do you’ve been influenced by the animated films you watched as a kid ever
animated films you watched as a kid ever
animated films you watched as a kid ever dream of being an invincible superhero a
dream of being an invincible superhero a
dream of being an invincible superhero a fantastic magician an incredible fairy
fantastic magician an incredible fairy
fantastic magician an incredible fairy or maybe even dreamed of flying to
or maybe even dreamed of flying to
or maybe even dreamed of flying to Neverland
Neverland
Neverland yes yeah I know I did we all did so what
yes yeah I know I did we all did so what
yes yeah I know I did we all did so what if we could use the magic of animation
if we could use the magic of animation
if we could use the magic of animation to not only allow kids to dive into a
to not only allow kids to dive into a
to not only allow kids to dive into a fantastic universe of fun but also
fantastic universe of fun but also
fantastic universe of fun but also introduce them to something real
introduce them to something real
introduce them to something real something different from what they know
something different from what they know
something different from what they know may be a little bit scary scary yes
may be a little bit scary scary yes
may be a little bit scary scary yes fie fear of diversity fear of change or
fie fear of diversity fear of change or
fie fear of diversity fear of change or fear of the unknown imagine we could use
fear of the unknown imagine we could use
fear of the unknown imagine we could use the magic of animation to defeat these
the magic of animation to defeat these
the magic of animation to defeat these fears bridge cultural diversity and
fears bridge cultural diversity and
fears bridge cultural diversity and overcome the barriers that divide us
overcome the barriers that divide us
overcome the barriers that divide us what am I talking about
what am I talking about
what am I talking about but let’s be kids just for a second I
but let’s be kids just for a second I
but let’s be kids just for a second I would like you to please close your eyes
would like you to please close your eyes
would like you to please close your eyes just a moment and think about the first
just a moment and think about the first
just a moment and think about the first animated film remember think what film
animated film remember think what film
animated film remember think what film was it do you remember what it was about
was it do you remember what it was about
was it do you remember what it was about okay okay you can open your eyes and go
okay okay you can open your eyes and go
okay okay you can open your eyes and go back to that fan universe after my talk
back to that fan universe after my talk
back to that fan universe after my talk okay
okay
okay so I bet the most of you at a very vivid
so I bet the most of you at a very vivid
so I bet the most of you at a very vivid image of that film and I bet at the time
image of that film and I bet at the time
image of that film and I bet at the time you were less than 10 years old they
you were less than 10 years old they
you were less than 10 years old they said by age 10 we really established who
said by age 10 we really established who
said by age 10 we really established who we are the expresses us but most of all
we are the expresses us but most of all
we are the expresses us but most of all the experiences you feel stay with you
the experiences you feel stay with you
the experiences you feel stay with you your entire life that’s how important
your entire life that’s how important
your entire life that’s how important those first 10 years are so I asked
those first 10 years are so I asked
those first 10 years are so I asked myself what if we could use this
myself what if we could use this
myself what if we could use this incredible art form animation to do more
incredible art form animation to do more
incredible art form animation to do more what if we could go beyond the story of
what if we could go beyond the story of
what if we could go beyond the story of a princess kissing the Frog a fairy
a princess kissing the Frog a fairy
a princess kissing the Frog a fairy granting a wish or a dragon breathing
granting a wish or a dragon breathing
granting a wish or a dragon breathing fire what if we could use the magic of
fire what if we could use the magic of
fire what if we could use the magic of animation to talk about bigger stories
animation to talk about bigger stories
animation to talk about bigger stories stories that are socially relevant and
stories that are socially relevant and
stories that are socially relevant and perhaps even culturally significant
perhaps even culturally significant
perhaps even culturally significant how about the story of the boy from
how about the story of the boy from
how about the story of the boy from Syria the dreamed of becoming a ballet
Syria the dreamed of becoming a ballet
Syria the dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer dancer all his life and is forced
dancer dancer all his life and is forced
dancer dancer all his life and is forced to fulfill his dream somewhere else
to fulfill his dream somewhere else
to fulfill his dream somewhere else because of a war or the girl from
because of a war or the girl from
because of a war or the girl from Afghanistan who struggles to be a
Afghanistan who struggles to be a
Afghanistan who struggles to be a musician and against all odds becomes
musician and against all odds becomes
musician and against all odds becomes the director of the first Afghan women
the director of the first Afghan women
the director of the first Afghan women Orchestra in history and how about the
Orchestra in history and how about the
Orchestra in history and how about the story of the young boy from Malawi who
story of the young boy from Malawi who
story of the young boy from Malawi who thank true is incredible and creative
