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EAGLE-CON 2022

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• Focus: Media Multiverses

Conference Main Events:

• Thursday, March 10, 10:00am-7:15pm
• Friday, March 11, 10:00am-6:30pm
• Saturday, March 12, 9:00am-4:30pm

Cost: Sign up for this FREE event here: REGISTRATION PAGE and access the schedule here: SCHEDULE PAGE

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Exhibitions by Eagle-Con's Founding Sponsor, the Art Directors Guild (Local 800):

• Come see the Art Directors Guild’s annual exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows.
• The Art Directors Guild will also curate an exhibition by this year’s Imaginator award winner Dawn Brown, drawing from her work on projects such as Terminator: Dark Fate, Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and The X-Files.

Vendor's Room:

On hold for 2022. We look forward to our Vendor’s room returning in 2023.

What is Eagle-Con?

Eagle-Con is a 3-day convention that brings together science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and superheroes, as well as insider views of these highly creative genres. Situated on the campus of Cal State L.A., home of the “Golden Eagles,” Eagle-Con explores issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, ability, and representation in science fiction and fantasy across media while also celebrating the boundless imaginations of artists and writers that turn ordinary humans into life-long devotees of these genres. With generous support from our founding sponsor, the Art Directors Guild, as well as the continued support of key partner the University-Student Union, Eagle-Con is a university-level event hosted by the College of Arts and Letters, where people of all shapes, sizes, hues, and fandoms can come together to learn, explore, and grow.

EAGLE-CON 2022 AWARDEES

Eagle-Con 2022 Mission Statement

Eagle-Con at Cal State LA is a student-centered, community-welcoming event that celebrates science fiction and fantasy across media. Eagle-Con’s mission is three-fold:

Sponsored by: University-Student Union, Art Directors Guild Local 800, and the College of Arts & Letters.

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Eagle-Con 2021 will be held virtually on Thursday, March 11, Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13.

Our special guest on Thursday is writer Nnedi Okorafor (the Binti trilogy, Black Panther: Long Live the King), who will be awarded the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Award for work that exemplifies and carries forth the same spirit and excellence.

On Friday, legendary actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek, They Called Us Enemy) will be given the Prism Award for outstanding contributions to diversity in science fiction across media.

Our special guest Saturday will be production designer Wynn Thomas (Mars Attacks, Hidden Figures, Da 5 Bloods) who will be presented the Imaginator Award for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization. Each of this year’s awardees has long been barrier breakers for other writers and artists, building impressively varied careers that have impacted millions in a manner that is at the heart of Eagle-Con’s mission.

More information about this year’s Awardees

 

Eagle-Con 2021 Film Festival

 

Click, HERE, to register for free. 
 

Eagle-Con 2021 Mission Statement

Eagle-Con at Cal State LA is a student-centered, community-welcoming event that celebrates science fiction and fantasy across media. Eagle-Con’s mission is three-fold:

Education

Professionalization

Fun

Sponsored by: University-Student Union, Art Directors Guild Local 800, and the College of Arts & Letters. 

 

Eagle-Con 2021 Schedule

• Thursday, March 11^th,  9:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
• Friday, March 12^th,     10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
• Saturday, March 13^th, 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Thursday and Friday will open with a virtual exhibit of artwork based on this year’s theme by Eagle-Con's Founding Sponsor, the Art Directors Guild (Local 800). The virtual panels on Thursday will focus on academic programming. The virtual panels on Friday will focus on academic panels and professional development seminars for students.

Saturday will include a full virtual marketplace alongside the Art Directors Guild Exhibit.

COST: FREE!

Exhibitions by Eagle-Con's Founding Sponsor, the Art Directors Guild (Local 800):

• Come see the Art Directors Guild’s annual exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows.
• The Art Directors Guild will also curate an exhibition of work from the films of this year’s Imaginator award winner Winn Thomas, drawing from features such as Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, and Da 5 Bloods.

Vendor's Room:

Check out the awesome merchandise, organizations, and activities in our virtual vendor's room! This year’s vendor's room will include links where you can visit their virtual stores, join them for Zoom meetings, and check out their social media.

More information about this year’s Exhibitors

Thursday, March 11^th: Day 1

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

10:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.

Art Directors Guild Exhibitions

Room 2 for discussion

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of work from your favorite movies and television shows such as Blade Runner, Star Trek, Aquaman, John Wick, Earth to Ned, Mindhunter, and Lucifer. It will also include an exhibition of work from the films of this year’s Imaginator award winner Wynn Thomas, drawing from features such as Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, and Da 5 Bloods.

10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Games

Hosted by U-SU Recreation

Among Us!

Among Us is a multiplayer deduction game where the players are stuck in a spaceship and must all work together, knowing that among them, is an imposter. The game will then end once either side is eliminated or if the ship is fixed. Join us at Eagle-Con for back-to-back games of this hot new mobile game!

Zoom Link: TBD!

10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Vendor's Room

Vendor's Room

 

PANELS

12:20 P.M. - 1:20 P.M.

Session 1 | Black Side of the Moon 1: Literature

Room 1

Join us for a conversation about Afrocentric speculative fiction with one of the field’s leading scholars and one its most exciting novelists.

• Dr. Isiah Lavender, Professor, University of Georgia, author of Afrofuturism Rising
• Minister Faust, author of Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad, War and Mir

1:45 P.M. - 2:45 P.M.

Special Event | Octavia Butler Memorial Award Presentation

Room 1

Cal State LA alumna Octavia Butler produced over a dozen novels and numerous short stories, won several awards including Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, was given a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant and inspired generations of readers, authors, and scholars. The Octavia Butler Memorial Award was created to honor those authors whose work exemplifies the spirit of the visionary Octavia Butler.

