GustavoKaram
Founder & Executive Producer, Final Frontier
Head Judge – Animation & VFX
Gus Karam is an executive producer working across design, animation, film, and games, with over a decade of experience in the advertising and entertainment industries. He is the co-founder and partner of the acclaimed animation studio Le Cube, and the world-class production companies Final Frontier and Final Frontier Entertainment. His most recent venture, 1st Level Games, is a new indie game studio behind the highly anticipated title Bogdan’s Cross. Karam is also a partner at Silk Gallery, which merges contemporary graphic design and illustration with fine art.
Throughout his career, Karam has led productions for countless agencies and clients across five continents, earning multiple awards at top-tier festivals such as Cannes Lions, Ciclope, D&AD, New York Festivals, Clio, LIA, and Promax, to name a few.
He is also recognised as a thought leader in the animation and advertising fields, contributing columns and articles to specialised media worldwide, and speaking at major festivals including D&AD, OFFF Barcelona, Playgrounds, KLIK Amsterdam, CutOut Fest Mexico, Promax, and CCG Shanghai, among others.