Session 4: Roundtable 2 - Jo Luping - Producer

Jo Luping is looking for animators for an upcoming project, so this is an opportunity to put yourself and your work in front of a producer who is actively thinking about the team she needs.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-luping-b93a5636/

Come ready to pitch your skills, talk about your animation experience and, if appropriate, share your reel or portfolio. Jo will talk about what she’s looking for, the project’s needs and the kinds of skills and creative fit that could be right for the work.

This is a practical matchmaking table, particularly for animators interested in opportunities and wanting experience pitching themselves and their work directly to a producer.

Jo has been working in film, television and design for the past 25 years as a Director, Producer, Writer and Designer. Projects include two broadcast television series (26 Episodes), an award winning one hour documentary about the plight of the Palestinians and creating animation for the short film Huminodun and Classics Explained, a UK web series (15 Episodes) which won the 2024 UK Best Animated Web Series Award. Her feature film Don’t Eat The Rice was selected as part of the Frontieres Co-Production 2020 and is in pre-production for filming in 2026. Her feature animation Anavau and the Legend of Nunuk Ragang was selected to be presented at the prestigious Annecy Animation Film Festival MIFA in France 2024. Her animated short film ““I Duok Om I Bohuntung – The Owl and the Rainbow” was awarded the coveted Kōpere Hou – NZFC funding in 2024. She began her career in film working as a camera operator behind the scenes for The Lord of The Rings in 2000. Her design company Jo Luping Design sells products into over 400 retail stores.