• 2021 Awardee: Nnedi Okorafor prolific best-selling author of Lagoon, the Binti trilogy, the Akata series, Remote Control, Shuri: The Search for the Black Panther, Black Panther: Long Live the King, and much more!
• This award is given out in honor of Cal State LA alumna Octavia E. Butler to celebrate an author whose writing exemplifies the spirit of her work.
• Presented by Dr. Libby Lewis (Department of Pan-African Studies)

3:15 P.M. - 4:15 P.M.

Session 2 | The Writer's Room

Room 1

Join us and our community partner 826LA for this panel discussion of professional writers sharing their knowledge and experiences of how to make a career out of writing.

• Moderator: Hannibal Tabu, writer and head comics reviewer at BleedingCool.com, and winner of the 2019 Cultural Trailblazer award from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
• Panelist: Stephanie Williams, writer for SyFyFanGrrls and comics such as Living Heroes
• Panelist: Ryan Thomas Riddle, journalist, editor, and executive producer at Avaaz Media

4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Session 3 | War of the Worlds: A (remote) collaboration/adaptation for 2020

Room 1

In the Fall of 2020, the Dept. of Theatre and Dance at Cal State LA decided to create a virtual, remote production of HG Wells's War of the Worlds. Using OBS software, Zoom, and a Production Team of professionals and students, this production went live for 7 performances including a festival in Brazil. In this workshop, meet the collaborators - student designer, OBS engineer, director, and actors.

• Panelist: Professor Stephen Rothman (Director)
• Panelist: Professor Meredith Greenburg (Prod. Mgr)
• Panelist: Laura Hernandez (Prod. Designer)
• Panelist: Karla Galaviz (OBS Engineer)
• Panelist: Frank Ramirez (Actor)
• Panelist: Dane Gbrayes (Actor)

Friday, March 12^th: Day 2

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Art Directors Guild Exhibitions

Exhibition Room

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of work from your favorite movies and television shows such as Blade Runner, Star Trek, Aquaman, John Wick, Earth to Ned, Mindhunter, and Lucifer. It will also include an exhibition of work from the films of this year’s Imaginator award winner Wynn Thomas, drawing from features such as Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, and Da 5 Bloods.

10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Vendor's Room

OG Collectibles!

11:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Dropshop Digital presents a life drawing workshop with Pierre Bernard Jr.

Activity Room 1

Want to learn how to draw awesome characters from science fiction and fantasy? Special guest instructor Pierre Bernard Jr. from the Art Directors Guild (and the Conan O’Brien show) will teach you how with live models cosplaying as cyborgs and aliens. Drop-in throughout the day for mini-workshops and bring the whole family!

• Model: Vailence Martyn

PANELS

9:20 A.M.- 10:20 A.M.

Session 8 | Graphic and Logo Design for Comics

Room 1

• Moderator: Hannibal Tabu, head comics reviewer for Bleeding Cool
• Panelist: Zen of H.C.M.P. (High Concept Media Properties), graphic artist and letterer, Aspen Comics

10:30 A.M.- 11:30 A.M.

Session 9 | Black Side of the Moon 2: Comics and Superheroes

Room 1

Join us for our ongoing conversation about Afrofuturism as we discuss the history and recent developments in the Comics industry and superhero franchises with a panel of amazing creative talent.

• Panelist and Moderator: Hannibal Tabu, writer and head comics reviewer at BleedingCool.com, and winner of the 2019 Cultural Trailblazer award from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
• Panelist: Dr. Jalondra Davis, UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego, Department of Ethnic Studies.
• Panelist: Milton Davis, author and editor (Gunman’s Peace, Steamfunk, Cyberfunk) and owner of MVmedia.
• Panelist: Robert K. Jeffrey II, writer (DC Comics New Talent Showcase 2018, Ret: Con, Radio Free Amerika, Mine to Avenge)

Session 10 | Animation Spotlight – Spencer Wan

Room 2

Fans of animation should join us for a conversation with rising star Spencer Wan to talk about his work, career, and upcoming projects!

• Moderator: Zachary Vernon, Professor, Cal State Los Angeles
• Panelist: Spencer Wan, visual development artist (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2), character designer and animation director (Castlevania), and animation supervisor (The Owl House).

11:40 A.M. - 12:40 P.M.

Session 11 | Noir is the New Black

Room 1

Come listen to a discussion with the creators of the new graphic novel Noir is the New Black, a project of 13 hard-boiled and gritty detective stories featuring the work of 25 black writers, artists, colorists, and letterers

• Moderator: Fabrice Sapolsky, writer (Spider-Man Noir) and founder of Fair Square Comics
• Panelist: Hannibal Tabu, writer for Noir is the New Black and head comics reviewer for BleedingCool.com
• Panelist: Gary Phillips, writer
• Panelist: Roxxy Haze, writer
• Panelist: Erika Hardison, writer
• Panelist: TC Harris, co-editor and writer

Session 12 | Fantastic Families of Affinity: LUCIFER

Room 2

Join in the conversation about family and fantasy with the talented artists behind Lucifer and dozens of your other favorite shows.

• Moderator: Mimi Gramatky, Production Designer, Art Director, former President of The Art Directors Guild, Educator USC Cinema School of the Arts
• Panelist: Alex Hajdu, production designer (Lucifer, The Walking Dead) and art director (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, upcoming Spider-Man sequel)
• Panelist: Tim Eckel, art director (Lucifer, Heroes, CSI)
• Panelist: Tom Wagman, set designer (Lucifer)
• Panelist: Karin McGaughey, set decorator (Lucifer, Agents of SHIELD)
• Panelist: Joe Mason, graphic artist (Lucifer, Man of Steel)
• Panelist: Ava Dishian, art department coordinator (Lucifer, Radium Girls)

12:50 P.M. - 1:50 P.M.

