Official Selection

Time’s Up April 3rd 4:30 PM EST

A conversation with the women behind the groundbreaking organization Time’s Up. Founded in January 2018 in response to the Harry Weinstein aftermath and Me Too movement, Time’s Up is a nont-for-profit 501(c)(4) charitable organization which raises money to support victims of sexual harassment. Time’s Up aims to create a society where every person can exist and work in a culture free of gender-based discrimination. We will be looking closely at how the entertainment industry has shifted since the creation of Time’s Up.

Panelists

Tina Chen

Tina Tchen serves as president and CEO of TIME’S UP Now and the TIME’S UP Foundation, overseeing the organizations’ strategic plans to change culture, companies, and laws in order to make work safe, fair, and dignified for women of all kinds. In 2017, Tina co-founded the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund with Robbie Kaplan, Fatima Goss Graves, and Hilary Rosen; since then, the Fund has connected thousands of people to legal or public relations support for sexual harassment across dozens of different industries.

A former assistant to President Obama, executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Tina has worked to advance gender equality, particularly for working women. At the White House, Tina spearheaded the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families and helped form the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.

Prior to taking the helm at TIME’S UP, Tina was a lawyer specializing in workplace culture, advising companies on gender inequity, sexual harassment, and diversity. She has served on numerous strategic advisory boards for organizations, businesses, and nonprofits, including the United State of Women, which she continues to co-chair.

Amber Tamblyn

Amber tamblyn is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominated actress, writer, and director, and the author of six books including the critically acclaimed, “Era of Ignition: coming of age in a time of rage and revolution.” She’s a contributing writer for The New York Times, Poet in Residence at Amy Poehler’s Smart Girl’s, poetry reviewer for Bust Magazine, and a founding member of the Times Up Organization.

Animation April 6th 4:00 PM EST

A conversation about animation with storyboard artists Bobby Rubio (pixar, Float), Radford Sechrist (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2), and Tina Obo (Sugarcane Man).

Panelists

Bobby Rubio

Bobby Rubio began at Pixar Animation Studios as a story artist in January 2007. Rubio continued his work as a story artist on “Cars 2,” “Monsters University,” “The Good Dinosaur,” and “Incredibles 2.” He also worked on Academy Award®-winning feature films including “Up,” “Brave,” and “Inside Out.” Rubio recently worked on Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning feature “Toy Story 4” and is currently working on an upcoming Pixar film.

In 2019, Bobby’s directorial debut, the Pixar SparkShort “Float” debuted on Disney+.

As a story artist, Rubio is given a script, and his role is to draw all the images that are described. The images are then sent to the animation department to begin the animation process. Rubio will often come up with scenarios for the director to get inspiration for the story, and if the director likes scenarios they eventually make it into the final version of the film.

Raised in San Diego, CA, Rubio graduated from Morse High School before earning his BFA in Animation from the California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS). Before starting at Pixar, Rubio was a comic book artist for his own series “Alcatraz High” and “4 Gun Conclusion,” and also drew covers for several Marvel Comics series. Rubio also worked at Nickelodeon Studios as an assistant director and storyboard artist on the series “Avatar the Last Airbender.” Rubio also worked as a cleanup artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios on “Pocahontas” before moving on to become a ruff inbetweener on movies including “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules,” “Mulan,” “Tarzan,” and “The Emperor’s New Groove.” He was then promoted to traditional animator on “Treasure Planet.”

Rubio currently resides in Oakland, CA.