CST#9 | 2022 | Saigon

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Guest Speaker Info

Didier Degand: Director of Animation
Fred Serra: Layout and Design Supervisor
Ho Van Tien: Layout Artist

Didier Degand, Fred Serra, and Ho Van Tien are experienced animators and designers for Armada TMT, an animation and post-production studio specializing in 2D animation based in HCMC, Vietnam.

The studio is part of the Xilam Group, which is one of the world's leading animation production companies. Didier holds the role of Director of Animation; Fred Serra is one of the Layout and Design Supervisors, and Tien is a skilled and experienced Layout Artist in the studio. Together with their growing team of nearly 120 employees, they work in-house on animation and post-production for various animation projects.

Xilam was founded in 1999 and is an integrated studio that is globally recognized for its creative and innovative contributions to the animation industry. To date, Xilam has created, produced, and distributed original content for both adult and children's audiences to over 190 countries and is currently broadcast through television and streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, and Facebook. Some of Xilam’s successes and renowned animation works include Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, and the Academy Award-nominated adult feature film I Lost My Body.

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