Dylan Cole is the Academy Award nominated Co-Production Designer of Avatar: The Way of Water. He oversees design for the entire Avatar franchise, specifically for the moon of Pandora, including all its environments, creatures, characters, and cultures. A veteran of the industry for over 20 years, he has contributed art to over 60 films. Notable credits include Senior Matte Painter on LOTR: Return of the King, Concept Art Director on Avatar, and Production Designer for Maleficent. 

James Cameron is an acclaimed, Oscar-winning filmmaker and deep-ocean explorer. As writer, director, and producer, he is responsible for some of the most memorable films of the past three decades: The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Titanic, and Avatar. He has also led multiple deep-ocean expeditions to some of the deepest sites in the world. On March 26, 2012, he set the world’s solo deep-diving record of 35,787 feet in the Challenger Deep in a submersible of his own design. Cameron is a National Geographic Explorer at Large and recipient of their most prestigious award, the Hubbard Medal, as well as The Explorers Club medal for Explorer of the Year.