WIA Announces First-Ever ‘Women in Animation Vancouver Summit’
Spearheaded by the new WIA Vancouver chapter, first-ever regional summit follows a successful Women in Animation World Summit held this past June at Annecy 2018.
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WIA, LFA Finalize Sponsors, Livestreaming of Annecy Summit
Groups set day of panel discussions and events focused on the topics ‘Inclusion and Intersectionality.’
In Business, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Places, Short Films, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All, Europe, North America
Sexual Harassment Panel Offers Definitions, Strategies
Women in Animation and The Animation Guild host sexual harassment panel with AAPF co-founder and professor of law Kimberlé Crenshaw, BetterBrave co-founder Tammy Cho, attorney Jason Oliver and clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony E. Reading.
Women in Animation Launches Roar Art Project, Marches in Hollywood
Global non-profit professional organization calls for commission, specific legislation to take action against sexual harassment.
SPARK CG & Women in Animation Announce WIA Diversity Awards
Inaugural WIA Diversity Awards will be presented in three categories at SPARK ANIMATION 2017 in Vancouver, Canada this October.
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WIA Announces First Round of Academic Partnerships
WIA partners with The School of Visual Arts and California Institute of the Arts to encourage student participation.
First-Ever ‘Women in Animation World Summit’ to be Held at Annecy International Animation Festival
Sponsored by The Walt Disney Studios, the symposium will feature presentations and panels spotlighting top executives and filmmakers from around the world discussing key topics affecting women working in the animation industry today.
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Women in Animation Announces New Developments for 2017
New executive committee and board members, record membership numbers among highlights.
WIA Voiceover Group Hosting Conversation with Laraine Newman February 28
Continuing series of ‘Inside the Actors Studio’-style interviews with notable female voice actors hosted by Amy Ulrich to feature Emmy and Annie Award-nominated performer.
WIA Announces Screening and Panel Discussion of “Tangled Before or Ever After”
Begins: February 23, 2017
Screening and panel discussion to be held Thursday, February 23rd at Walt Disney Animation Studios Theater.
WIA Awards Tracey LaGuerre 2016 Phyllis Craig Scholarship
Phyllis Craig’s legacy continues with scholarship award to talented sophomore in the CalArts character animation program.
Women in Animation Hosting Professional Development Panel August 24
Professional development panel, ‘Contracts, Copyrights and Trademarks,’ to be held Wednesday, August 24th at The Animation Guild in Burbank.
Women In Animation Bringing Power-Packed Panel to SDCC 2016
“Cartoon Creatives: Women Power in Animation” panel to include ‘My Little Pony’ series creator Lauren Faust, Disney TV’s Brooke Keesling, ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery, ‘Frozen’ Holiday Special co-director Stevie Wermers-Skelton, ‘Trolls’ producer Gina Shay, Cartoon Network’s Katie Krentz, ‘Star vs. the Forces of Evil’ creator Daron Nefcy, and WIA co-president Marge Dean.
In Cartoons, Event, Films, People, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Comic-Con | Geographic Region: North America
WIA, Sony Pictures Animation to Host Female Character & Storytelling Talk
Script consultant Lindsay Doran to lead Women In Animation event, ‘The Quagmire of the Female Character,’ on Thursday, June 2 at Sony Pictures Animation.
WIA Welcomes Walt Disney Animation Studios as First Corporate Sponsor
Studio partnerships to broaden reach of mission and programming for professional organization aimed at bringing together a global community of animation professionals to empower and support women in the art, science and business of animation.
Women In Animation Aims for 50/50 by 2025
WIA presentations at upcoming industry events around the world to highlight this call to action.
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Women In Animation Now Accepting Mentorship Applications
WIA 2015 Mentorship Program to pair entry and mid-level professionals with industry veterans to develop career objectives and devise strategies for reaching their goals.
WIA Awards Susan Bin with 2015 Phyllis Craig Scholarship
The award was bestowed upon Bin by the eldest member of WIA,105-year-old Ruthie Thompson, connecting past and present female talent.
WIA to Host ‘Women in Gaming: A Talk with Janey Yang’ July 16
Janey Yang works as a technical artist at DICE Los Angeles, helping artists troubleshoot issues in 3D software and game-writing tools in order to speed up their workflows.
WIA Addresses Gender Disparity in Animation at Annecy 2015
Women In Animation co-presidents Marge Dean and Kristy Scanlan present findings and host a panel discussion with advisory board members Bonnie Arnold, Margie Cohn, Lenora Hume and Adina Pitt on the state of women in animation.
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Top Animation Schools Drawing More Women
While college animation programs in the U.S. have historically skewed male, female enrollment at top schools has surged nationwide, especially in the last five years.
Women In Animation in the Spotlight at Annecy 2015
Annecy International Animation Film Festival gives ladies top billing in 2015, with great support by WIA on all levels of participation.
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46th Annual ASIFA-EAST Festival Awards Ceremony to be Held May 17
Awards will be given out across a variety of categories and craft from student, commercial, and independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation.
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A Resurgent Women in Animation Turns 20
Volunteer organization dedicated to empowering women in the animation community boosts growth, going from 120 members in 2013 to more than 860.
DreamWorks Animation to Host ‘Makers: Women in Hollywood’ Oct. 7
Women In Animation members are invited to a special screening of Makers: Women In Hollywood, followed by a filmmaker panel discussion with Linda Woolverton, Dyllan McGee and Margie Cohn.
