Animated U: Replay Reel

Turn what’s in your head into IP you can develop, pitch, produce—and even sell it!

You don’t need another panel telling you how hard it is to make it in animation.

You need to learn from the people actually doing it.

Animated U 🐵 LIVE 2026 brought together working animation professionals to talk about how careers—and projects—actually get made.

And people didn’t just leave inspired.

They left with movement.

Attendees have:

• 🤝 Made connections that led to agents representing their projects
• 🎬 Discovered how to forge an independent path instead of waiting to be picked
• 💰 Sold their projects! 
• 💡 Generated new ideas, projects and possibilities
• Landed new PAID gigs in the industry! 
• 🚪 Discovered new ways to build sustainable careers in animation

Because sometimes the difference between “I have an idea…” and “I’m making this happen” is access to the right information, people and possibilities. 

 

What You Get With Animated U: Industry Access

🎬 The Complete Two-Day Animated U 2026 Experience
Every session. Every panel. Every Q&A. Every “Ask the Exec” conversation—professionally captured and available on demand.

🌎 DAY ONE: World-Building
Character. Story. Voice. Design. Music. Pitching. Representation. Learn the creative mechanics behind building IP people remember.

💰 DAY TWO: Finance & Mechanics
Hiring. Financing. Selling. Franchising. The indie path. AI. Leadership. The state of the industry—and how to actually make money inside it.

🎤 The Full Faculty Q&As
The moments where the slides stop and the real questions start. Hear working professionals answer what creators actually wanted to know.

♾️ Immediate Lifetime Access
Watch it now. Revisit it when you're pitching. Come back when you're financing. Rewatch it when your career or project reaches its next stage.

Learn From the People Who've Actually Done It.

This isn't a collection of people talking about animation from the sidelines.

Your faculty includes the creators, executives, writers, producers, artists, agents and entrepreneurs behind:

Johnny Bravo. SpongeBob. Dora the Explorer. TMNT. Danny Phantom. Invader ZIM. Kim Possible. Stranger Things. Transformers. Rugrats. Teen Titans. Ben 10. Shimmer and Shine. Hot Wheels.

And companies including:

Nickelodeon. Netflix. Disney. DreamWorks. Warner Bros. Cartoon Network. Amazon. Apple TV+. Hasbro. Universal.

Inside you'll learn from 20+ working industry professionals, including:

Van Partible — Creator of Johnny Bravo

Eric Robles — Emmy Award-winning creator of Fanboy & Chum Chum and co-creator of Glitch Techs

Rich Magallanes — Former Nickelodeon SVP and Hollywood Reporter 50 Most Powerful Players in Kids Entertainment

Josh Fisher — Emmy Award-winning executive with hundreds of episodes across Netflix, Disney, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks and Cartoon Network

Jordana Arkin — Emmy-nominated, Annie Award-winning writer and creator of Netflix's Project MC²

Stephen Silver — Character designer behind Kim Possible and Danny Phantom

Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz — Creator of Shimmer and Shine

Kevin Manthei — Composer behind Invader ZIM, Ben 10 and Ultimate Spider-Man

Louis-Philippe Vermette — Producer breaking down how animation actually gets financed

Plus 10+ more creators, executives, producers, writers and industry leaders.

Think About What Access Like This Normally Costs 🤯

One hour consulting with one experienced executive, producer, agent or creator could easily cost hundreds of dollars—assuming you could get the meeting at all.

Animated U gives you:

20+ faculty.
Two full days.
Creative + business strategy.
Every session recorded.
Lifetime access.

And collectively, you're accessing hundreds of years of hard-won animation industry experience.

Not theory.

Experience earned from actually creating shows, selling projects, hiring talent, financing productions, representing creators, building franchises—and surviving decades of change in this industry.

Your investment?

$147.

Less than many creators spend on one hour of consulting.

Except you can come back to this room again...

and again...

and again.

With your Animated U Industry Access, discover how working professionals are:

 

Your Idea Doesn't Need Another 5 Years Stuck in Your Head!

It needs movement.

Maybe one conversation changes your project.

One strategy changes your career.

One idea leads to another.

And maybe the thing sitting in your imagination right now becomes the IP you eventually pitch, produce, represent—or sell.

You may have missed Animated U 2026 live.

You don’t have to miss what happened in the room.