Valerio is an Art Director, Character Designer, and illustrator from Rome. He grew up reading comic books, watching spaghetti westerns, and mushroom picking with his grandparents. Valerio has worked for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Disney Interactive and illustrated children’s books. He lives between Los Angeles, New York, and Rome.
Always a champion of the creative Nick Jennings brings an innovative approach to storytelling and visual design. He has worked on some of the most iconic animated shows such as Rocko’s Modern Life, SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, Powerpuff Girls and most recently produced over 20 independent shorts at Cartoon Networks Cartoon Cartoons Shorts Program. Whether he is the writer, director, art director, show runner, or producer, Nick fosters collaborative, creative environments that bring out the best in artists and have garnered him with 2 Emmys, a BAFTA, a Peabody, and a host of other awards. His love of animation never wanes, and his excitement for the medium only increases as new technologies, approaches, and pipelines offer new artistic pathways to tell stories and entertain children and adults. In his spare time, he likes to go to art museums and walk his fat dog, Samson.