Laurie Gordon is the director of the Montreal International Animation Film Festival and industry conference (Animaze). The festival has a focus on animation for film and technology. She is president of Musivision Films and has worked with Oscar nominee Ryan Larkin, the subject of the Oscar winning film Ryan. Musivision produced Larkin’s followup film Spare Change and documentary film Ryan’s Renaissance. Laurie is currently producing and directing The Flying Animator with Gerald Potterton director of Heavy Metal (1981). She is a native Montrealer of Hungarian descent and holds a fine arts degree in integrative music studies and communications. She is also an accomplished singer and music composer.