Creating content for the pop culture space is an uplifting and worthwhile experience, but how a creator comes off as a personality and a representative of their content can vary wildly. How can a person’s content encourage good or bad content interactions? Alix Catherine (host, The Welcome Party), Samantha K. Tan (film writer, producer), Andrew Alandy (content creator, video game personality; Duralath), Briana DeCoster (cosplayer, TTRPG personality; Utahime Cosplay), Patrick Ballesteros (freelance artist, educator), and JPG (pop culture educator, consultant; InterMyth) discuss how you can build a personal brand, inject that brand into what you’re making, and create and foster a like-minded community.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 300A
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your prized comic collection when you are gone? Well, if you don’t plan on leaving it to a family member, have you ever considered donating it to help inspire others? University libraries have special collections that can archive your comic books for research purposes and even get you a tax break based on the value! Hear about how one nonprofit organization’s donors ended up on the cover of Forbes magazine and how you can help generations of comic fans to come. Panelists include Golden Apple Comic & Art Foundation board member Marc Andreyko (creator/writer), Heidi MacDonald (Comics Beat), Ryan and Kendra Liebowitz (co-founders), and Gary Prebula (donor).
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Many people aspire to work in the ever-growing and popular video game industry, but not all have the skills in art, design, writing, or programming that typically form the core creative teams that conceive and develop the games. But there is hope! The game industry is full of many types of jobs and needed skills that may not directly affect the creative vision but are just as important to the success of the team and the game. Come hear from game industry professionals with nontraditional backgrounds and ask them questions about what it takes to leverage your unique skills into a potential career in games.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 300A
A team of award-winning veterans from the voice-over industry discuss their experiences and how they got started in voice acting. Daniel Ross (Emmy Award–winning actor, Donald Duck in Mickey and the Roadster Racers; Gizmo in MultiVersus), Stephanie Southerland (Jean Gunnhildr in Genshin Impact; Tess Bailey in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6), Alex Bankier (Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture; Crème Brûlée Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom), and Heather Gonzalez (Tsuru in Beyblade X; Minoto the Hub Maiden in Monster Hunter: Rise) and others share stories and give advice for those interested in voice acting. Moderated by artistic director Shawn Strider.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 300A
From elegant to eerie, concept design is all about finding the beauty in every creation. Emmy Award–winning artist Neville Page (Avatar, Star Trek, Cloverfield) takes you behind the scenes of his upcoming book, revealing his creative process through exclusive footage and never-before-seen insights. Explore how form, function, and storytelling merge to create iconic designs in film, TV, and beyond. Whether you're an artist, a designer, or a fan of cinematic world-building, this is your chance to witness creativity in action and gain inspiration from one of the industry's leading visionaries.
Neville Page is an Emmy Award–winning designer, concept artist, and educator whose work has shaped some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, including Avatar, Star Trek, Tron: Legacy, and Cloverfield. Originally from England, he studied at the Art Center College of Design before... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Merry mutants unite! Voice actors from X-Men ’97, Marvel Rivals, X-Men: The Animated Series, and the Capcom Fighting Collection gather to talk about bringing their characters to life. Lenore Zann (Rogue), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Matthew Waterson (Magneto), Isaac Robinson-Smith (Bishop), J. P. Karliak (Morph), Alpha Takahashi (Psylocke), and Daniel Marin (Namor) appear with moderators Chandler Poling and Chris Riley of the X-Reads podcast.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 300A
The 24 Hours Animated Contest annual contest is a free international event where students from around the world compete in teams to produce a 30-second animated film in just 24 Hours. A screening of the Top 50 animated films will follow up with a Q&A panel of select filmmakers from these films, as well as the contest's founder, Aubry Mintz. Moderated by DreamWorks producer Shabrayia Cleaver.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 300A