thank true is incredible and creative
thank true is incredible and creative inventions is able to bring to his
inventions is able to bring to his
inventions is able to bring to his remote village electricity for the first
remote village electricity for the first
remote village electricity for the first time these stories of today’s heroes are
time these stories of today’s heroes are
time these stories of today’s heroes are begging to be told our kids deserve to
begging to be told our kids deserve to
begging to be told our kids deserve to hear these kind of stories why not
hear these kind of stories why not
hear these kind of stories why not through the medium they love why not
through the medium they love why not
through the medium they love why not through animation let me tell you
through animation let me tell you
through animation let me tell you another story as some of you I grew up
another story as some of you I grew up
another story as some of you I grew up listening to stories of war my
listening to stories of war my
listening to stories of war my grandmother was a Child survivor of
grandmother was a Child survivor of
grandmother was a Child survivor of World War one and my mum then survived
World War one and my mum then survived
World War one and my mum then survived World War two here she is in 1944 the
World War two here she is in 1944 the
World War two here she is in 1944 the story that my mom often told me and
story that my mom often told me and
story that my mom often told me and stuck with me is how she felt during the
stuck with me is how she felt during the
stuck with me is how she felt during the bombing raids she was a little girl
bombing raids she was a little girl
bombing raids she was a little girl totally helpless and frozen by fear fear
totally helpless and frozen by fear fear
totally helpless and frozen by fear fear we can recognize when we see a photo
we can recognize when we see a photo
we can recognize when we see a photo like this one images like this
like this one images like this
like this one images like this unfortunately are not new and I won’t be
unfortunately are not new and I won’t be
unfortunately are not new and I won’t be the last one if we don’t act if we don’t
the last one if we don’t act if we don’t
the last one if we don’t act if we don’t try to change something history
try to change something history
try to change something history continues to repeat itself
continues to repeat itself
continues to repeat itself when I was 20 and during my first year
when I was 20 and during my first year
when I was 20 and during my first year at the animation school in Italy the
at the animation school in Italy the
at the animation school in Italy the Balkan War erupted and all of my mom’s
Balkan War erupted and all of my mom’s
Balkan War erupted and all of my mom’s stories of war were to ecwid in my head
stories of war were to ecwid in my head
stories of war were to ecwid in my head there was watching a tragedy on
there was watching a tragedy on
there was watching a tragedy on television a tragedy that was just few
television a tragedy that was just few
television a tragedy that was just few hundred miles away from my home country
hundred miles away from my home country
hundred miles away from my home country I didn’t know what to do I wanted to
I didn’t know what to do I wanted to
I didn’t know what to do I wanted to help I wanted to do something I didn’t
help I wanted to do something I didn’t
help I wanted to do something I didn’t know what did you ever feel totally
know what did you ever feel totally
know what did you ever feel totally useless
useless
useless totally powerless there is nothing you
totally powerless there is nothing you
totally powerless there is nothing you can do to change anything after many
can do to change anything after many
can do to change anything after many years of working for the major animation
years of working for the major animation
years of working for the major animation studios I finally felt ready to write
studios I finally felt ready to write
studios I finally felt ready to write and direct my own film and I knew
and direct my own film and I knew
and direct my own film and I knew exactly what it would be about the story
exactly what it would be about the story
exactly what it would be about the story of a little girl in a world war 2 I
of a little girl in a world war 2 I
of a little girl in a world war 2 I called her and the film Mila aftern with
called her and the film Mila aftern with
called her and the film Mila aftern with great enthusiasm to all of these those
great enthusiasm to all of these those
great enthusiasm to all of these those big studios but soon realize that
big studios but soon realize that
big studios but soon realize that socially relevant things are not really
socially relevant things are not really
socially relevant things are not really their thing you know now no studio
their thing you know now no studio
their thing you know now no studio wanted to risk investing in an animated
wanted to risk investing in an animated
wanted to risk investing in an animated story that talked about the real war not
story that talked about the real war not
story that talked about the real war not one but I wasn’t ready to take no for an
one but I wasn’t ready to take no for an
one but I wasn’t ready to take no for an answer so I turned to my colleagues my
answer so I turned to my colleagues my
answer so I turned to my colleagues my friends and I pitched them my own idea
friends and I pitched them my own idea
friends and I pitched them my own idea and the response was overwhelmed using
and the response was overwhelmed using
and the response was overwhelmed using animation to draw attention to children
animation to draw attention to children
animation to draw attention to children that find themselves in the middle of a
that find themselves in the middle of a
