Behind the Scenes of Pixar Co-Op STARLING with Mitra Shahidi (Director) and Celine You (Production Designer) + Audience Q&A! (RSVP for Screener) – Asians in Animation Career Summit 2023

Join us for an exclusive behind the scenes look at the animated short, STARLING, winner of this year's Best Animated Short at the Tribeca Film Festival! Created by Director and Story Artist at Pixar Mitra Shahidi and Production Designer and former Pixar Character Designer Celine You as part of the Pixar Co-Op Film Program, this event will be an in depth look at the making of an indie animated short, followed by a Q&A opportunity.

This event is highly recommended for anyone interested in creating their own indie films!

Tuesday, December 5th @6PM PT
RSVP at bit.ly/AIACareerSummit2023

About the Speakers

Mitra Shahidi is a story artist, director, and screenwriter, born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She joined Pixar Animation Studios as a story artist in 2017. Since joining Pixar, she has worked on several films, including the Academy Award-nominated LUCA and the upcoming animated feature ELIO. STARLING is her first film.

Celine You is an art director and visual designer currently working at Google Doodle. Before joining Google, she worked as a character designer at Pixar on several feature films and short films including TURNING RED, SOUL, and KITBULL. In 2021, she art directed a short film called OPERA, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category.