Session 13 | VERSUS!

Room 1

Who’d Win Battles Between your Favorite Comics Characters? Advocates argue the merits of the case with help from the audience!

• Judge: Hannibal Tabu, head comics reviewer for BleedingCool.com

Session 14 | The World of Game of Thrones

Room 2

Join the team responsible for building the visual world of the HBO mega-hit and talk with them about the show’s legacy and their upcoming projects!

• Panelist and moderator: Deborah Riley, production designer (Game of Thrones) and set designer (The Matrix)
• Panelist: Hauke Richter, art director (Game of Thrones, Treadstone)
• Panelist: Nick Wilkinson, art director (Game of Thrones, Cursed)

2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Session 15 | The Writer’s Journey: AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Brandon Easton

Room 1

Join 2020 Prism Award Winner and writer Brandon Easton (Future State: Superman of Metropolis, Marvel Action Spider-Man, Star Trek: Season Five) for a panel on how to enter and persevere in the world of writing for the media industries.

Session 16 | The Work and Worlds of Wynn Thomas

Room 2

A discussion of the speculative and science fiction worlds of production designer Wynn Thomas with his collaborators and colleagues.

• Moderator: Mimi Gramatky, Production Designer, Art Director, former President of The Art Directors Guild, Educator USC Cinema School of the Arts
• Panelist: Wynn Thomas (Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, Da 5 Bloods)
• Panelist: Robert Townsend, producer, director, and actor (Black Lightning, Meteor Man)
• Jeremy Woolsey, art director (Hidden Figures, Da 5 Bloods)

3:10 P.M. - 3:40 P.M.

Special Event | Imaginator Award Presentation

Main Room

The Imaginator Award is for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization. This award celebrates the standout achievements of people in the art departments of the entertainment industry. It is awarded based on the recipient’s body of work and relevance to the theme.

• 2021 Awardee: Wynn Thomas, production designer (Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, Da 5 Bloods)
• Award Presented by Dean Linda Essig (Cal State LA, College of Arts and Letters).

Please note that Saturday passes go up $5 at the door.

Eagle-Con 2020 dates:
^*Thursday, March 5^th
*Friday, March 6^th
*Panels & Discussions are free to attend on Thursday & Friday in the University - Student Union, 3^rd Floor. 
Saturday, March 7^{th
Saturday passes go up $5 on the day of the event at the door, be sure to purchase in advance by clicking the first button above.} 

Special Guest: Rick Carter, Production Designer for Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

 

What is Eagle-Con?

Eagle-Con is a 3-day convention that brings together science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and superheroes, as well as insider views of these highly creative genres. Situated on the campus of Cal State LA, home of the “Golden Eagles,” Eagle-Con explores issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, ability, and representation in science fiction and fantasy across media while also celebrating the boundless imaginations of artists and writers that turn ordinary humans into life-long devotees of these genres. With generous support from our founding sponsor, the Art Directors Guild, as well as the continued support of key partner the University-Student Union, Eagle-Con is a university-level event hosted by the College of Arts & Letters, where people of all shapes, sizes, hues, and fandoms can come together to learn, explore, and grow.

Eagle-Con 2020 Theme

Life: Artificial, Natural, and Undiscovered

Our conference this year celebrates the 50^th anniversary of the first Earth Day through an exploration of science fiction and fantasy (SFF) that has shaped our understandings of life. Eagle-Con will include panels and activities that explore such landmark SFF films as Jurassic Park and Avatar along with comic heroes such as Spider-Man. This year also marks the 30^th anniversary of the “Best of Both Worlds” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which introduced the cyborg collective species known as The Borg. Eagle-Con will host a number of panels including artists and writers who have brought the aliens, cyborgs, and utopian futures of the Star Trek universe to life.

Eagle-Con 2020 Mission Statement

Eagle-Con at Cal State LA is a student-centered, community-welcoming event that celebrates science fiction and fantasy across media. Eagle-Con’s mission is three-fold:

Education

To educate the students of Cal State LA and members of the Greater Los Angeles community about the history, impact, and continued necessity of the contributions of women, people of color, the LGBTQIA-identified, the differently-abled, and the variously-aged to the science fiction and fantasy genres; and to explore diverse identity representations and expressions within these genres while creating spaces for new voices, creators, and small and independent publishers and producers of the same

Professionalization

To provide opportunities for students to learn about these genres from artists, writers, and professionals working in southern California’s entertainment industries, network with these professionals, and imagine how they might one day join their ranks.

Fun

To celebrate science fiction and fantasy through entertaining events involving art, fashion, storytelling, games, screenings, and special presentations.

Sponsored by: University-Student Union, Art Directors Guild Local 800, and the College of Arts & Letters. 

Eagle-Con 2020 Schedule

Conference Main Events

• Thursday, March 5^th, 12:00-4:30pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor
• Friday, March 6^th, 10:00am-2:30pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor
• Saturday, March 7^th, 10:30am-4:00pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor

Thursday and Friday will open with an exhibit of artwork based on this year’s theme by Eagle-Con's Founding Sponsor, the Art Directors Guild (Local 800). The panels on Thursday will focus on academic programming. The panels on Friday will focus on academic panels and professional development seminars for students.

Saturday will include a full marketplace alongside the Art Directors Guild Exhibit. It will feature a number of panels filled with industry professionals. Saturday’s entry fee is $10 for Cal State LA students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and $15 for unaffiliated community members. Children under 10 are free.

