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 Los Angeles, CA – November 2-4, 2025

Ben Kalina

Chief Operating Officer

Ben Kalina is the Chief Operating Officer of Titmouse, Inc., a multi-hyphenated animation studio and pop culture brand with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver.  

As the COO, Kalina oversees production and development across its three studios and helps promote and maintain the studios’ overall vision, facilitates all current and developing productions, and manages production techniques.  

Prior to Titmouse, Kalina worked in production at Warner Bros. Animation & VFX. During his time there he helped develop their digital pipeline and worked on transitioning the studio from traditional paper animation to a digital workflow.

While serving as producer on Amazon's original series Niko and the Sword of Light, the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Animation Program. Other credits include: The Legend of Vox Machina, Big Mouth, Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, Frog & Toad, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Digman!.

About Titmouse, Inc.

Since its inception nearly 25 years ago, Titmouse has evolved into an award-winning, multi-hyphenated animation studio and pop culture brand. Some of the studio’s most celebrated recent projects include Big Mouth, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Venture Bros., Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Beavis and Butt-Head, to name a few. With the strength of a major studio and the mindset of an indie company, Titmouse has become one of the most well-known and prolific animation studios in the world, challenging the idea of what an animation company can look like by focusing on comedy, subversive and counterculture communities, and expanding into other avenues for fans to enjoy including merchandise, live shows and events, festivals, interactive experiences, and so much more. For more information, please visit www.titmouse.net

All Sessions by Ben Kalina

11:00 am - 11:50 am
Garland Ballroom

Get Ready for the Future with L.A.'s Own Creative Studios

Some of the key creative leaders from  L.A.-based animation studios discuss the future of the industry in L.A. The city’s movers and shakers will discuss their upcoming projects, what they look for in future hires, challenges and opportunities of the future and ways to combat the uncertainties of the entertainment field in our city.