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Cartoon Network Studios Icons McCracken, Tartakovsky, Sugar, Quintel, Ward and Muto on The Studio, State of the Industry and What Inspires Them
Cartoon Network icons discuss animation's past, evolving industry, creative challenges and mentoring new talent at Annecy Animation Festival.
Creators Craig McCracken(“The Powerpuff Girls” “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends”), Genndy Tartakovsky(“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai Jack”), Rebecca Sugar(“Steven Universe”), Pendleton Ward(“Adventure Time,” “The Midnight Gospel”) and J.G. Quintel(“Regular Show”) and “Adventure Time” executive producer and showrunner Adam Muto opened up about the origins of their work, a new era of creation and what it means to still be pushing boundaries after decades in the business. Sugar and Muto were quick to praise Green Street Pictures’ “Scavengers Reign” and “Common Side Effects” as other examples, the former having started life as a short that gained significant recognition online before resulting in a series greenlight.
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