Thursday, March 5^th: Day 1

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

12:00 – 4:30 PM

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room B and University Library, 2nd Floor (Palmer Wing Walkway)

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars, Star Trek, and much more!

12:00 – 4:30 PM

Build a Borg Workshop:

U-SU San Gabriel Room

Come join this free activity where local LA artists will help you transform a teddy bear into a cool member of the Borg collective! No materials necessary: just show up and have fun!

2:00 – 4:30 PM

Board Games Open House:

University Library, 1st Floor (at Café 47)

Take a break from your studies to challenge your fellow students and win prizes by playing board games such as Risk: Captain America Civil War, Alchemists, Terraforming Mars, Talisman, Munchkin X-Men, Plague Inc., Niya, and many others!

PANELS

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Session 1 | Reflections of Life: Accuracy and Representation in Character Design

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

• Zachary Vernon, Department of Art, Cal State LA
• James Lien, character designer, Camp WWE and The Adventures of Kid Danger; storyboard revisionist, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
• Robby Cook, character design assistant, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Castlevania, Bless the Harts
• Miranda Javid, art educator and animator, Department of Art, Cal State LA

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Session 2 | Using Science Fiction to Educate Urban Youth

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Presenter: Christine Tostado (Liberal Studies alumna), “Science Fiction and the Special Education Classroom”
• Presenter: Lizvette Flores (Liberal Studies alumna), “Using Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Narrative to Mentor Urban Youth”

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Session 3 | Octavia Butler Memorial Award Presentation

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

Cal State LA alumna Octavia Butler produced over a dozen novels and numerous short stories, won several awards including Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, was given a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant, and inspired generations of readers, authors, and scholars. The Octavia Butler Memorial Award was created to honor those authors whose work exemplifies the spirit of the visionary Octavia Butler.

• 2020 Awardee: Steven Barnes, prolific author of novels such as Lion’s Blood, The Descent of Anansi, and Twelve Days as well as screenwriter for episodes of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, and The Outer Limits.
• Presented by Dr. Libby Lewis (Department of Pan-African Studies)

3:15 - 4:15 PM

Session 4 | Art Directors Guild Panel: Getting into the Entertainment Industry

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

Join us for this panel discussion of young professionals sharing their knowledge and experiences of how to break into southern California’s largest industry.

• Moderators: Andrew Stumme, Art Directors Guild
• Panelist: Sara Escamilla, graphic designer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Vida
• Panelist: Sarah Gonzales
• Panelist: Michael Allen Glover, art director, Ghosted and Dirty John, assistant art director, Supergirl

4:30 - 7:30 PM

Special Event | Art Directors Guild Exhibition Opening Reception

University Library, 2nd Floor (Palmer Wing Walkway)

Enjoy refreshments with your friends and peruse this unique concept-to-post-production exhibit of art created by this year’s Imaginator Award winner, Rick Carter, and his art department team, including work from Jurassic Park, Avatar, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Friday, March 6^th: Day 2

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

10:00 AM – 12:50 PM

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room B and University Library, 2nd Floor (Palmer Wing Walkway)

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars, Star Trek, and much more!

Build a Borg Workshop:

U-SU San Gabriel Room

Come join this free activity where local LA artists will help you transform a teddy bear into a cool member of the Borg collective! No materials necessary: just show up and have fun!

PANELS

10:00 -  10:50 AM

Session 5 | Science Fiction in Real Life: What Every Professional Should Know

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

What is the real history of science fiction? Professor Patrick B. Sharp from Cal State LA’s department of Liberal Studies will discuss what professionals need to know about the genre: from the pioneers such as Mary Shelley to sub-genres such as space opera and speculative traditions such as Afrofuturism, science fiction has always provided a way to upend conventional thinking through entertainment.

• Presenter: Patrick B. Sharp (Darwinian Feminism and Early Science Fiction, Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction)

Session 6 | Turn Sound On

U-SU Alhambra Room

Turn Sound On is an online series, featuring a fully original, animated stand-up comedian.  ‘TG’ (the face of Turn Sound On) makes some very astute observations, which he feels compelled to share with the world, fresh from the comedy stage of Instagram. Each Turn Sound On episode uncovers the bizarre backstory behind TG’s stand-up act, by delving into his world of mischief, and frankly, utter nonsense.In the spirit of ‘Life: Natural, Artificial and Undiscovered,’ meet the ‘real-life’ creator as well as the master animator behind Turn Sound On’s debut episode, and learn all about the creative journey in turning vision into reality, and bringing it to the world. Check out @turnsoundon on Instagram. Oh, and warn your eyes – they’re about to get rolled.

11:00 -  11:50 AM

Session 7 | Eagle Con Prism Award Presentation

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

The Prism Award is given every year for outstanding contributions to diversity in science fiction and fantasy across media.

• 2020 Awardee: Brandon Easton, writer for comics such as Star Trek: Year Five and Marvel Action: Spider-Man as well as screenwriter for tv shows such as Agent Carter, Avengers Assemble, and Transformers: War for Cybertron.
• Award Presented by Christopher Johnson, author of Blackwelder 2164 and Director, New Student and Parent Programs at Cal State LA

12:00 -  1:30 PM

Session 8 | Workshopping with the Pros

Come to one of the following professional development workshops led by working experts in the entertainment industry and get practical tips for preparing yourself for the job market in creative industries:

U-SU Alhambra Room (Room 305)

• Writing - a workshop led by Prism Award winner Brandon Easton on how to break into screenwriting, comic writing, and the Hollywood industry.

