Peter J McHugh is Partner, Manager and Producer at The Gotham Group. After the Creative Artists Agency trainee program, McHugh joined Gotham in 2000, when the company was part of Artists Management Group. McHugh represents authors, actors, writers, directors, and producers in film and television. He was Co-Executive Producer on the Emmy-nominated and Annie-winning series Creature Comforts for Aardman / CBS. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a double major in History and Religion and former Assistant Director of Admissions for the school, McHugh is a founding member of the Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society, and was featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen Issue. He is currently a CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) Board Member and is a Founder and Co-Chair of the Leaders Fellowship. He is a member of the Television Academy and serves on the TV Academy’s Diversity Committee.
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.