Alexander Stegmaier
Producer/Manager, previously at Walt Disney Animation Studios
About Speaker
Alexander Stegmaier is a producer and manager working in film and television with a focus on underrepresented voices. He previously worked in development at Walt Disney Animation Studios where he helped build unique worlds and characters, expanding some of the company's biggest franchises including FROZEN, MOANA, and ZOOTOPIA. Most recently, Alexander produced the feature film MUTT by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, which world premiered at Sundance 2023, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and won a Special Jury Award. He also executive produced Fawzia Mirza’s Bollywood-inspired epic, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS (Toronto 2023), and Jamie Sisley’s STAY AWAKE (Berlinale 2022, Special Jury Mention Award). Prior to Disney, Alexander was an award-winning art producer at National Geographic magazine where he covered a range of human-interest stories that reached millions of viewers a month.