Here at WIA, we are grateful to you for all the ways your support and generosity have allowed us to grow. We are a community of creatives working together to provide connection, collaboration, and promotion of underrepresented talent in animation, VFX, and gaming industries. At WIA, we’re proud of the fact that the percentage of women, nonbinary, […]
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We hope you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming launch of our updated and streamlined WIA membership portal. Today we want to outline our expanded, donation-based membership levels adjusted based on cost-of-living across the globe. As an advocacy nonprofit, we rely on your support to do our work. It’s through your generous donations that
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Animator Momo Wang talks to Forbes about how she used her success on Tuzki to advance her career in animation. She has established herself as a leading animator in the entertainment sector as the maker of Tuzki, the renowned adorable bunny mascot that became a global hit with the advent of mobile and sharing. She
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Our very own WIA President, Marge Dean was recently interviewed in Variety on how animation opens doors for women and supports the telling of their stories. \”I see a different approach and way of thinking and sense of self among the younger women who are coming up. I can see that there’s a stronger confidence
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Re-Post Of Article From Stage32.com By Brian Smith We had two buildings when I started working at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1999. There was the Northside building up near the Burbank Airport and the Southside building across the street from the lot off the 134 Freeway. It’s commonly referred to as the “Hat Building”
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This latest cycle boasts the largest number of industry partners and most robust prize packages since the inception of the program. LOS ANGELES, CA — WIA is proud to announce the largest number of industry partners contributing to the ongoing WIA Scholarship Program. Eight partners — Animation Focus, Animation Mentor, ArtStation, Autodesk, Foundry, LAIKA, Toon
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The 2022-2023 WIA Scholarship programs application window is now open! This year’s industry partners contributing to the ongoing WIA Scholarship Program include: Animation Focus Animation Mentor ArtStation Autodesk Foundry LAIKA Toon Boom Wacom Yellowbrick Learning Additionally, WIA’s Bay Area and Montreal Chapters are providing special scholarship prizes for students who have ties to their areas. The WIA Scholarship
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Re-post of article from Newsy.com By Casey Mendoza Women in film are still struggling to find jobs in the film industry, specifically in animation. Animated films like Domee Shi’s \”Turning Red\” or Nora Twomey’s Oscar-nominated \”The Breadwinner\” are putting women and young girls in the spotlight, but the animation industry as a whole is still
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