Juck Somsaman Founder Over 16 years of experience working on high-end feature film visual effects, Juck Somsaman is a former Hollywood VFX veteran who had worked with Rhythm and Hues, USA since 1991. His feature film credits span over 30 VFX movies. In 2006,Juck returned to his hometown, Bangkok, bringing world-class animation and VFX technology to Thailand, founding “The Monk Studio” to produce high quality work with highly skilled artists and technicians.                                   David J. Smith Animation Director David is a character animator and supervisor, whose passion for acting, style, story, and excellence continues to drive him to new adventures. He has extensive experience at award-winning companies such as Blue Sky Studios, Rhythm and Hues, Click3x, Moving Picture Co, Animal Logic, and Fuel. His feature film credits include Academy Award winning and nominated films, such as: Ice Age, Babe, The Nutty Professor, Pinata, Kazaam, Speed2 , Happy Feet, and Rogue.                                   Tod Polson Animation Director Tod Polson : A experienced 2D and 3D animator director who has worked in the US, Thailand, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Tod has been the creative director for companies such as Wild Brain (SF), Wang Films (Taiwan), Warner (LA), and Kantana (Thailand). A creator with unlimited creativity and spunk, Tod is a valuable resource when it comes to animation and character designs. He received a master degree in 1998 from the Cal Arts Experimental Animation. Filmography: 2000 "Al Tudi Tuhak" winner of the student Academy Award.                                   Mark Oftedal Animation Instructor and Consultant A seven-year Pixar veteran, Mark animated on Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Toy Story 2, and was one of the founding influences in the development of Pixar's character animation group. In 2001 Mark co-founded DigitalFish, Inc. with a talented team of programmers with the goal of creating artist-driven 3D character animation tools. Mark also animates, creates comics, and teaches animation.