Presenter

Marisa (Ginger) Tontaveetong is a multidisciplinary award-winning Creative Director/ Animation Producer with a specialization in digital/animation production and the executive director of 501c(3) ASIFA-SOUTH International Animation Society-South. She has worked on animation production for feature films, advertisements, tv-series, explainer videos, and more in various mediums. With 12+ years of design background with an MFA in Animation from SCA and B.Tech in Computer Graphics/ Multimedia. As an Oscar long-listed animated shorts director, she holds an O1B Extraordinary Ability Visa. She is an independent animation producer and pipeline consultant for various studios and has worked on a diverse range of projects from theatrical feature films, tv series, commercials, to e-learning. She has also juried for various festivals including the Oscar-eligible animated category for the Atlanta Film Festival and served as a panelist for various organizations including PGA-Atlanta's Women in production summit, Women in Film and Television-Atlanta, Dragoncon, etc. She was the Computer Animation Festival Producer for SIGGRAPH ASIA in 2017 and also serves as a strategic adviser to the SIGGRAPH board of directors on the nurturing community committee and the Digital Presence committee and is the succeeding chair for S3 Early Career Comittee.