Thank you to our mentors, sponsors, studios, friends, staff and most of all our CREATE students on making this the Best Showcase Ever! The showcase was a big success, and the students’ pitches were smooth-sailing.
In addition to hosting the showcase, Carson Smith and Darian Gonzalez-Kessler helped us surprise our students and recognized over $725,000 in awards and Scholarships!
Special thanks to: Michael Hunter, Phil Lafrance, Jamie Leclaire and Kyle Mac Dougall from Jam Filled, Nickelodeon Animation, Carson Smith, Darian Gonzalez-K. at Community Efforts, Arnon Manor, Taylor Burnett at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Tom Pajdlhauser, Grazia Como and Brianna Contes from Netflix Animation, Trent Correy and Anneliese Salgado at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Schroeder Foundation, Toon Boom Animation, Jason William Scheier and Dave Bolton from Wacom’s Create for the World and all our guides.