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The Panel Speakers:
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Mattie Scariot, director
Since 2018, Mattie has assumed the role of Festival Director for the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, and under her leadership, the festival has experienced remarkable growth over the past five years. Currently the festival spans eight days and takes place in five cities: Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, Hollister, and San Juan Bautista, with one day in San Jose collaborating with the Asian American Arts Festival where PJIFF showcases the best of their Asian films and filmmakers. In the most recent edition of the festival, it welcomed over 350 filmmakers from 14 countries, and hosting 25 industry professionals. The event successfullyscreened260 shortand feature films from 30 countries, garnering significant major media attention from prominent outlets like the Metro, Weeklys, Mercury News, SF Gate, and Variety Magazine, among others. |
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Chee-Yong KIM; Professor
Chee-Yong is a Professor in Game and Storytelling AI at Dong-eui University; Busan World Paralymic Game committee Chairman, Vice President of Computer Graphics Society of Korea; author of book “Games are great”, Head of Game Product Aftercare Supporters; Technical Review Committee,Game Property Management Committee; Served as a special advisor to the Seoul Digital Doctoral Program ( Korea); Head of the Busan Metropolitan City Video Animation Industry Advisory Group.
Dr. Kim is also the Head of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education's Video Animation Education Advisory Group. Professor Kim had been Visiting Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor at DM Studi |
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Yishu Chen, Producer, Investor
Yishu is the CEO of Chengdu Accounting firm, successful digital currency investor. Producer of the new animation series and game project of “ Classic of Universe” (https://shanhaijing.lbwtech.com/Ehome.html). She is planning to team up the international animators and game developers to complete this project. |
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Darin Chibi, Comic Artist
Illustrator, Comic Creator, Writer, Manga Instructor, and an Amateur Cosplayer from the Bay Area. He's also a two times winner of S.J.P.L Graphic Novel Making Contest. As far as he can remember, he's an avid student of the arts especially drawing at an early age. It's not until in his 20s, he took his craft seriously and learn everything he can to become an artist. Currently, He's working on a sci-fi/comedy graphic novel, "Orionn Vegan Heroes", a short story about a group of friends in the world of cosplay.. His instagram and facebook at www.instagram.com/lets_create08 www.facebook.com/letscreate2020 |
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Shanshan Whittall, Actress, Producer
Shanshan is a film program curator and distributor. She began her career as an actress in 2008, as a student in Malaysia, and has since acted in features, shorts, and nationally-broadcasted commercials. In 2015, she began working with independent filmmakers from China, U.S., UK, Malaysia, and Vietnam to help distribute their films internationally. She also works with a variety of international film festivals providing fresh film content from China, including the Seattle International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, and more. After working closely with many independent filmmakers from her native China, her appreciation of the craftsmanship of filmmaking led her to create the Chinese Filmmaker Showcase (China Day) in partnership with the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (PJIFF). She has been a PJIFF board member and worked closely with PJIFF director Mattock Scariot since 2019. |
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Anthony S. Crumpler III, Game Creator
Anthony is a YouTuber,video editor, upcoming voice actor, TikToker, and last but not least, COSPLAYER! These titles ALONE, are just the tip of the iceberg when talking about Litlike96. Born in Modesto and raised in the bay of San Jose in the city of Californ-i-a, Anthony S. Crumpler III started his cosplay journey back in 2020. And when the pandemic ended, he hit the stage as a trendsetter by creating Spider-Man Hourglass. Being born with autism, Anthony has shown what it takes to achieve his dreams despite having a disability. So if you’re here to learn about cosplay, games, and what it takes to become a content creator. All we gotta say is thanks for staying with the host who does the most |
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Dilpreet Thind, Animation and Game designer
Dilpreet Thind is a passionate creative designer. He has delved into the intricacies of design and found a profound interest in animation and game design. He’s also an avid enthusiast of various creative hobbies, from sketching and digital illustration to 3D modeling. He’s constantly inspired by the ever-evolving world of animation and game design. |
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