‘GOAT’ Director Tyree Dillihay Joins VIEW Conference 2026 Lineup

Director set to attend and talk about the production of Sony Pictures Animation’s animated sports comedy; event runs October 12-16 in Turin, Italy.

Director Tyree Dillihay will attend VIEW Conference 2026 in person this October to talk about the development and production of Sony Pictures Animation’s original animated action-comedy, GOAT.

GOAT is set in an all-animal world and follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates are not thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but he is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that "smalls can ball."

The film hails from Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists who made KPop Demon Hunters. Dillihay most recently worked alongside co-director Adam Rosette on GOAT, which is produced by Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media.

Dillihay previously spent eight years as a director on Fox’s animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers, with 32 episodes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations to his credit. His other director credits include Netflix’s Da Jammies, Fox’s Allen Gregory and MTV’s Good Vibes.

Outside animation, Dillihay has built a niche social media following on Instagram, where he combines his love of cartoons, fashion, sneakers and sports. He has worked as a content producer for brands including Nike, Converse, Redbull, Reebok and Foot Locker. He graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

The VIEW Conference program includes keynotes, panels, talks, workshops and masterclasses with industry professionals from animation, VFX, games, AI, virtual production and related fields. This year’s special guests include two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins and his creative partner James Ellis Deakins, together known as Team Deakins, who will discuss the art, craft and science of cinematography.

Recent program additions include Holly Edwards, president of Skydance Animation; Michelle Grady, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks; and Janet Lewin, senior vice president, general manager and head of Industrial Light & Magic.

Additional speakers also include Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, writers/directors of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated comedy, Forgotten Island; Daniel Chong and Nicole Paradis Grindle, director and producer of Pixar’s animated feature Hoppers; and Glenn Entis, senior director at Google DeepMind, who leads teams exploring creative uses of AI and is executive producer of the animated short Dear Upstairs Neighbors.

VIEW Conference 2026 will also present teams behind recent VFX projects, including production VFX supervisors Paul Lambert and Mag Sarnowska for Project Hail Mary; Wētā FX senior production VFX supervisor Eric Saindon for Avatar: Fire and Ash; production animation supervisor Hal Hickel for The Mandalorian and Grogu; production designer Noelle Triaureau and VFX supervisor Juan-Luis Sanchez for Swapped; and production VFX supervisor Jay Worth for Fallout Season 2. All listed speakers will attend in person, and additional speakers will be announced as the conference approaches.

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