Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Rise Up Fam! We hope you enjoyed Disney Week , let’s keep the love going! Join our friends Ian, Josie, and Bobby for a conversation on amplifying Filipinx voices in Animation.
Ian Abando has been a storyboard artist on Despicable Me 2, Trolls, Abominable, Spies in Disguise to name a few and is currently a director at Netflix Animation.
Josie Trinidad has been a story artist and head of story on the Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, Zootopia and is currently a director at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Bobby Rubio has been a storyboard artist on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Brave, Inside Out, and the Incredibles 2. Bobby wrote and directed the Pixar short film "Float", featuring Pixar's first Filipino characters.
This panel will also be joined by guest moderator, John Aquino, director of the Disney short "Lightning in a Bottle", now playing on Disney+.
Speakers:
Josie Trinidad | Director, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Bobby Rubio | Director/ Story Artist, Pixar Animation Studios
Ian Abando | Director, Netflix Animation
Guest Host:
John Aquino | Director/ Modeler, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Rise Up Animation Founders:
Bobby Pontillas
Frank Abney
Trent Correy
Monica Lago-Kaytis
Are you ready to Rise Up together? Join the movement by checking out our upcoming panels and visiting our social media!
Website: riseupanimation.org
Instagram: instagram.com/riseupanimation
Facebook: facebook.com/Rise-Up-Animation-111394517713539
Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/riseupanimation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rise-up-animation
Inspire. Educate. Create. #RiseUpAnimation
Rise Up Fam! We hope you enjoyed Disney Week , let’s keep the love going! Join our friends Ian, Josie, and Bobby for a conversation on amplifying Filipinx voices in Animation.
Ian Abando has been a storyboard artist on Despicable Me 2, Trolls, Abominable, Spies in Disguise to name a few and is currently a director at Netflix Animation.
Josie Trinidad has been a story artist and head of story on the Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, Zootopia and is currently a director at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Bobby Rubio has been a storyboard artist on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Brave, Inside Out, and the Incredibles 2. Bobby wrote and directed the Pixar short film "Float", featuring Pixar's first Filipino characters.
This panel will also be joined by guest moderator, John Aquino, director of the Disney short "Lightning in a Bottle", now playing on Disney+.
Speakers:
Josie Trinidad | Director, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Bobby Rubio | Director/ Story Artist, Pixar Animation Studios
Ian Abando | Director, Netflix Animation
Guest Host:
John Aquino | Director/ Modeler, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Rise Up Animation Founders:
Bobby Pontillas
Frank Abney
Trent Correy
Monica Lago-Kaytis
Are you ready to Rise Up together? Join the movement by checking out our upcoming panels and visiting our social media!
Website: riseupanimation.org
Instagram: instagram.com/riseupanimation
Facebook: facebook.com/Rise-Up-Animation-111394517713539
Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/riseupanimation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rise-up-animation
Inspire. Educate. Create. #RiseUpAnimation