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

• Art and Film – a workshop led by Casey Bernay, Director of Education at the Art Directors Guild on breaking into the different careers working behind the camera on television shows, movies, news, and entertainment.

Saturday, March 7^th: Day 3

EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars, Star Trek, and much more!

Vendors Room

U-SU Los Angeles Room A

Check out the awesome merchandise, organizations, and activities in our vendors room! Vendors and organizations will include the Southland Ghostbusters, OG Collectibles, Margaret Mannatt Fine Books, Que Lico Arts, Nellii Bug, Megan Shirk, Matt Makes Zac Watch Horror Movies, and Turn Sound On.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Build a Borg Workshop:

U-SU San Gabriel Room

Come join this free activity where local LA artists will help you transform a teddy bear into a cool member of the Borg collective! No materials necessary: just show up and have fun!

Game Room Challenge:

U-SU San Gabriel Room

Come challenge friends old and new in board games such as Risk: Captain America Civil War, Alchemists, Terraforming Mars, Talisman, Munchkin X-Men, Plague Inc., Niya, and many others!

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Student Film Festival:

U-SU Pasadena Room (Room 307)

Join our student filmmakers as they screen and discuss their work!

11:00 AM – 1:50 PM

Drawing workshop with Pierre Bernard Jr.!

U-SU San Gabriel Room

Want to learn how to draw awesome characters from science fiction and fantasy? Special guest instructor Pierre Bernard Jr. from the Art Directors Guild (and the Conan O’Brien show) will teach you how with live models. Drop in throughout the day for mini-workshops and bring the whole family!

• Model: Vailence Martyn
• Model: Lizbeth Ruiz

12:50 – 1:50 PM

Portfolio Review Workshop with Zen from Aspen Comics

U-SU Pasadena Room (Room 307)

Bring your graphic design portfolio and get feedback and advice from an industry professional.

PANELS

10:30 -  11:30 AM

Session 10 | Animation: Bringing Superheroes to Life

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

• Moderator: Anne Agnew, writer, DC Super Hero Girls, Thunderbirds Are Go
• Panelist: Geoffrey Thorne, producer and writer, Avengers Assemble: Black Panther's Quest and writer, Justice League Action and Ultimate Spider-Man
• Panelist: Drew Graziano, production manager, Unikitty! and animation department, American Dad
• Panelist: Dou Hong, character designer, Young Justice, Ben 10: Omniverse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Session 11 | Life on Mars? Making Aliens and Heroes in Hollywood

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

Come join a conversation with the artists behind Mars Attacks! and dozens of your other favorite movies.

• Moderator: Mimi Gramatky, Past President, Art Directors Guild
• Panelist: Wynn Thomas, production designer (Mars Attacks!, Hidden Figures, Get Smart, Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing) and current Governor of the Motion Picture Academy
• Panelist: Michael L. Fink, visual effects (Mars Attacks!, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, X-Men, Batman Returns)
• Panelist: Timothy Burgard, storyboard artist (Mars Attacks!, Justice League, Jurassic World, Thor)
• James Hegedus, supervising art director, Mars Attacks!, illustrator / concept artist, Captain America: The First Avenger, Forrest Gump, The Rocketeer

Session 12 | Voice Actor Forum

U-SU Alhambra Room (Room 305)

• Special Guest: Damion Poitier, actor, The Flash, Captain America: Civil War, True Blood; stunt performer, Thor: The Dark World, Dollhouse, Star Trek; voice actor, Lost Planet 3, Payday 2
• Moderator: Hannibal Tabu, head comics reviewer for Bleeding Cool

12:50 - 1:50 PM

Session 13 | Star Trek: Aliens Through the Years

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

The celebration of Star Trek continues with a panel discussion with the artists and creators who brought the aliens in the series to life, from the Borg and the Breen to the Ferengi and the Klingons.

• Panelist: Karen Westerfield, makeup artist, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
• Panelist: Dan Curry, visual effects supervisor, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise
• Panelist: Geoffrey Mandel, scenic artist, Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise, graphic designer, X-Men: First Class and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

12:50 - 1:50 PM

Session 14 | VERSUS!

U-SU Alhambra Room (Room 305)

Who’d Win Battles Between your Favorite Comics Characters? Advocates argue the merits of the case with help from audience!

• Judge: Hannibal Tabu, head comics reviewer for Bleeding Cool
• Thunderdome panelists: Tyler McPhail of the Grand Geek Gathering and Michael Young of NERDSoul

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Session 15 | The Work and Worlds of Rick Carter

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

A discussion of the science fiction worlds of Production Designer Rick Carter—and his movies such as Jurassic Park, Avatar, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker—with the people who helped create them.

• James Hegedus, supervising art director, Mars Attacks!, illustrator / concept artist, Captain America: The First Avenger, Forrest Gump, The Rocketeer
• Check the website for latest guests at /al/liberal-studies/eagle-con

Session 16 | Graphic and Logo Design for Comics

U-SU Alhambra Room (Room 305)

• Moderator: Hannibal Tabu, head comics reviewer for Bleeding Cool
• Panelist: Zen of H.C.M.P. (High Concept Media Properties), graphic artist and letterer, Aspen Comics

3:10 - 3:40 PM

Session 17 | Imaginator Award Presentation

U-SU Los Angeles Room C (Room 308C)

The Imaginator Award is for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization. This award celebrates the standout achievements of people in the art departments of the entertainment industry. It is awarded based on the recipient’s body of work and relevance to the theme.

