Jamie Leduc currently teaches animation and visual development at Sisler High School and is Department Head of the CREATE program. Jamie has over 20 years of experience in developing curriculum and teaching animation, film and game design for the public education system. He has enhanced student education by coordinating industry mentorships, internships, and scholarships. Through this, Jamie has inspired hundreds of students in pursuing careers in the film and animation industries.

I never knew I was going to end up in animation, but thanks to a teacher who saw my love for illustration got me to join her class, I get to do what I love for the rest of my life. I have worked on the Hulu Animated series Solar Opposites and am now working full time as a digital designer, getting to create animations for Volvo and Logitech. I adore the freedom of bringing anything our minds can imagine to life and creating depth to our worlds and characters. And I would never change that for anything in the world.

I'm a Brazilian 2D Rigger based in Manchester. I've been working in the animation industry and with Toon Boom for 13 years. Tired of being generalist, in 2017 I decided to focus in become a full-time rigger. And that big decision brought me to the UK where I had the chance to work on amazing projects. I love learning and experimenting new tools, nodes and methods to make cool and light rigs.