Creative roles in the entertainment world cross the businesses of animated television, feature animation, visual effects, games and the web industries. Join industry leaders Matt Roberts (artistic recruiter, Walt Disney Animation Studios), Brooke Keesling (manager, animation talent development, Cartoon Network), Scott Campbell (artistic recruiter, Blizzard Games), Andy Cochrane (interactive and new media director, DFX supervisor, Mirada Studios), and Jeff Gill (creative director, JibJab Media, Inc.), as they share an insider's look at the different roles within each of these business and discuss similarities and differences of the formats.
Saturday April 19, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 300DE
Warner Archive Collection continues to thrill fans with Blu-ray presentations of some of the popular recent DC-based animated TV series. Revisit Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Beware the Batman with producers, directors, writers, and voice talent, and discuss WAC's potential future offerings. WAC podcast hosts D. W. Ferranti and Matthew Patterson lead a panel that features GL:TAS producers Giancarlo Volpe and Jim Krieg, actor Josh Keaton, BTBATB producer James Tucker, and other surprise guests.
Saturday April 19, 2014 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 300DE
It's one of the most popular panels at any convention! Five masters of speaking for animated superstars demonstrate their talents. The dais will consist of Greg Berg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Gregg Berger (The Transformers), Candi Milo (Dexter's Laboratory), WallyWingert (The Avengers), Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron), and Fred Tatasciore (The Hulk). And it's all moderated by animation voice director Mark Evanier (The Garfield Show).
Saturday April 19, 2014 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 300DE
Learn the history of the world's most prolific cartoon studio and meet some of the men who brought you shows like The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby Doo, and even the Wacky Races! Your host Mark Evanier (who worked there in the eighties) interrogates men who were there in the sixties and before: Tony Benedict, Jerry Eisenberg, Wally Burr, and maybe a few others.
Saturday April 19, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 300DE
What can't you say in a cartoon? What can't you show? Why? Who says? Writers, producers, and studio executives from daytime and primetime animated television series-including Craig Miller (Curious George, Beast Wars), Patric Verrone (Futurama), Ted Biaselli (VP, programming & development, The Hub), John Derevlany (LEGO Legends of Chima, Gerald McBoing Boing), and Roland Poindexter (vice president, TV development, 20th Century Fox Animation)-tell tales out of school about Broadcast Standards & Practices, sponsor demands, what they didn't get to do, and what they got away with.
Saturday April 19, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 203
Members of the cast and crew of Star Wars Rebels present an exclusive look at the highly anticipated television series. Star Wars Rebels is set between Episodes III and IV, and it is a dark time in the galaxy. In the spirit of the original trilogy, the Empire is once again the preeminent villain of the saga, and Star Wars Rebels puts the might of Imperial forces in the spotlight. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation and featuring many of the key talents from the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels is scheduled to premiere this fall as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel; it will be followed by a series on Disney XD channels around the world.
Saturday April 19, 2014 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 300AB
What time is it? It's panel time! Cartoon Network is bringing back the coolest show on TV and the team behind it. Grab your friends and check out this righteously entertaining panel. Get the goods, be in the know, and laugh your chops off during this interactive and engaging hour of awesome adventure-it would not be cool to miss this. Not cool at all.
Saturday April 19, 2014 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Room 300AB
Dark Horse's growing line of books following up on the original Nickelodeon hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender have been grown to bestseller status! Working directly with the show's creators, Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints) penned the first three-book series, The Promise, to universal acclaim, only to follow with The Search. Now, Yang tackles the events directly following Avatar: The Last Airbender book 3 in The Rift. Join Gene for an exclusive look at what's to come in what is sure to be one of the year's most talked-about series!
Saturday April 19, 2014 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Room 213
The always entertaining Belchers head to WonderCon Anaheim for a hilarious and unforgettable panel. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard and the hysterical cast, including Kristen Schaal,John Roberts,Dan Mintz, and Larry Murphy, will be on hand to show never-before-seen footage followed by a fan Q&A session.
Saturday April 19, 2014 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Room 300AB
There's no better way to start WonderCon Anaheim's Saturday night than with a spotlight on toe-tapping, music-themed animated TV series from the past 50 years, including Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Jabberjaw, and more. Warner Archive Collection podcast hosts Matt Patterson and DW Ferranti-and a few surprises-offer a fun look/listen to great themes songs from 1960-1990s.
Saturday April 19, 2014 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 300AB
