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Short-Form Storytelling in an Ever-Changing Landscape

with Aliki Theofilopoulos

Saturday, Nov 18 / 10:45am

EVEN Hotel Downtown

425 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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Writer and producer Aliki Theofilopoulos (Phineas and Ferb, Mickey Mouse) will share her experience developing and producing short form content for both streaming and traditional platforms during her 25 years of experience of working in the animation industry at major studios such as Disney, DreamWorksTV, and Nickelodeon. She will also touch upon her experience taking short form content and expanding it into longer form formats. 

About Aliki Theofilopoulos   

Aliki Theofilopoulos began her career animating on iconic Disney films including “Hercules” and “Tarzan” before moving into television as a story artist, writer, director, and executive producer on hit series such as “Descendants Wicked World” and “Phineas and Ferb” where she was nominated for Emmys as both writer and songwriter. Aliki also received an Annie nomination for her work on Disney’s “Mickey Mouse.”  She then worked at DreamWorks as an executive producer on Apple TV+'s “Doug Unplugs” and the new Netflix series "Dew Drop Diaries." She has since made her return to Disney as an E.P. on "Zombies: The ReAnimated Series” while also developing various franchises and personal projects with the studio. Aliki has spoken at various universities (DePaul, USC, Cal Arts) and gave a TEDxTalk in Athens, Greece.