2017 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

139 LECTURES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2017 Marc Bernabé (Spain) Writer and translator of manga (Japanese comics) and anime into Catalan and Spanish. He gave the lecture “Masters of Manga” on March 16. Charles Soule (United States) Marvel screenwriter. He conducted academic activities with students and faculty members as part of his visit to Uruguay for the 15th anniversary of Montevideo Comics, May 18. Simón Varela (United States) Freelance illustrator, creator of characters for Disney, Fox, Hanna-Barbera, Pixar, and Warner Bros. He has worked with Sony Pictures and on Tim Burton productions. He served as a jury member and gave the lecture “Illustrating for Animation” as part of the 11th International Animation Festival FIA’17, October 25–27. Marc Bernabé Simón Varela