR & Digital Manager MENA — Warner Bros. Discovery
40+ Years of Polygon Pictures
Shuzo ShiotaCEO — Polygon Pictures
Beyond the Last Known Sky — Building Worlds That Feel Alive
Making Monsters
Theodore SalisburyHair, Makeup & Prosthetics Designer / SFX Artist
The Making of a Hit / What Makes an Animated IP Break Through? Lessons from the Shows That Connected
Zumrut Pakoy, Nisrine Zawahra
Meet the Producers
Shuzo Shiota, Olfa Sakakibara +4 more
Scoring Animation, Live
Carlo ChiarottiComposer & Conductor — Florence Pops Orchestra
Building Your Career in Animation
Ammar SabbanDirector of Attractions Creation — SEVEN, Saudi Entertainment Ventures
How Storyboards Change a Story
Are We Training Animators for the Real World?
Ali Rguigue, Walaa Jamil Sindi +1 more
How to Scale an Animation Idea
The Art of Lightsaber Dueling
Lauren Mary KimStunt Performer / Actor
Sketch Like a Comic Pro
Bernard Chang, Ken Lashley +1 more
How to Fund Your Short Film
Lola Aikins, Mounia Aram
Draw Faces That Move
Mehdi Aouichaoui2D Animator / Director — AZ Animation
5 Golden Rules to Succeed in the Creative Industry
Creature Performance & Motion Capture
Terry NotaryActor & Movement Coach
Directing a Great Animated Short
Doug SweetlandDirector & Animator
Let's Animate with Adobe Animate
Mohammad FikreeFilmmaker & UI Designer — Rogue Ant Studio
Where Short Films Begin
Sofia El Khyari, Sanjaune +2 more
The Project Package
Mounia AramFounder & CEO — Mounia Aram Company
How Animation Deals Get Made
Olfa Sakakibara, Abdullah Moatasem +2 more
From Poem to Storyboard
Sofia El KhyariAnimation director — Oneiris Animation
Making Independent Animation
SanjauneFilm Director
Abdullah Moatasem, Ammar Sabban +4 more
The Voice Behind the Story
Shoot Your Own Stop-Motion
Dina AminStop Motion Director / Artist — Tinker Land
AI Workflows That Don't Harm Your Art
Saud Boksmati, Akil Wade +1 more
Special Cartooning & Character Workshop
Guy GilchristCartoonist / Illustrator / Author
What Happens When Creativity Goes Hybrid?
Alex Rodrigues, Nisrine Zawahra
Linear Stories for Vertical Screens
Smarter Animation Pipelines
Saud Boksmati, Mbuotidem Johnson +1 more
Selling Studio Services Internationally
Where AI Fits Into Animation
Andrew GordonChief of Storytelling — EyeTell
A New Hybrid Pipeline — Artistry Collaborates with Intelligence
Abdullah Moatasem, Yasmeen Sinan
The Cosplay Life Drawing Masterclass
Shannon Eric Denton, Gus Vazquez +1 more
How to Monetize Animation IPs on Youtube
Valeria KorotinaCEO and Founder — My Bestie Entertainment, FZ-LLC
From Anime Fans to Arab Creators
Olfa Sakakibara, Yasmeen Sinan
Getting Work in the Film & Television Industry
Kelly WarnellFounder & CEO — Screen Masters International
Inside Pixar's Creative Culture
Doug Sweetland, Andrew Gordon
Creating for an AI Generation
Irmak AtabekCo-founder / CEO — KidsAI