Sergio Paez is an animation director and veteran story artist for the entertainment industry. Sergio was most recently an episodic director on the Emmy Award-nominated series Star Wars Resistance and Star Wars Rebels from Lucasfilm. His film credits in the United States and Europe include projects for Pixar, Lucasfilm, Sony, and Sega. Sergio is a founding member of the visual storytelling community StoryboardArt.org.

Hi, I’m Plamen. I’ve been in the industry for 8 years as both a rigger and animator but have focused on rigging roles recently. During my career I’ve worked on several shows for the BBC, Nickelodeon, Amazon and Netflix. I currently work at Dog Ears as a Lead Technical Animator on an upcoming show in partnership with Cartoon Saloon. My favourite aspects of rigging are problem solving and collaborating with the design and animation teams to develop the show’s rigging style.

"I am a 2D rigging artist situated in Manchester, UK. I've been very fortunate to have been in the industry for eight years, working on amazing animated shows for studios like Brown Bag Films, Fourth Wall and Factory Create. In my first job in the industry, I was lucky to collaborate with the rigging department and became interested in knowing how to rig a character or prop in Toon Boom. Since then, I have learnt more about my craft, and I get inspired by other riggers who push 2D rigging to its fullest potential. The thing I enjoy the most about being a 2D rigging artist is seeing the rigs I make being brought to life by animators. It still always baffles my mind. I aspire to develop my 2D rigging skills further to teach students how to rig in Toon Boom Harmony. "