Director/co-writer Michael Rianda, co-director/co-writer Jeff Rowe, production designer/character designer Lindsey Olivares & head of story Guillermo Martinez discuss the Oscar-nominated and 8-time Annie Award-winning animated film, "The Mitchells vs. The Machines," from Sony Pictures Animation, available now only on Netflix. From the humans who brought you the Academy Award-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" and "The LEGO Movie" comes "The Mitchells vs. The Machines", where young Katie Mitchell embarks on a road trip with her proud parents, younger brother and beloved dog to start her first year at film school. But their plans to bond as a family soon get interrupted when the world's electronic devices come to life to stage an uprising. With help from two friendly robots, the Mitchells must now come together to save one another—and the planet—from the new technological revolution. About the Panelists Writer and director Michael Rianda was born in Salinas, California in 1984 and studied character animation from 2007-2010 at the California Institute of the Arts where he made the short films "Everybody Dies in 90 Seconds" and "Work". He has since been employed by Pixar Animation Studios and JibJab, taught at CalArts, and worked at Disney Television Animation where he served as a writer and creative director for the Annie Award-winning TV show, "Gravity Falls". Lindsey Olivares is the production designer and lead character designer, having joined Sony Pictures Animation after working as a freelance visual development artist and illustrator with a focus on character design and caricature. Her freelance clients have included Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Locksmith Animation, Nickelodeon, Google, Furry Puppet Studio, Titmouse, Hornet Inc, Psyop, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Facebook. Aside from "The Mitchells vs. The Machines", her film credits include DreamWorks Animation’s "Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted", "Penguins of Madagascar", and "Trolls", as well as Sony Pictures Animation’s "The Emoji Movie". Writer & co-director Jeff Rowe is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, and has been employed by animation studios Film Roman, Bento Box Entertainment, and Rubicon Holding Group before serving as a writer for Disney Television Animation’s, "Gravity Falls", for which he was nominated for two Annie Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production. Rowe also wrote for the Matt Groening Netflix series, "Disenchantment". Guillermo Martinez is the Head of story on "The Mitchells vs. The Machines". Prior to joining Sony Pictures Animation, Martinez served as a story artist at Laika Studios on Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link. Martinez’s additional credits include storyboard artist and writer on the Cartoon Network series "We Bare Bears". Also at Cartoon Network, he developed a short film for the show "Clarence". Martinez was born and raised in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and earned his bachelors in design at the Escuela de Artes Plasticas in San Juan, Puerto Rico before attending Academy of Art University for his masters. Watch the film here: https://www.netflix.com/title/8139961.... Moderated by Kevin Vlk.