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WIA empowers & supports true gender equity in the art, science & business of animation, VFX and gaming.
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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
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
#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...
🧑🏫 Have you wanted to give back to our animation, VFX, and gaming community but didn’t know how? Then become a mentor for the upcoming 2026 session! We are looking for mentors for the 1st round of 2026 circles.
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧑🏫 Have you wanted to give back to our animation, VFX, and gaming community but didn’t know how? Then become a mentor for the upcoming 2026 session! We are looking for mentors for the 1st round of 2026 circles.
❤️WIA Alumn Alert!❤️ Cristina Zuniga has worked as a background designer for both Cartoon Network and Netflix. They credit WIA California State University at Fullerton Student Collective and the WIA Mentorship program, along with the guidance and education she received at university...
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
❤️WIA Alumn Alert!❤️ Cristina Zuniga has worked as a background designer for both Cartoon Network and Netflix. They credit WIA California State University at Fullerton Student Collective and the WIA Mentorship program, along with the guidance and education she received at university...
Will you be at Lightbox Expo? Come join us for lunch at WIA's Meet & Mingle in the Park!🌳
🗓️ Saturday, October 25
🌳 Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA
🕒 2 - 3PM
✏️ Bring your lunch and sketchbooks!
🗓️ Saturday, October 25
🌳 Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA
🕒 2 - 3PM
✏️ Bring your lunch and sketchbooks!
September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Will you be at Lightbox Expo? Come join us for lunch at WIA's Meet & Mingle in the Park!🌳
🗓️ Saturday, October 25
🌳 Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA
🕒 2 - 3PM
✏️ Bring your lunch and sketchbooks!
🗓️ Saturday, October 25
🌳 Central Park, 275 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA
🕒 2 - 3PM
✏️ Bring your lunch and sketchbooks!
🎉 WIA MEMBERSHIP MONDAY 🎉
Did you have to miss that great WIA webinar last week?
No worries! As a WIA Maker-level member (or above), you can access the full WIA Video Library!
Join or upgrade today by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
Did you have to miss that great WIA webinar last week?
No worries! As a WIA Maker-level member (or above), you can access the full WIA Video Library!
Join or upgrade today by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
September 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🎉 WIA MEMBERSHIP MONDAY 🎉
Did you have to miss that great WIA webinar last week?
No worries! As a WIA Maker-level member (or above), you can access the full WIA Video Library!
Join or upgrade today by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
Did you have to miss that great WIA webinar last week?
No worries! As a WIA Maker-level member (or above), you can access the full WIA Video Library!
Join or upgrade today by clicking the link in our bio!
#WIA WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays
The Animation is Film Festival line-up is here! AIF’s returning “Best Of Annecy” in partnership with Women In Animation (WIA). Grab your tickets now!
🎬 Friday, October 17, 2025
🕡 6:30PM
🎭 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
🎬 Friday, October 17, 2025
🕡 6:30PM
🎭 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Animation is Film Festival line-up is here! AIF’s returning “Best Of Annecy” in partnership with Women In Animation (WIA). Grab your tickets now!
🎬 Friday, October 17, 2025
🕡 6:30PM
🎭 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
🎬 Friday, October 17, 2025
🕡 6:30PM
🎭 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
👻 Do you love the spooky season as much as we do?🎃 Then don’t miss our annual Halloween in-person and virtual HalloWIA event! Come and enjoy festive networking and some scary fun!
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
👻 Do you love the spooky season as much as we do?🎃 Then don’t miss our annual Halloween in-person and virtual HalloWIA event! Come and enjoy festive networking and some scary fun!
🏆We congratulate the Might Oak team on their Emmy win!🏆 Mighty Oak earned a Creative Arts Emmy on Outstanding Motion Design for their episode, Octopus.
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🏆We congratulate the Might Oak team on their Emmy win!🏆 Mighty Oak earned a Creative Arts Emmy on Outstanding Motion Design for their episode, Octopus.