Maria Melo 2024 World Summit Artist – Full Interview Video
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Women In Animation
WIA, Unesco Embark on Historic Partnership Supporting Global Gender Parity and Inclusion in Animation
This marks the first time the global institution has partnered with an animation advocacy organization PARIS, France — Today, WIA, a global advocacy organization championing equity for women and people of underrepresented gender identities in animation, is pleased to announce its partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the world’s leading
Letter From WIA President Marge Dean – Aug 4, 2023
Dear Friends, It’s a tough time right now in animation. We saw drastic cuts in projects from all the major streamers long before the Writers and Actors went on strike. Productions were abruptly ended, even when they were nearly or completely finished. Whole animation divisions were eradicated. I’ve heard estimations that 30% of the animation
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WIA World Summit 2023
2023 World Summit Our Seventh Annual World Summit at Annecy International Animation Film Festival was a success, and we thank everyone who participated, whether in-person or virtually. The day was filled with rousing and thought-provoking discussions featuring industry professionals in the fields of animation, VFX, and gaming. More than 400 people took part in the
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WIA, GLAAD Collaborate For Seventh Annual 2023 WIA World Summit At Annecy
ND Stevenson, Vicky Jenson, Ramsey Naito, Anna Ginsburg and Nora Twomey, tackling the theme, ‘Break the Box: Redefining Gender and Leadership’ LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, at the beginning of Pride month, WIA — the advocacy organization dedicated to advancing people of underrepresented gender identities, including women and gender non-conforming people in the fields of
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An Interview With Sandra Equihua, 2023 WIA World Summit Artist
Think back to the earliest moment in your life when you realized you loved creating art and please share it with us. I don’t think I can pinpoint it since I think I almost always gravitated to art or things having to do with creativity. I loved crayons, pencils, colored chalk, and clay. I loved
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WIA and FIAPF Announce the Stories x Women Delegates
WIA and FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations) are proud to announce the five delegations selected for the second edition of Stories x Women, a program aimed at increasing diversity of voices in animation globally. Stories x Women’s goal is to support access to international opportunities for women animators who want to tell their
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Marge Dean And Camille Eden Featured In Emmy Magazine
Our very own WIA President Marge Dean and board member Camille Eden were featured in the current issue of Emmy Magazine as part of their animation special insert. In the issue, they talk about WIA’s impact, making inroads for women and people of marginalized gender identities, and what’s ahead. Dean, who is the head of
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Help Us Build Connections
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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Updated Membership Levels
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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