• 2020 Awardee: Rick Carter, production designer for Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Wars: The Last Skywalker
• Award Presented by Dean Linda Essig (Cal State LA, College of Arts and Letters) and Chuck Parker (Executive Director, Art Directors Guild)

4:00 - 5:30 PM

Closing Reception

University Library, 2nd Floor (Palmer Wing Walkway)

Come join our Eagle-Con panelists for a closing reception at the Art Directors Guild exhibit of Rick Carter’s work and the University Library’s exhibit of women’s science fiction through the ages.

What is Eagle-Con?

Eagle-Con is a 3-day convention that brings together science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and superheroes, as well as insider views of these highly creative genres. Situated on the campus of Cal State LA, home of the “Golden Eagles,” Eagle-Con explores issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, ability, and representation in science fiction and fantasy across media while also celebrating the boundless imaginations of artists and writers that turn ordinary humans into life-long devotees of these genres. With generous support from our founding sponsor, the Art Directors Guild, as well as the continued support of key partner the University-Student Union, Eagle-Con is a university-level event hosted by the College of Arts and Letters, where people of all shapes, sizes, hues, and fandoms can come together to learn, explore, and grow.

Eagle-Con 2019 Theme

Amazing Abilities and the Body Fantastic

When it comes to the human form, we sometimes perceive bodies as “normal” or “ideal” while stigmatizing others as abnormal, inferior, or monstrous. True, Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFF) have been guilty in the past for reinforcing notions of the ideal “super” body, inferior races, and alien “creatures” – so called because of the ways they deviate from the norm. But SFF also affords us unique opportunities to challenge conceits about bodily superiority, while showing the power and beauty of a vast array of fantastic bodies, all of which will be explored at Eagle-Con 2019!

Eagle-Con 2019 Mission Statement

Eagle-Con at Cal State LA is a student-centered, community-welcoming event that celebrates science fiction and fantasy across media.  Eagle-Con’s mission is three-fold:

Education

To educate the students of Cal State LA and members of the Greater Los Angeles community about the history, impact, and continued necessity of the contributions of women, people of color, the LGBTQIA-identified, the differently-abled, and the variously-aged to the science fiction and fantasy genres; and to explore diverse identity representations and expressions within these genres while creating spaces for new voices, creators, and small and independent publishers and producers of the same.

Professionalization

To provide opportunities for students to learn about these genres from artists, writers, and professionals working in southern California’s entertainment industries, network with these professionals, and imagine how they might one day join their ranks

Fun

To celebrate science fiction and fantasy through entertaining events involving art, fashion, storytelling, games, screenings, and special presentations

Lead Up Events

• Wednesday, February 27, 3:00-4:00pm. U-SU Theatre
• Monday, March 4 – Wednesday, March 6, 12:00-5:00pm Fine Arts Gallery

Conference Main Events

• Thursday, March 7, 12:00-4:30pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor and Fine Arts Gallery
• Friday, March 8, 10:00am-2:30pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor and Fine Arts Gallery
• Saturday, March 9, 10:30am-4:00pm, U-SU 3^rd Floor and Fine Arts Gallery

Thursday and Friday will open with an exhibit of artwork based on this year’s theme by Eagle-Con's Founding Sponsor, the Art Directors Guild (Local 800). The panels on these days will focus on academic programming and include the presentation of the Prism Award. Thursday and Friday will be free of charge, and will include the second annual Eagle-Con Student Film Festival.

Saturday will include a full marketplace alongside the Art Directors Guild Exhibit. It will feature a number of panels filled with industry professionals. Saturday’s entry fee is $5 for Cal State LA students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and $10 for unaffiliated community members. Children 10 years old and under are free.

 

 

Wednesday, February 27

3:00-4:00 pm

Brandon Easton: Inside the Entertainment Industry

U-SU Theatre

Eagle-Con celebrates Black History Month at Cal State LA by welcoming educator, podcaster and multiple-award-winning writer Brandon Easton for an intimate discussion about his personal experience navigating today’s entertainment industry as a Black man, his upcoming Netflix collaboration, and his take on the future for other People of Color interested in science fiction and fantasy.

Leading the conversation is writer, scholar and Department of Liberal Studies Professor Dr. Patrick B. Sharp. A Q&A will follow.

 

Monday, March 4

12:00-5:00pm

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

Fine Arts Gallery

 

Tuesday, March 5

12:00-5:00pm

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

Fine Arts Gallery

 

Wednesday, March 6

12:00-5:00pm

Art Directors Guild Exhibition

Fine Arts Gallery

Thursday, March 7: Day 1

10:00am – 2:00pm

Project Cosplay Runway

U-SU Plaza

The Eagle Signal is On! It’s time to answer the call. Get that fabric & strut your stuff! Become the superhero you’ve always dreamed of! Sign up to create & walk the runway at the USU Plaza. Costume design will occur from 10am-12:50pm in the Montebello Room on the 3^rd floor of the USU. The runway competition will begin at 1pm in the USU Plaza. Sign up at http://bit.ly/EagleconCosplay to register to participate.

12:00 – 4:15pm

Art Director’s Guild exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room and Fine Arts Gallery

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Black Panther, Babylon 5, Solo, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and much more! 