that find themselves in the middle of a war really struck a chord
war really struck a chord
war really struck a chord today the militant consists of 350
today the militant consists of 350
today the militant consists of 350 artists that volunteer that’s volunteer
artists that volunteer that’s volunteer
artists that volunteer that’s volunteer their time and considerable talent from
their time and considerable talent from
their time and considerable talent from more than 35 countries actually it’s
more than 35 countries actually it’s
more than 35 countries actually it’s more than 350 at this point but just how
more than 350 at this point but just how
more than 350 at this point but just how was I able to draw and attract all these
was I able to draw and attract all these
was I able to draw and attract all these incredible animation professionals to
incredible animation professionals to
incredible animation professionals to volunteer on mila you may ask well no
volunteer on mila you may ask well no
volunteer on mila you may ask well no it’s not my accent
it’s not my accent
it’s not my accent I learned that a true story told through
I learned that a true story told through
I learned that a true story told through animation touches people and moves
animation touches people and moves
animation touches people and moves people like nothing else can these truth
people like nothing else can these truth
people like nothing else can these truth unfortunately is totally underestimated
unfortunately is totally underestimated
unfortunately is totally underestimated by the major players in the animation
by the major players in the animation
by the major players in the animation industry here is a sample of our effort
industry here is a sample of our effort
industry here is a sample of our effort in progress
okay so people ask me can children
okay so people ask me can children really handle something like this yes
really handle something like this yes
really handle something like this yes children can process and understand
children can process and understand
children can process and understand difficult even tragic things we need to
difficult even tragic things we need to
difficult even tragic things we need to give children some credit
give children some credit
give children some credit yes there is a child in each and every
yes there is a child in each and every
yes there is a child in each and every one of us but I believe there is also a
one of us but I believe there is also a
one of us but I believe there is also a small adult in every child too
small adult in every child too
small adult in every child too historically animation is incredible our
historically animation is incredible our
historically animation is incredible our form has been boxed into a particular
form has been boxed into a particular
form has been boxed into a particular genre it’s time we allow filmmakers to
genre it’s time we allow filmmakers to
genre it’s time we allow filmmakers to throw out the box and bring a different
throw out the box and bring a different
throw out the box and bring a different kind of animated films to their
kind of animated films to their
kind of animated films to their audiences it’s time for a new approach
audiences it’s time for a new approach
audiences it’s time for a new approach but where would this evolution or
but where would this evolution or
but where would this evolution or revolution come from I’m looking at it
revolution come from I’m looking at it
revolution come from I’m looking at it yes yes it’s all of you it’s all of us
yes yes it’s all of you it’s all of us
yes yes it’s all of you it’s all of us it’s up to all of us the artist the
it’s up to all of us the artist the
it’s up to all of us the artist the director the storyteller can’t do this
director the storyteller can’t do this
director the storyteller can’t do this alone they need the big studios the
alone they need the big studios the
alone they need the big studios the distributors the producers to make this
distributors the producers to make this
distributors the producers to make this change but this is not going to happen
change but this is not going to happen
change but this is not going to happen unless the audience that will be you
unless the audience that will be you
unless the audience that will be you demands that different type of stories
demands that different type of stories
demands that different type of stories get a chance to be made distributed and
get a chance to be made distributed and
get a chance to be made distributed and seen yes we can reach the widest
seen yes we can reach the widest
seen yes we can reach the widest possible audience and stand the tide of
possible audience and stand the tide of
possible audience and stand the tide of conflict of aggression and finally leave
conflict of aggression and finally leave
conflict of aggression and finally leave our wars behind so who is going to do
our wars behind so who is going to do
our wars behind so who is going to do something about it are you going to do
something about it are you going to do
something about it are you going to do something about it are you going to help
something about it are you going to help
something about it are you going to help me great so choose one major animation
me great so choose one major animation
me great so choose one major animation studio or choose them all and write them
studio or choose them all and write them
studio or choose them all and write them write them and write them as Walt Disney
write them and write them as Walt Disney
write them and write them as Walt Disney used to say the way to get started is to
used to say the way to get started is to
used to say the way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing thank you
quit talking and begin doing thank you
quit talking and begin doing thank you very much
very much
very much [Applause]
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