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WIA empowers & supports true gender equity in the art, science & business of animation, VFX and gaming.
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We want to congratulate our very own WIA Vice President and award-winning producer, Jinko Gotoh, for being featured in @producersguild's prestigious Produced By issue for Dec/Jan! To read more about her story, check out our link in bio.
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We want to congratulate our very own WIA Vice President and award-winning producer, Jinko Gotoh, for being featured in @producersguild's prestigious Produced By issue for Dec/Jan! To read more about her story, check out our link in bio.
Happy Holidays!
The WIA offices will be closed for the holidays starting Dec. 24. We will be back to serve you Jan. 5, 2026.
We wish everyone a lovely holiday season and a hopeful new year!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #HappyHolidays
The WIA offices will be closed for the holidays starting Dec. 24. We will be back to serve you Jan. 5, 2026.
We wish everyone a lovely holiday season and a hopeful new year!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #HappyHolidays
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy Holidays!
The WIA offices will be closed for the holidays starting Dec. 24. We will be back to serve you Jan. 5, 2026.
We wish everyone a lovely holiday season and a hopeful new year!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #HappyHolidays
The WIA offices will be closed for the holidays starting Dec. 24. We will be back to serve you Jan. 5, 2026.
We wish everyone a lovely holiday season and a hopeful new year!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #HappyHolidays
🎤 The present power and future potential of the KPop Demon Hunters franchise is the reason that the women of KPop Demon Hunters — from the voice talent such as Arden Cho, May Hung, and Ji-Young Woo , to the director Maggie Kang, and producer Michelle Wong —
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎤 The present power and future potential of the KPop Demon Hunters franchise is the reason that the women of KPop Demon Hunters — from the voice talent such as Arden Cho, May Hung, and Ji-Young Woo , to the director Maggie Kang, and producer Michelle Wong —
🎮📉 Women earned roughly 24 percent less money than men in the U.S. gaming industry this year, a holistic overview presents a problem. People of colour earn 27 percent less than those who identify strictly as white.
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🎮📉 Women earned roughly 24 percent less money than men in the U.S. gaming industry this year, a holistic overview presents a problem. People of colour earn 27 percent less than those who identify strictly as white.
You really came through this Giving Tuesday! We're nearly a third to our goal and we still have 28 days to give!
Our community thrives because of you. But true belonging should have no barriers. For the price of a coffee, just $5, you can give the gift of access.
Click the link in our bio to give!
Our community thrives because of you. But true belonging should have no barriers. For the price of a coffee, just $5, you can give the gift of access.
Click the link in our bio to give!
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You really came through this Giving Tuesday! We're nearly a third to our goal and we still have 28 days to give!
Our community thrives because of you. But true belonging should have no barriers. For the price of a coffee, just $5, you can give the gift of access.
Click the link in our bio to give!
Our community thrives because of you. But true belonging should have no barriers. For the price of a coffee, just $5, you can give the gift of access.
Click the link in our bio to give!
🔊TOMORROW! Meet the creators behind the Irish animated short, Éiru. Éiru is an Irish animated short created by a predominantly female and non-binary team, bringing fresh perspectives to its story of courage and connection.
🗓️ Wed., Dec. 3*
🕚 11 a.m. PT/ 7 p.m. GMT
💻 VIRTUAL
🗓️ Wed., Dec. 3*
🕚 11 a.m. PT/ 7 p.m. GMT
💻 VIRTUAL
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🔊TOMORROW! Meet the creators behind the Irish animated short, Éiru. Éiru is an Irish animated short created by a predominantly female and non-binary team, bringing fresh perspectives to its story of courage and connection.
🗓️ Wed., Dec. 3*
🕚 11 a.m. PT/ 7 p.m. GMT
💻 VIRTUAL
🗓️ Wed., Dec. 3*
🕚 11 a.m. PT/ 7 p.m. GMT
💻 VIRTUAL
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With Giving Tuesday now underway, we hope that you’ll consider making a pledge to CAM and celebrate our 41st anniversary this month. We appreciate your support and for helping to spread the word. Visit cartoonart.org/join-support to learn how to contribute. #givingtuesday #nonprofitsupport #thankyou
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
With Giving Tuesday now underway, we hope that you’ll consider making a pledge to CAM and celebrate our 41st anniversary this month. We appreciate your support and for helping to spread the word. Visit cartoonart.org/join-support to learn how to contribute. #givingtuesday #nonprofitsupport #thankyou
It’s #GivingTuesday — and your gift today is matched!
