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Speakers for this event

• Esben Toft

  Esben Toft

  Esben Toft Jacobsen Animation director and creator. Graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 2006. Created the feature films “The Great Bear” and “Beyond Beyond”. Esben is also behind the tv series “Kiwi & Strit”, “The Rain” and is now presenting his latest series “Flora & Lars”.

• Irene Sparre

  Irene Sparre

  Irene Sparre is CEO and Head of Development at Sparre Production ApS. Irene oversees projects, ensuring stable, creative processes via streamlined communication and cooperative workflows. Connecting clients, partners, and vendors throughout US, Europe, and Far East Asia. Building up long-term relationships, encouraging transparency, continued learning among creatives, production personnel as well as technical teams are where Irene’s core vision lies when producing.In January 2023 Sparre Production completed the animated TV series Team Nuggets (Karla’s Fantalastiske Klasse). A European co-production between Sparre Production, Godo films, DR and Canal Plus. The series consists of 52 x 7min. and is based on the core values mentioned above.For more details, please see https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/fredagstamtam_3571462006 Irene engaged with Finnish based Anima Vitae and co-founded Nordic Technical Directors Forum (NTDF) – an association strengthening professional sparring, exchange of know-how, and networking between Nordic technical teams. The association hosted it’s 7th Nordic conference in November 2018. For more details, please see www.tdforum.eu

• Mikkel Mainz

  Mikkel Mainz

  Mikkel Mainz grew up in Hedehusene with 3 siblings. Through his childhood he always made fantasy and comics the cool thing in school – inspiring and gathering groups who would enjoy animations, comics, games and roleplaying. He would draw as part of his storytelling and teachers would tell him to stop making everything about dinosaurs, time machines, magic, and ancient relics.After finishing his high school in Texas and Gymnasium in Roskilde, he did his bachelor at The Animation Workshop, in Viborg, in 2009. During this time he started directing and making 2D films, having his breakthrough with the bachelor short film “The Reward” that was released in 2013. He later made this into a series and founded the 2D studios Skjaldborn (2023-), Skjald ApS (2018-) and Sun Creature (2013-2018).Mikkel makes most of his films with the same team, since he enjoys growing and creating together – something that is crucial in animation. He also worked as a creative or animator on Cartoon Network shows (Ivandoe), Oscar nominated films (Flee & Song of the Sea), anime (“Emara”), and a long list of other animated film projects. He created and directed the webseries and universe “Tales of Alethrion” (YouTube channel with 220 videos, 2013-2024) and is the director of the TV-series “Høj” (26 episodesx11′, DR, 2024). He has an online community of more than 220K followers and is mostly known for making fantasy films and universes.Now he is CEO and director at Skjaldborn and he has also become a father, and he is loving both positions!

• Morten Skov Hansen

  Morten Skov Hansen

  “Morten har siden 2015 været Chef for DR’s børnetilbud. Morten har bl.a. været ansvarlig for lanceringen af Minisjang og FredagsTamTam. Morten er tidl. Nordisk programdirektør for Cartoon Network og Boomerang” Morten has since 2025 been head of content for children at DR. Morten has among other things been in charge of the launch of Minisjang and FredagTamTam. Morten has previously been the Nordic Head of Programming at Cartoon Network and Boomerang.