12:30-1:30pm

Session 1: Colonialism and the Body in Science Fiction

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Moderator: Stina Attebery (Cal State LA, Department of Liberal Studies)
• Presenter: Stephanie Martinez (Cal State LA, Department of Chicana/o Studies) “The Coloniality of A.I. Bodies: Toward a Decolonial Reading of Hosts in the Future-Past of Westworld”
• Presenter: Lando Tosaya (Cal State LA alumna) “Sleeping with the Enemy: Octavia Butler’s Dawn”

Session 2: Writing LGBTQ+ Characters with Amazing Abilities

U-SU San Gabriel Room

• Moderator: Alex Espinoza
• Panelist: Christopher Johnson (Cal State LA), author of Blackwelder 2164
• Panelist: Elizabeth Watasin, author of The Dark Victorian Series (Risen, Ice Demon, Bones)

1:45-2:45pm

Session 3: Women Making Indigenous Futurist Art and Games

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Presenter: Stina Attebery (Cal State LA, Department of Liberal Studies) “Oil, Water, and Lightning: Theorizing Indigenous New Materialisms in Thunderbird Strike”
• Presenter: Kimberly Robertson (Cal State LA, Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) “Postcards from An Otherwise World: Native Feminist Creative Futurities”

Session 4: “I See Me” Make Your Own Comics Workshop

U-SU San Gabriel Room

• The “I See Me” comic book workshop was created to bring comic book readers together in order to celebrate their diversity. This year’s workshop will include a short PowerPoint presentation on research involving race, gender, sexuality, and ability within the comic book industry. After the presentation participants of all ages will be given an 8-panel template to create their own comic that is representative of their lives and reality.

3:15-4:15pm

Session 5: Art Directors Guild Roundtable: Getting into the Industry

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• Moderator: Mimi Gramatky (Past President, Art Directors Guild)
• Panelist: Andy Stumme, art department (Torchwood, Scandal)
• Panelist: Shawna Trpcic, costume designer (Torchwood, Powers, The Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’ s Sing-Along Blog)
• Panelist: Adam M. West, costumer, Teen Wolf, Marvel’s Most Wanted, 300: Rise of an Empire)
• Carly Sertic, graphic designer (Grimm, The OA)
• Randy Kizer, production designer / art director (VR promos for Assassin's Creed and Dunkirk, VR theme park attraction, Across Dark)

5:00-7:30pm

Art Directors Guild Exhibition Opening Reception

Fine Arts Gallery

• Come see this unique concept-to-post-production exhibit of the art behind Spider-Man: Homecoming created by this year’s Imaginator Award winner, Oliver Scholl, and his art department team. 

7:30-9:30pm

Performance of Qui Nguyen’s play She Kills Monsters (directed by Sara Guerrero; for tickets go to www.calstatela.edu/theatredance and click BUY TICKETS)

State Playhouse

Dive into the world of fantasy role-playing games! She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Friday, March 8: Day 2

10:00am – 2:30pm

Art Directors Guild exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room and Fine Arts Gallery

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Black Panther, Babylon 5, Solo, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and much more! 

10:00-10:50am

Session 6: Reproduction and Race in Science Fiction

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Moderator: Melissa Saywell (Cal State LA, Dept. of Liberal Studies)
• Presenter: Miranda Butler, (UC Riverside, Dept. of English) “The Monster Novel's Monstrous Author: Fantastic Sickness in Dacre Stoker's Dracul.”
• Presenter: Jalondra Davis (Cal State LA, Department of Liberal Studies/WGSS)  “Blackness Disrupted: Nicole Sconiers, Black Politics, and Black Feminine Excess”

Session 7: TurnSoundOn: What Am I Doing Here, And How I Made It Happen (so far).

U-SU San Gabriel Room

• At Eagle-Con 2019, come and meet the ‘real-life’ creator behind TurnSoundOn.  And in the spirit of ‘Amazing Abilities and the Body Fantastic,’ learn more, first-hand, about being creative with your interests, overcoming obstacles, and chasing your dream.
• TurnSoundOn is home to a FULLY original, animated stand-up comedian. Each week, a new episode is released fresh from the comedy stage via Instagram. The face of Turn Sound On, simply known as ‘TG,’ makes some very astute observations, and yes, he feels compelled to share them with the world.

11:00-11:50am

Session 8: New Bodies for New Futures in the History of Science Fiction

U-SU Los Angeles Room

• Moderator: Libby Lewis (Cal State LA, Dept of Pan-African Studies)
• Presenter: Patrick B. Sharp (Cal State LA, Liberal Studies)—“Angles, Amazons, and Feminist Eugenics in Early Science Fiction”
• Presenter: Josh Pearson (Cal State LA, Liberal Studies)—”Gender Fluidity, Elective Embodiment, and Utopia in Iain M. Banks's Culture Series”

Session 9: Animating Amazing Abilities

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Moderator: Zachary Vernon (Cal State LA, Art Department)
• Panelist: Brooke Keesling, Director, Community and Culture, The Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE and visual effects production coordinator (Hugo, Green Lantern, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Inception)
• Panelist: Robby Cook, Animator (Castlevania,It’s a Small World,Henry Danger: Motion Comics)

Special Demonstration: The Cal State LA Motion Capture Studio

TVFM Building Soundstage (TVFM 115)

• Demonstration Leader: Randee Trabitz (Cal State LA, Dept of Theatre and Dance)

12:00-2:00pm

Special Event: Screening and Discussion of The Bionic Woman

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

Join us for a special screening (via the NBC streaming app), lecture, and discussion of The Bionic Woman, the legendary 1970s television show that helped change the popular debate about gender and the body (and that inspired the concept of “cyborg feminism”).

• Panelist: Sharon Sharp (Cal State Dominguez Hills, Department of Television, Film and Media)
• Panelist: Patrick Sharp (Cal State LA, Department of Liberal Studies
• Panelist: Josh Pearson (Cal State LA, Department of Liberal Studies

 

7:30-9:30pm

Performance of Qui Nguyen’s play She Kills Monsters (directed by Sara Guerrero; for tickets go to www.calstatela.edu/theatredance and click BUY TICKETS)

State Playhouse

Dive into the world of fantasy role-playing games! She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Saturday, March 9: Day 3

10:00am – 4:30pm

Art Directors Guild exhibition

U-SU Los Angeles Room C

Come see the Art Directors Guild exhibit of their work from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows such as Black Panther, Babylon 5, Solo, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and much more! 