Every dollar you give to the WIA Fumi Kitahara Fund unlocks mentorship, community, and career tools when they’re needed most.
Make a Matched Giving Tuesday Gift by clicking the link in our bio under Donations!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GivingTuesday
Every dollar you give to the WIA Fumi Kitahara Fund unlocks mentorship, community, and career tools when they’re needed most.
Make a Matched Giving Tuesday Gift by clicking the link in our bio under Donations!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday — and your gift today is matched!
Every dollar you give to the WIA Fumi Kitahara Fund unlocks mentorship, community, and career tools when they’re needed most.
Make a Matched Giving Tuesday Gift by clicking the link in our bio under Donations!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GivingTuesday
Every dollar you give to the WIA Fumi Kitahara Fund unlocks mentorship, community, and career tools when they’re needed most.
Make a Matched Giving Tuesday Gift by clicking the link in our bio under Donations!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GivingTuesday
🌟 It's MEMBERSHIP MONDAY! 🌟
#DYK Maker-level+ memberships have FULL ACCESS to our WIA Job Board?
Access hundreds of global animation, VFX, and gaming job opportunities!
Sign up or upgrade to a Maker-level membership to take advantage of this great benefit!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
#DYK Maker-level+ memberships have FULL ACCESS to our WIA Job Board?
Access hundreds of global animation, VFX, and gaming job opportunities!
Sign up or upgrade to a Maker-level membership to take advantage of this great benefit!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🌟 It's MEMBERSHIP MONDAY! 🌟
#DYK Maker-level+ memberships have FULL ACCESS to our WIA Job Board?
Access hundreds of global animation, VFX, and gaming job opportunities!
Sign up or upgrade to a Maker-level membership to take advantage of this great benefit!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
#DYK Maker-level+ memberships have FULL ACCESS to our WIA Job Board?
Access hundreds of global animation, VFX, and gaming job opportunities!
Sign up or upgrade to a Maker-level membership to take advantage of this great benefit!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
WIA Atlanta Collective is hosting a spectacular networking event! Let's connect and have fun with your fellow animation professional and blow out some 2025 steam!
🏢 Monday Night Brewing Atlanta
📍 670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
🕡 6:30 PM - 9 PM (local ATL time)
🏢 Monday Night Brewing Atlanta
📍 670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
🕡 6:30 PM - 9 PM (local ATL time)
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
WIA Atlanta Collective is hosting a spectacular networking event! Let's connect and have fun with your fellow animation professional and blow out some 2025 steam!
🏢 Monday Night Brewing Atlanta
📍 670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
🕡 6:30 PM - 9 PM (local ATL time)
🏢 Monday Night Brewing Atlanta
📍 670 Trabert Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
🕡 6:30 PM - 9 PM (local ATL time)
It's Membership Monday! Today we're covering what the difference is between a Subscriber and a Member!
🩷 If you sign up for the newsletter, you receive the Digest, but you do not receive any membership benefits, you are a Subscriber.
🩷 If you sign up for the newsletter, you receive the Digest, but you do not receive any membership benefits, you are a Subscriber.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's Membership Monday! Today we're covering what the difference is between a Subscriber and a Member!
🩷 If you sign up for the newsletter, you receive the Digest, but you do not receive any membership benefits, you are a Subscriber.
🩷 If you sign up for the newsletter, you receive the Digest, but you do not receive any membership benefits, you are a Subscriber.
Curated by the Snap Foundation and our community, The Creator's Compass is a newsletter that shares real stories, opportunities, and happenings across Los Angeles' creative scene. Made for curious minds ages 14-24, and the educators, mentors and allies who support them.
