Chaz Bottoms is a director, animator, story artist and founder of CBA Studios. Chaz has collaborated and produced content for Disney, Springhill, Lil Nas X, Adult Swim, Steve Harvey Global, John Legend, Sesame Street, TBS, Sony Music, and others! He has worked at Nickelodeon Animation, Cartoon Network, Netflix, and Apple TV+. In 2023 he was named Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment for his studio's work. Chaz’s next short film, BATTU: An Animated Musical is coming soon.

My experience with animation is that I'm heavily invested in the medium. I went to school for animation and have earned a BFA and MFA concentrating in the art form. As a result of various assignments and classes, I have dabbled in a few techniques and methods with stop motion, 2D and 3D. I have a solid understanding of the animation pipeline process from making student films and I have worked professionally as an animation retaker and clean-up artist at a few studios. Primarily, I work as an Assistant Professor teaching animation and visual storytelling classes.

Ryan Imm is a Korean-Canadian animator based in Atlanta, GA. He has worked on several animated series for both prime time TV and streaming services, but ultimately dreams of animating on a 2D feature-length film. Ryan enjoys fun ways to improve his hand-eye coordination: drawing, sports, and video games!