Sponsor Opportunities contact: ‣ kim@animationmagazine.net (818) 883-2884
00
Days
:
00
Hours
:
00
Minutes
:
00
Seconds

 Los Angeles, CA – November 2-4, 2025

Vivienne Medrano

Creator, Founder

Vivienne Medrano is the creator of the ‘Hellaverse’ series “Hazbin Hotel” and “Helluva Boss” as well as other animated projects. Last year, she won the Streamy Award in the Animated category for her series “Helluva Boss.” Medrano graduated from New York’s School of Visual Arts where she studied traditional animation. She is the founder of indie studio Spindlehorse, and loves queer demons and musical theater!

All Sessions by Vivienne Medrano

2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Garland Ballroom

The Delicate Art of Balancing Personal Visions and Industry Needs

In this inspiring session, we talk to some of the top artistic forces in the animation industry about how they manage to balance personal artistic ventures with coming up with projects that sell in the commercial marketplace today. What is the secret formula in staying commercially viable and ready for the changing demands of the animation industry while bringing your own personal visions and unique artistic perspective to a modern animated project. Our animation superstars also share their personal exercises and methods to stay fresh artistically and creatively and how they manage to be open to notes from producers and executives without sacrificing their soul.