Masha Ellsworth is a lead technical director in the characters department at Pixar Animation Studios and an indie filmmaker with a passion for storytelling.

She started her career in animation in 2007 when she became an intern on “Ratatouille” working in sets and lighting departments. Later, she transitioned into characters, working on feature films like “Up”, “Toy Story 3”, “Brave”, “Cars 2”, “Inside Out”, “ Finding Dory”, “Cars 3”, “Good Dinosaur”, “Coco”, “Incredibles 2”, “Onward”, and “Turning Red”. Masha was born and raised in Northern Ukraine and graduated from Bringham Young University in Provo, Utah with a double degree in Computer Science and Visual Art.

Thomas Sanghyun Hong is a film producer, film critic, film coordinator, and Korean and Japanese translator based in Tokyo and Seoul.He began his career in the advertising industry in 2004. As an Account Executive (AE), he was dispatched to the Presidential Committee for the Creation of a Cultural City as a private expert, in recognition of his successful projects. Building on his achievements in advertising, Thomas went on to plan numerous cultural programs and television documentaries for productions broadcast on Korean TV stations. He made his debut as a producer with his first feature documentary film, For the Islanders (2008). Later, he joined The Chosun Ilbo, Korea’s largest newspaper, where he began a more focused career in the news industry. He worked as a commentator for news shows and cultural programs, published columns on international relations in various media, and also started his journey as a film critic.Thomas has served as a program advisor and producer for many film festivals in Korea and Japan, including the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in Korea and the Takasaki Film Festival in Japan. He remains an advisor to the festival director of the Jeonju International Film Festival. Currently, he contributes to Hitocinema, an internet film webzine by Mainichi Shimbun, a major Japanese newspaper. Since the publication of its first issue, he has been publishing “Sang-hyun Hong’s Cinema Novatus” while continuing his series of interviews, which is his regular feature as an executive and leading figure for the Korean internet film webzine CoAR. Thomas has also served as a judge for Digicon 6 Asia, a Japanese-Asian short animation festival, and now serves as a judge for the Mainichi Film Awards, Japan’s longest-running film awards. He produced his second feature documentary, Table of the Flowers (2024), for the newly established film department of Kotobuki Homebuilder, a Japanese real estate and construction company. These days, Thomas is working on his 22nd book translation.Born in Tokyo, Thomas grew up in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Korea. He holds two master’s degrees, in film studies and political and diplomatic studies, from Chung-Ang University and Hanyang University in Korea. He also studied social and international relations at the University of Tokyo in Japan.

August Park is a modeling and rigging artist based out of Brooklyn, New York with previous experience at Pixar, Hornet and DreamWorks. When they're not pushing points, you can find them painting, making comics, or biking around in search of a good slice of pizza. 

Uma Havaligi Tailoring/Simulation Supervisor for “Little t”; Uma grew up in India dreaming of making animated movies. Her dream came true and she has worked as a tailoring and simulation artist on features and shorts like Megamind, Boss Baby, Incredibles 2, Soul, Float, Little t and others.

Masha Ellsworth is a lead technical director in the characters department at Pixar Animation Studios and an indie filmmaker with a passion for storytelling.

She started her career in animation in 2007 when she became an intern on “Ratatouille” working in sets and lighting departments. Later, she transitioned into characters, working on feature films like “Up”, “Toy Story 3”, “Brave”, “Cars 2”, “Inside Out”, “ Finding Dory”, “Cars 3”, “Good Dinosaur”, “Coco”, “Incredibles 2”, “Onward”, and “Turning Red”. Masha was born and raised in Northern Ukraine and graduated from Bringham Young University in Provo, Utah with a double degree in Computer Science and Visual Art.

August Park is a modeling and rigging artist based out of Brooklyn, New York with previous experience at Pixar, Hornet and DreamWorks. When they're not pushing points, you can find them painting, making comics, or biking around in search of a good slice of pizza.