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 Los Angeles, CA – November 2-4, 2025

Frank Saperstein

President

Frank Saperstein is an award-winning C-suite media executive, showrunner, executive producer, writer and author with a storied career launching, growing, and guiding global kids, family, and animation brands, studios and divisions. He has served as EVP at Tricon Film’s & Television, SVP for Entertainment One, Co-CEO/Creative Director of top international animation studio PASI (Philippine Animation Studio, Inc.), and President of Canadian animation studio, Yeti Farm Creative, partnering with Disney, SONY, Viacom, Paramount, Warner Bros., NBC/Universal, BBC, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and others. He heads up Surprise Bag, Inc. his media development and consultancy business. Frank’s work includes gender-bending classics “Pee-wee’s Playhouse”, (CBS), “Ren & Stimpy”, (Nickelodeon), and pre-school juggernaut “Peppa Pig”, as well as a stint as Producer/Director with Prince’s Paisley Park Studios. He holds an MFA from New York University Tisch School of The Arts where he won a Ten Best Student Oscar.

All Sessions by Frank Saperstein

2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Garland Ballroom

Business of Show Business

This eclectic panel on various current business and professional aspects of the animation and VFX world will highlight important things every studio owner, producer and artist needs to know. Panelists will offer tips on how to protect your animation ideas, copyrights, digital rights, sales and licensing rights, including attracting financial investors, as well as some of the latest technology solutions to help you up your game.