Aya Suzuki is a Japanese/British animator, layout and story artist working internationally in the animation industry. She has worked on projects such as Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar nominated The Wind Rises at Studio Ghibli, Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated The Illusionist, Mamoru Hosoda’s Japanese academy award winning Wolf Children, Masaaki Yuasa’s Ping Pong and many more. She is currently a Senior 2D animator on Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs. Aya also travels globally to teach and share her experience in the animation industry at universities, festivals and conventions.