Steven Lapcevic
Country: United States of AmericaSteven Lapcevic is an independent animator who specializes in creating shorts that are surreal in nature. His films eschew a narrative approach and are experimental in their structure and execution, creating a dreamlike progression of visual ideas.
"IDIOT KING" was awarded "Best Animation" at the 2017 Coney Island Film Festival, "SUCCOR" was awarded "Best Experimental Short" at Film Maudit 2.0 in 2021 and "HYBRID" was awarded "Best Animation" at The Highland Square Film Festival in 2022.
His animation has been featured in the films, "Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious", directed by Roko Belic and “Disaster 501: What Happened to Man?”, conceptualized by Lars von Trier and directed by Jenle Hallund. The latter was screened at The 2012 Copenhagen Art Festival. His work has also been featured on an episode of the Adult Swim series, "Off the Air".
Mr. Lapcevic has been awarded the 2010 Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island Art Fund Grant, the 2010 Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island Excellence in the Arts Award, the 2010 Experimental Television Center Grant, the 2013 New York State Council on the Arts Original Work Grant, and the 2016 Staten Island Arts Excellence in the Arts Award.
Hubert Lapointe
Country: CanadaFresh out of the 2D animation Cégep du Vieux-Montréal program in 2010, I have been since evolving in the animation industry as an animator, trainer, director, and producer.
As a Toonboom trainer from 2014 to 2016, I had the opportunity to travel around the world and discover the backstage of animation internationally, allowing me to be involved in several major projects, including 'Rick & Morty' and 'Solar Opposites'.
Since 2017, I have been working as a director, initially in advertising at Shed before transitioning to TV series where I direct 'Jon Le Bon', which won 3 consecutive Gemini Awards for best animation.
In 2021, I founded Bon Jam Animation, a studio specializing in 2D animation where I work to showcase local talent through commercial projects and original productions.
Lotte Latham
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRuined by the ruling classes.
Thomas Laurance
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThomas Laurance is an award-winning director of documentary and fiction. After studying direction at the Northern Film School in Leeds and screenwriting at FAMU in Prague, his graduation short, 'The Bottle', won Best Film at the 2013 Horizon Film Festival.
He followed up with the deeply personal, vérité documentary, 'William Laurance & Sons Marine Engineers', which featured at Sheffield Doc Fest 2015.
In addition to writing and directing, Thomas has worked as a set and scenery carpenter and a prop maker on films such as Tim Burton's 'Dumbo'. This skill-set proved very useful in the informal refugee camp known as the Calais 'Jungle', where Thomas volunteered for a year in 2016. This experience became the basis of his feature documentary 'On Our Doorstep' which featured at the 2021 Leeds International Film Festival and was given the Martello Award at the 2022 Cinque Ports International Documentary Film Festival.