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Curated by the Snap Foundation and our community, The Creator's Compass is a newsletter that shares real stories, opportunities, and happenings across Los Angeles' creative scene. Made for curious minds ages 14-24, and the educators, mentors and allies who support them.
There are just a few days left to apply for Year 5 of the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge for API Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers!
4 filmmakers will be selected to receive $25,000 production grants to complete their short films, mentorship and networking opportunities provided by CAPE...
4 filmmakers will be selected to receive $25,000 production grants to complete their short films, mentorship and networking opportunities provided by CAPE...
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are just a few days left to apply for Year 5 of the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge for API Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers!
4 filmmakers will be selected to receive $25,000 production grants to complete their short films, mentorship and networking opportunities provided by CAPE...
4 filmmakers will be selected to receive $25,000 production grants to complete their short films, mentorship and networking opportunities provided by CAPE...
Get inspired! Join Academy Award–nominated director and animator Aaron Blaise (The Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin) for an exclusive in-person session at CTNX. Learn his approach to designing and animating animal characters as he takes attendees through his drawing and design process and offers tips.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Get inspired! Join Academy Award–nominated director and animator Aaron Blaise (The Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin) for an exclusive in-person session at CTNX. Learn his approach to designing and animating animal characters as he takes attendees through his drawing and design process and offers tips.
WIA President Marge Dean returns to her roots with a powerful new show, The Sweepers, which spotlights domestic labor and creativity.
Read the @animag.bsky.social article by clicking the link in our bio.
🗓️ The Sweepers
📍 Automata Gallery | 504 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles
🗓️ Opens Friday, Nov. 7
Read the @animag.bsky.social article by clicking the link in our bio.
🗓️ The Sweepers
📍 Automata Gallery | 504 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles
🗓️ Opens Friday, Nov. 7
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
WIA President Marge Dean returns to her roots with a powerful new show, The Sweepers, which spotlights domestic labor and creativity.
Read the @animag.bsky.social article by clicking the link in our bio.
🗓️ The Sweepers
📍 Automata Gallery | 504 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles
🗓️ Opens Friday, Nov. 7
Read the @animag.bsky.social article by clicking the link in our bio.
🗓️ The Sweepers
📍 Automata Gallery | 504 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles
🗓️ Opens Friday, Nov. 7
🎤This is your chance to connect with fellow members from around the globe! Whether you’re looking for collaboration opportunities, career insights, or just some great conversations with like-minded creatives, this event is for you!*
🗓️ Tues. Nov. 18, 2025
🕔 5 p.m. PT
💻 VIRTUAL
🗓️ Tues. Nov. 18, 2025
🕔 5 p.m. PT
💻 VIRTUAL
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🎤This is your chance to connect with fellow members from around the globe! Whether you’re looking for collaboration opportunities, career insights, or just some great conversations with like-minded creatives, this event is for you!*
🗓️ Tues. Nov. 18, 2025
🕔 5 p.m. PT
💻 VIRTUAL
🗓️ Tues. Nov. 18, 2025
🕔 5 p.m. PT
💻 VIRTUAL
📽️ Jumanah Shaheen's portfolio spans tv-show 'Euphoria' to Taylor Swift's music videos. Now, she is shifting her focus back home to Saudi and pioneering spaces to tell global narratives. To read more on this article, link in bio!
🗞️ Article by CairoScene
🗞️ Article by CairoScene
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
📽️ Jumanah Shaheen's portfolio spans tv-show 'Euphoria' to Taylor Swift's music videos. Now, she is shifting her focus back home to Saudi and pioneering spaces to tell global narratives. To read more on this article, link in bio!
🗞️ Article by CairoScene
🗞️ Article by CairoScene
📣 Happy International Animation Day! 📣
Today, we celebrate the transformative power of animation to connect us, move us, and show us new perspectives.
Join us in celebrating and supporting a more diverse animation landscape!
#InternationalAnimationDay #WIA #WeAreWIA
Today, we celebrate the transformative power of animation to connect us, move us, and show us new perspectives.
Join us in celebrating and supporting a more diverse animation landscape!
#InternationalAnimationDay #WIA #WeAreWIA
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📣 Happy International Animation Day! 📣
Today, we celebrate the transformative power of animation to connect us, move us, and show us new perspectives.
