FITC Toronto 2018

About the author

Carlos El Asmar (he/him) founder of Motionographer. Since 2006, he nurtured the site’s growth and expansion from sharing news and noteworthy work to becoming the leading source of inspiration for Motion Designers, animators, and visual storytellers of all kinds. He masterminded the F5 Festival – a cutting-edge symposium of creatives, designers, artists and thinkers from around the world – and The Motion Awards, the only awards show that celebrates the full breadth of Motion Design. Carlos is the former award-winning Executive Creative Director of NBCUniversal where he led the creative services departments of news, sports, and entertainment networks that reached a worldwide audience, informing and entertaining people from all corners of the globe. He is a constant seeker, world traveler and reader. He is always striving for new experiences and experimenting with new sensations; looking for "unexpected inspirations." Carlos' motto is: my default setting is kindness and my biggest ambition is universal love.