MARK HAMILL: A prolific voiceover artist, he has performed in hundreds of TV cartoons such as "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "The Simpsons," "Powerpuff Girls," and the current Disney series "Super Robot Monkeys," in addition to numerous animated features. For the Batman franchises, Hamill was the voice of the Joker for the 13-year run of the animated TV series including the features "Mask of the Phantasm" and "The Return of the Joker" for which he received two Annie Award nominations. He is also Co-Director and Animation Director for Treehouse Animation on the film "Revenge of the Brick," a five-minute Lego "Star Wars" short based on characters and situations in "Star Wars: Episode III," which recently premiered on Cartoon Network. He is currently in pre-production on the animated series "Fort Franny."

MICHAEL DIMARTINO: Some time ago he took a job as a director at Film Roman where he worked for six years on the primetime animated series "King of the Hill," "Family Guy" and "Mission Hill." During his tenure at Film Roman, DiMartino animated and directed the short animated film "Atomic Love," which has gone on to screen at festivals across the country, including Sundance and the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film also aired this year when it was selected to be part of the Nicktoons Film Festival on the Nicktoons Channel. DiMartino is Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the increasing popular fantasy adventure series "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

BRYAN KONIETZKO: Konietzko worked as a character designer at Film Roman for Fox's primetime series "Family Guy." He soon moved to Assistant Director for two more Film Roman shows, "Mission Hill" and "King of the Hill" working beside Animation Director Michael DiMartino. Soon after, Konietzko became a Storyboard Artist and later the Art Director for the Nickelodeon animated series "Invader Zim." Konietzko is Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Art Director of "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

MIKE GABRIEL: He served as director on two feature films for Disney, "The Rescuers Down Under" (1991) and "Pocahontas" (1995). He took his first animation class at Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, California, and made his first contact with the Disney Studios at the age of 18. Determined to become a Disney animator, he finally got the chance and began working there as an assistant on "The Fox and the Hound." Gabriel went on to animate "Fun with Mr. Future," a 1981 Disney short, "The Black Cauldron," "The Great Mouse Detective" for which he designed the supporting dog and cat players, Toby and Felicia, and "Oliver & Company." On the latter, he served as Supervising Animator and also contributed to the story and character design. His unit was responsible for much of the exciting chase scene that serves as the film's finale, and the Dodger's song, "Why Should I Worry." Gabriel was nominated for an Academy Award this year for directing and co-writing the Walt Disney Productions short, "Lorenzo."

ELIZABETH ITO: She has worked for many high-profile companies such as Cartoon Network, Mattel and DreamWorks. Her senior year film, "Welcome to My Life," has been shown in festivals worldwide, and won both the Peer's Pick Award at the Cal Arts Producer's Show, and the Producer's Choice Award in the first Nicktoons Film Festival. Ito currently works at Film Roman as a feature storyboard artist on "Yankee Irving." Outside of filmmaking, Ito likes to design toys. She is the creator of Mister Monster, a popular toy being sold worldwide.

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