Join us in celebrating and supporting a more diverse animation landscape!
#InternationalAnimationDay #WIA #WeAreWIA
Today, we celebrate the transformative power of animation to connect us, move us, and show us new perspectives.
Join us in celebrating and supporting a more diverse animation landscape!
#InternationalAnimationDay #WIA #WeAreWIA
💬We heard you! Portfolio reviews are one of your top requests. WIA is launching a new Portfolio Review Initiative with live feedback sessions from pros. It’s a new benefit for our members and a great way for our partners to invest in the next generation. For members, it's a direct path to growth.
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
💬We heard you! Portfolio reviews are one of your top requests. WIA is launching a new Portfolio Review Initiative with live feedback sessions from pros. It’s a new benefit for our members and a great way for our partners to invest in the next generation. For members, it's a direct path to growth.
It looks like Gen Z wants to see more animation in their media.
These statistics come from a recent UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers annual Teens & Screens survey.
What does this mean for new shows and films?
Read the story by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GenZ
These statistics come from a recent UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers annual Teens & Screens survey.
What does this mean for new shows and films?
Read the story by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #GenZ
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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@wiaglobal.bsky.social
Hi all! Amy Ward here--Songwriter for Film/TV. I'm new to WIA. Wanted to share with you my Grammy submitted song,
-Take Flight - from the animated film, A Toothfairy Tale. Thank you for listening! open.spotify.com/track/57vXmW...
Hi all! Amy Ward here--Songwriter for Film/TV. I'm new to WIA. Wanted to share with you my Grammy submitted song,
-Take Flight - from the animated film, A Toothfairy Tale. Thank you for listening! open.spotify.com/track/57vXmW...
Take Flight
open.spotify.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@wiaglobal.bsky.social
Hi all! Amy Ward here--Songwriter for Film/TV. I'm new to WIA. Wanted to share with you my Grammy submitted song,
-Take Flight - from the animated film, A Toothfairy Tale. Thank you for listening! open.spotify.com/track/57vXmW...
Hi all! Amy Ward here--Songwriter for Film/TV. I'm new to WIA. Wanted to share with you my Grammy submitted song,
-Take Flight - from the animated film, A Toothfairy Tale. Thank you for listening! open.spotify.com/track/57vXmW...
#DYK that WIA has a member-exclusive discount program with special offers from various industry leaders?
Take advantage of this valuable perk by signing up or upgrading you membership today! Click the link in our bio or sign into your WIA account!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays #WIAMembership
Take advantage of this valuable perk by signing up or upgrading you membership today! Click the link in our bio or sign into your WIA account!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays #WIAMembership
October 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#DYK that WIA has a member-exclusive discount program with special offers from various industry leaders?
Take advantage of this valuable perk by signing up or upgrading you membership today! Click the link in our bio or sign into your WIA account!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays #WIAMembership
Take advantage of this valuable perk by signing up or upgrading you membership today! Click the link in our bio or sign into your WIA account!
#WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays #WIAMembership
🎤It would be the understatement of the year to say that KPop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm. Writer and Director, Maggie Kang believes that "The most important is I wanted to see really silly women...
October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🎤It would be the understatement of the year to say that KPop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm. Writer and Director, Maggie Kang believes that "The most important is I wanted to see really silly women...
Reposted by WIA Global
EXCLUSIVE: One of Dr. Jane Goodall’s final narrations brings E.E. Cummings’ poetry to life in Daniel Kreizberg’s new animated short, 'anyone lived in a pretty how town,' premiering at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/anyon...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/anyon...
Daniel Kreizberg’s Jane Goodall-Produced Short Premieres At SCAD
Featuring narration by Jane Goodall, 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' blends E.E. Cummings’ poetry, painterly animation, and orchestral music.
www.cartoonbrew.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One of Dr. Jane Goodall’s final narrations brings E.E. Cummings’ poetry to life in Daniel Kreizberg’s new animated short, 'anyone lived in a pretty how town,' premiering at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/anyon...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/anyon...