The 28th edition of Cartoons on the Bay, running from May 29 to June 2 in Pescara, Italy, is set to revolve around the central theme of sport.<\/p>\n
Throughout the event, the motivational aspects of sport as a powerful storytelling medium will be highlighted. Also, film director John Musker (The Little Mermaid<\/em>, Aladdin<\/em>, Hercules<\/em>, The Princess and the Frog<\/em>), comic book artist Sara Pichelli (Astonishing X-Men<\/em>, Spider-Man<\/em>, Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>) and producer, director and writer Leslie Iwerks (The Pixar Story<\/em>, 100 Years of Warner Bros.<\/em>) are set to be honored with awards.<\/p>\n Musker will be presented with the Pulcinella Lifetime Achievement Award for his 40 years in animation. He will participate in a retrospective and masterclass at Cartoons on the Bay, and will introduce his latest work, I\u2019m Hip<\/em>, which made the animated short film category shortlist for the 96th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n Pichelli, who has been a Marvel artist since 2008 and is attached to the success of the character Miles Morales, co-created with Brian M. Bendis in 2012, will be honored with the Sergio Bonelli Award. She will receive the honor on May 30.<\/p>\n Iwerks, granddaughter of Disney legend Ub Iwerks, the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney, will be presented with the Pulcinella Special Award. She currently serves as CEO and founders of Iwerks & Co., a multimedia production company based in Los Angeles and New Orleans. Her film Recycled Life<\/em> earned an Oscar nomination, and The Pixar Story<\/em> was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She will be honored on June 1.<\/p>\n The 28th Cartoons on the Bay will feature Spain as guest country, with a series of events delving into the country\u2019s production. This will connect Spain with the Italian industry in order to facilitate co-production agreements.<\/p>\n The event is taking place from May 29 to June 2 at the Aurum.<\/p>\n Cartoons on the Bay, promoted by Rai and organized by Rai Com, has been running since 1996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 28th edition of Cartoons on the Bay, running from May 29 to June 2 in Pescara, Italy, is set to revolve around the central theme of sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":27362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6308,9358,9359,9360,6309,9361],"class_list":["post-27361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cartoons-on-the-bay","tag-cartoons-on-the-bay-2024","tag-john-musker","tag-leslie-iwerks","tag-pulcinella-awards","tag-sara-pichelli","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n