Vendors Room

U-SU Los Angeles Room A

Come see all the awesome merchandise! Artists, authors, and special guests will also have signings, so keep your eyes on the signs at the event for details.

10:00-11:00am

Face-Painting for Kids

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Christina Tostado (Cal State LA, Liberal Studies alumna)

11:00-1:50pm

Drawing workshop with Pierre Bernard Jr.!

U-SU Los Angeles Room A

Want to learn how to draw awesome characters from science fiction and fantasy? Special guest instructor Pierre Bernard Jr. from the Art Directors Guild (and the Conan O’Brien show) will teach you how with live models. Drop in throughout the day for mini-workshops and bring the whole family!

• Model: Liz Ruiz
• Model: Vailence Martyn

10:30-11:30am

Session 10. Babylon 5: “We Fly to Space for a Living” with the VFX team from Season 1

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• Panelist: Everett Burrell, digital artist and makeup effects creator for Babylon 5 (and visual effects supervisor, Altered Carbon, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy)
• Panelist: Tim Wilcox, visual effects, Babylon 5 (and digital/concept illustrator, Runaways, Cowboys and Aliens, Jurassic Park III)
• Panelist: Kevin Kutchaver, digital effects animator, Babylon 5 (and visual effects artist, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Xena, X2: X-Men United)
• Panelist: Mark Kochinski, 3D supervisor, Babylon 5 (and digital / visual effects artist, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Hellboy)

Session 11. VERSUS! Who’d Win Battles Between your Favorite Comics Characters?

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Judge: Hannibal Tabu
• Thunderdome panelists: Tyler McPhail and James Thomson Esquire debate who would win in fights between your favorite comics characters, with help from audience!

11:40am-12:40pm

Session 12. Babylon 5: “We Make the Aliens”

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• Panelist: Everett Burrell, digital artist and makeup effects creator for Babylon 5 (and visual effects supervisor, Altered Carbon, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy)
• Panelist: Ron Pipes, makeup artist for Babylon 5 (and Star Trek V, Star Trek VI, Firefly, Serenity, the reboot Star Trek, Westworld)
• Panelist: Casey Bernay, Director of Education and Special Projects, Art Directors Guild (and makeup artist, the original Battlestar Galactica)

Session 13. Spotlight: Tony Puryear

U-SU Alhambra Room

• Moderator: Hannibal Tabu
• Special Guest: Tony Puryear

Join us for a conversation with the first African American screenwriter to write a $100 million summer blockbuster with his 1996 script for the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Eraser. He has written films for Oliver Stone, Jerry Bruckheimer and Will Smith. As a comics artist/writer, Puryear co-created, co-writes and draws the critically-acclaimed graphic novel series Concrete Park from Dark Horse Comics.

12:50-1:50pm

Session 14. Babylon 5: “We Designed the Future” with the Production Design Team

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• Panelist: John Iacovelli, Production Designer, Babylon 5 (and Crusade, The Book of Daniel)
• Panelist: Roland Rosenkranz, Art Director, Babylon 5 (and Agents of SHIELD, production designer, Scorpion)
• Panelist: Mark Walters, Art Director, Babylon 5 (and Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight)
• Panelist: Alan Kobayashi, Graphic Artist, Babylon 5 (and The X-Files, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Enterprise)

Session 15. The Creative Liberation Panel

U-SU Alhambra Room

Come join this panel where artistic creatives speak freely about comics and what they think about everything related to being in the comics industry.

• Moderator and Panelist: MD Marie, Writer, Vindication (Top Cow Press)
• Panelist: Barbra J. Dillon, Editor-In-Chief, Fanbase Press
• Panelist: Megan Shirk, a.k.a. Zombie Teddie, Illustrator and Writer of Thorn in My Side, Horror Frying
• Panelist: Anne Agnew, Writer and Animator, Nine Twilights

2:00-3:00pm

Session 16. Meet the Artists Behind Spider-Man: Homecoming and Suicide Squad

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• Moderator: Mimi Gramatky, Past President, Art Directors Guild
• Panelist: Oliver Scholl, Production Designer, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Suicide Squad, Independence Day, The Dark Tower
• Panelist: Mike Fantasia, Location Manager, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Amazing Spider-Man
• Panelist: Jeffrey Simon, Assistant Art Director, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Edge of Tomorrow

3:10-4:00pm

Imaginator Award for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization

U-SU Los Angeles Room B

• 2019 Awardee: Oliver Scholl, Production Designer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Dark Tower, Venom, Suicide Squad, Independence Day

Award Presented by Dean Linda Essig (Cal State LA, College of Arts and Letters) and Chuck Parker (Executive Director, Art Directors Guild)

This year Eagle-Con proudly adds a new award celebrating the achievements of the people in the art department of the entertainment industry. The Imaginator Award is for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization. It is awarded based on the recipient’s body of work and relevance to the theme. Oliver Scholl’s illustrations for shows such as Earth 2 and A. I.—as well as his production design for films such as Suicide Squad, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Dark Tower, and Venom—have made outstanding contributions to worlds and characters that show the power and beauty of a vast array of fantastic bodies.

7:30-9:30pm

Performance of Qui Nguyen’s play She Kills Monsters (directed by Sara Guerrero; for tickets go to www.calstatela.edu/theatredance and click BUY TICKETS)

State Playhouse

Dive into the world of fantasy role-playing games! She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.