State of the Animation Nation

Presenting the State of the Animation Nation roundtable discussion. A session where industry leaders paint a contemporary picture of the animation industry by answering a wide range of hard hitting questions as we reflect on the challenges and triumphs that the industry has been subject to and what may lay ahead.

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Guests

Kate O’Connor

Kate is a senior consultant in the Screen Industries, working with a wide range of private and public-sector clients in the UK and Internationally. In synergy with running her consultancy practice, Kate is the Executive Chair of Animation UK, part of the UK Screen Alliance, the trade body for VFX, post-production and film studios.

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Lucy Murphy

Lucy is Director of Kids Content for Sky in the UK and ROI. She is responsible for Sky’s Kids content across all platforms which includes 8 live partner channels, a library of over 10,000 On Demand episodes and the new Sky Kids channel which launched in 2023 housing brand new Originals and franchise favourites.

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Courtney Arumugam

Based in London, Courtney Arumugam is responsible for the creative development of LEGO content and serves as Executive Producer, as part of the company’s hugely successful global slate of short-form, long-form and feature-length productions.

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Tom Judd

Tom is Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of Animade. 

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Emma Turner

Emma is the Head of Film, Animation and Future Skills at ScreenSkills. She sets the overall strategic direction for the Film Skills Fund. She works with industry to identify skills gaps and shortages, funding appropriate training across the UK to ensure that professionals advance their careers.

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