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#MoStopMo is dedicated to building community around Stop Motion animation via Festivals, Screenings, Seminars, Workshops & Collaborative Projects.  To learn more, or become part of the #MoStopMo team, email us at info@mostopmo.com

Juror Hall of Fame

#MoStopMo is proud to draw upon our team of esteemed and Award-Winning Animation Industry Professionals as Jurors for our Annual Stop Motion Shorts Festival.  Every Stop Motion Short submitted to our festival receives direct feedback from our Juror Team, based upon their area of expertise.  

Lighting & Cinematography 

Ray Gilberti

2025   2024   2023    2022   2021   

Stop Motion Animation

Nicole Emmons

2025   2024  

Animation Production 

Wendie Owens

 2022   2021   

Animation Direction

Mike Owens

2025   2024   2023    2022   2021   

Visual Development

Vincent Proce

     2025   2023    2022   2021   

Stop Motion Animation

Mayrení Senior Seda

  2023    2022  

Production Team

Edwin Ruiz

DIGITAL EVENTS PRODUCER

Edwin R. Ruiz

Edwin is a Creative Producer specializing in film production & live-streaming events.  Coupled with a unique skillset from decades of experience in IT, podcasts and emerging technology, he provides a distinctive insight to production pipelines and data workflows for a variety of media.

Edwin takes a cinematic approach to all of his productions, be it film, promotional, educational or documentary. He is currently finishing his first comedy feature film “Phil” and is also in production on the documentary "USA
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2022  2023  2024  2025 

David Rocco Facchini

David Rocco Facchini

FOUNDER / FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

David thrives on the challenge to create innovative ways to tell stories. A director, designer & producer, with 20+ years of experience producing for stage and screen, he's worked with clients ranging from Netflix to the U.S. Department of Health.

David's passion for Stop Motion started in childhood, making shorts and animations with his friends, but directed his first Stop Motion film in 2007. He's since taught and produced stop motion, and in 2020 went on to found #MoStopMo to foster the community around the very first form of animation ever put to film! 

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