We invite you to join us for an in-person and virtual day-long symposium featuring panels and discussions with leaders, filmmakers, and creators from around the world. We’ll cover a wide range of topics centered around this year’s theme:
Gender Justice: A Global Call for Inclusion in Animation.
Save the date and we look forward to seeing you there!
When:
Wednesday November 10, 2021
4pm – 5pm
Where:
Live on Zoom
(registration is required to receive Zoom link)
JOIN US FOR A LIVE Q+A
With WIA Mentor Coach Aydrea Walden
The countdown to the Fall 2021 WIA Mentorship Program has begun! The WIA Mentorship program connects women at all levels to great mentors who can help them achieve their career goals and next steps in their careers. We are hosting an informational webinar for those interested in applying to be Mentees!
The WIA Mentorship team will be providing answers to the most common questions about the program, the process and more. Submit your questions and register to attend using the links below, and mark your calendars to attend this virtual event
Event open to WIA Members and community.
WHAT:
Join us Tuesday Mar 9th, for a WIA Panel Discussion:
Barbie: Finding Your Voice
Barbie. She’s an icon. A toy. A global brand with over 98% awareness around the world. She was created to be a vehicle for self-expression and dreams, but for most of her fifty years, she existed as the projection of society on a plastic doll, kept in a box, not able to speak for herself. With Youtube and the rise of influencers, we saw the opportunity to finally give Barbie a voice – a voice that could speak for herself and for girls and women around the world – for when Barbie speaks, people pay attention. The Barbie character and her vlog resonated with demographics and gender across the board and has become an authentic and empowering reflection for women/ girls, generating over 10M subscribers. The Vlog has been called “The only good Youtuber” by Mashable and others, and continues to be applauded for it’s candor and authentic character and opinions.
This panel will explore how the Barbie Vlog and current Barbie Character were created: our goals, purpose, and process.
Panelists Include:
Nathan Baynard
Vice President, Global Brand Marketing – Barbie at Mattel
Julia Pistor
Creator and Writer / Creative Producer, BarbieVlog
Teale Sperling
Manager, Creative Content Mattel and Creative Producer, Barbie Vlog
America Young
Actress / Director, Barbie Vlog
The event will be moderated by Marge Dean, President of Women In Animation.
WHEN:
Wednesday March 9th, 2021
6:30 PST
Live on Zoom
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE THE EVENT
Click the button below to submit your questions for the panel prior to the event.
REGISTRATION
Register to attend using the button below. This is a live event, open to WIA members and the general public.
Join Michael Rianda, the director of Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming “Connected” as he shares with wild-eyed enthusiasm everything he’s ever learned about storytelling!
Why stories are important and how your story could CHANGE LIVES AND THE WORLD?!
How to make clear, great, professional storyboards!
How to tell stories that make the audience genuinely care about your story!
How to use question and answer storytelling to make the audience an active participant in your story!
How to convince legitimate businesspeople to give a project to YOU, a ridiculous cartoon-loving child!
How to become a Story Wolf, howling into the night – eyes glowing with storytelling power!
And for a limited time only – if you act now – he will reveal the one weird trick that will make you the greatest storyteller of all time!*
* I mean, he’ll try at least. He’s not a miracle worker. But it’s true that many of his former students are now genuine storyboarding bad-asses with real jobs and everything. (How much he had to do with that is debatable.) But he does care a lot, knows some stuff, and will do his best.
Why does story matter, you ask? How can your stories potentially change lives and the world? Mike will share his experiences and teach you how to make clear storyboards that anyone can understand – from a kid to a studio exec to your weird uncle!
November 1 – WIA Members
Ever wonder how to create a story that makes the audience care about your characters? This class will focus on how to tell meaningful stories, with a focus on structure and development, including the use of contrast to create interesting stories and great characters! It’s almost too much for one class – watch Mike talk really fast and sweat a lot!
November 8 – WIA Members
A Comprehensive List of All the Other Things Mike has Ever Learned! Question and Answer Storytelling! Observation and Innovation Vs. Cliché! Mike will share what he’s learned from over 10 years of telling stories at the top animation studios in town, and from directing his first-ever animated feature – and most importantly, how to destroy your own fear to become a superhuman storytelling warrior!
November 15 – WIA Members
In this final session, Mike will explore how to present your ideas in a way that will get other people as excited about your ideas as you are – including, The 25 Most Common Mistakes People Make when Pitching and the Top 25 Things You Can Do to Make Your Pitch Truly Great! And – How to Convince Legitimate Businesspeople to Give a Project to YOU, a Ridiculous Cartoon-Loving Child!
November 22 – WIA Members
November 15 – WIA Members
