Tagged With: Madeline Sharafian

Directors Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi discuss the Pixar sci-fi adventure’s circuitous route to the screen - including creative leadership changes, an actors’ strike, key story shifts and a condensed production schedule - via a path that has led to multiple Annie, VES, PGA and Critics Choice Awards nominations.

The acclaimed writer/director and VFX supervisor will both be on hand in-person to talk about their work on the hit live-action film, now in theaters, based on DreamWorks’ 2010 animated comedy adventure; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.

2 of the Disney and Pixar film’s directors will be attending the conference and talk about their upcoming animated ‘cosmic misadventure’ that releases in theaters June 20; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.

An 11-year-old space fanatic with an active imagination and huge alien obsession finally gets abducted by said aliens, though not as he imagined, as he’s mistaken for Earth’s leader and must deal with a truly galactic crisis; hits theaters June 20.

All this 11-year-old space fanatic wants is to get abducted by aliens, which finally happens, though not as he imagined, as he’s mistaken for Earth’s leader and must deal with a truly galactic crisis; hits theaters June 20.