Bleu is a Puerto Rican and Dutch filmmaker who grew up in the Netherlands and Miami. Grandson of 'Bonne'. He studied Experimental Animation at CalArts, where he served as a fellow in The Walt Disney Imagineering Initiative. Bleu has worked with Universal Creative, Milk Studios, and served as a freelance producing assistant for Annee Elliot. Now back in the Netherlands besides creating Bonne Animation, he makes short films, illustrations, and serves as Art Director/Designer for Dutch TV programs such as ‘The Grannies of Amsterdam’ and ‘Jelies & Gnodde - Grote Gezinnen Emigreren’ at Beeldbrigade.

Maya is an illustrator, visual development artist, and animator from Munich, Germany, now based in Salt Lake City. A graduate of CalArts' Character Animation program, she worked on the Warner Brothers show Batwheels and has since freelanced in book illustration, concept art, and 2D animation. Inspired by solo mountain camping and fantasy films, her art is whimsical with a touch of eeriness. She's currently working on her first children's book about a little wizard learning to build a home away from home.

Kim McMahon is an illustrator, visual development artist, and animator from Munich, Germany, A graduate of CalArts' Character Animation program, she has interned at thatgamecompany and worked freelance for studios including Netflix, Hornet, and Warner Bros. Animation. She served as the lead visual development artist for G2 Animation's pilot show, Expats, which has been selected for the Annecy festival. Kim is currently living and working as freelance illustrator and Visual Development artist in Munich, Germany. While maintaining her youtube channel: KimPaintsAPlant

Yusuke is a children’s book illustrator and Visual Development Artist for animation, known for whimsical, mixed-media art. Formerly in sales, he shifted to art, earning a BFA in Character Animation from CalArts. His debut picture book, A Fish Called Andromeda (2022), was followed by work as a 2D animator on The EXPATS, selected for Annecy 2024. He’s represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Yusuke resides in Japan.

Katherine "Green" Ohlson is a graduate of the CalArts Character Animation program, and has gone on to work as a storyboard revisionist at Titmouse LA on Beavis and Butthead. Green explores emotional struggles through animated storytelling, she created a 90-page comic titled Hole in 2020 and released her thesis film Scrounger in 2021, which was selected for the CalArts Producers Show. She has also directed and animated freelance projects for the National Gallery of Art and Universal Music Group.

Smita, born and raised in New Delhi, India, after a stint in advertising, graduated from CalArts' Character Animation Program in 2021, where she honed her skills in visual storytelling and animation. Her work has garnered online recognition on social media, including awards for short films such as the best short at the Indie Short Fest 2022. With experience spanning TV series, commercials, and independent films, Smita is dedicated to creating impactful stories, with a personal focus on addressing environmental issues through film and art.

Carys is a Welsh animator living in California. A graduate of the Character Animation program at CalArts, she currently works as a 2D Art Generalist at AMGI Studios, where she creates 2D animations, visual development, and concept designs for in-game cosmetics. Previously, she interned at Golden Wolf in London. With a passion for film, music, and nature, Carys has also illustrated children’s books, including 'How Wales Beat the Mighty All Blacks'