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...

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

🎤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

📽️ 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

📣 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

💬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

@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...

#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

🎤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...

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...

Curious about a career in Creative Project Management? Tune in to BRIC's free Pre-Apprenticeship Speaker Series on 10/7 for a dynamic look at gaming cinematics through Project Management with help from our friends at ARC Creative. 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🧑‍🏫 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...

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!

🎉 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

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

👻 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.

📣 BRIC is partnering with Group Effort Initiative to offer a Marketing Coordinator Apprenticeship for aspiring entertainment industry professionals. Eligibility: ✅ Current California resident ✅ Veteran OR 18–24 years old ✅ Authorized to work in the US ⏰ Deadline: Sept. 21 🔗 Link in bio to apply

📣 MEMBERSHIP MONDAY 📣 WIA Maker-level members (or above) get FULL ACCESS to the WIA job board. View dozens of global industry jobs posted every week. Your future in the industry starts here! Join or upgrade your membership today by clicking the link in our bio! #WIA #WeAreWIA #MembershipMondays

Today, KitBash3D, a pioneer in 3D asset kits for films and games, and Greyscalegorilla, creator of some of the most popular motion design plugins in the world, are joining forces. www.animationmagazine.net/2025/09/kitb...

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This is a great oppurtunity for any students getting started in the industry.

🌟 Want a FREE WIA Membership? 🌟 You may qualify for a complimentary Creator-level membership from the Fumi Kitahara Membership Fund. Click the link in our bio to learn more about the fund and to apply. Applications close September 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

It's Membership Monday! On Mondays we'll share perks of a WIA Membership! Monthly virtual networking, access to dozens of industry jobs, ability to apply for the WIA Mentorship program, and more! Find out which membership level is right for you! Click the link in our bio to become a member today!

🤝 Connect with fellow members from around the globe, exchange ideas, and expand your professional network in animation, VFX, and gaming. Whether you’re looking for collaboration opportunities, career insights, or just some great conversations with like-minded creatives, this event is for you!

📺 Long Story Short is a new Netflix animated series out today! Shira is the middle child and only girl of the Schwooper family. She’s a rude, angsty, and rebellious lesbian who gets along badly with her strict mom, Naomi, and her brothers Avi and Yoshi. She’s voiced by Abbi Jacobson.

Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF), the oldest and most esteemed animation festival in the Nordic region, has announced its 2025 Short Film Competition Programs. www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/fred...

We are incredibly proud to share that Animation World Network has featured our 2025 Stories x Women winners. Click the link in our bio to read more about the five incredible teams. #StoriesxWomen #WIA #WeAreWIA

🔊We want your feedback! Your feedback will directly influence new programs, events, and resources.🗣️ 📝It only takes a few minutes to complete the WIA Community Survey. Together, we can build a stronger, more responsive WIA.

🎨Our friends at the Walt Disney Family Museum are giving our Maker-level members and above a discount on tickets for an exclusive presentation with two Walt Disney Animation Studios’ artists, Brittney Lee and Lorelay Bové. For more information on our membership, visit our link tree.

🎞️ 📽️ The WIA NYC Animation Film Festival is Back! 🔊We are calling Tri-State Animators (NY, NJ, PA, CT), both professionals and students, to submit your short films, 10 minutes in length or less! ✏️ If selected, your work will be screened in the iconic SVA Theater on October 4th, 2025.

🎞️ Fox Entertainment Studios has promoted Dana Tafoya-Cameron to head of Bento Box Entertainment and Animation. Additionally Netflix alum Michelle Huynh joined FES as head of studio content operations. 🗞️ Article by Variety. To read more, link to article is in our bio!

Siggraph 2025 is just around the corner! We're excited to kick off our day of panels with a powerful conversation featuring women in leadership across ILM, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Pixar Animation Studios. Interested in attending? Be sure to RSVP here: 🔗 lnkd.in/gA4NRd5d

Have you signed up for the Sony Animation + WIA Summer Speakers Series? Check out the next conversation, What is Marketing & Public Relations for Animation? This is a member-exclusive event. Register by clicking the link in our bio and then clicking on WIA Events. See you there! #WIA #WeAreWIA

📣 WIA Mentorship Group 2 Circles are NOW OPEN!! 📣 These are our Advance Career Circles. These fill up fast, so don't delay! We have implemented a virtual waiting room to help with a smooth app process. Apply by clicking the link in our bio under Mentorship. #WIA #WeAreWIA #WIAMentorship

🔊Join Pixel Zoo Animation Studios leaders as they share insights into the current booming animation business in Australia and what production is like there, career opportunities, and what the studio looks for in rising talent and projects. 🗓️ Aug. 5, 2025 🕔 5 p.m. PST 💻 VIRTUAL

📣 WIA Mentorship Group 2 Circles are NOW OPEN!! 📣 These are our Entry and Early Career Circles. These fill up fast, so don't delay! We have implemented a virtual waiting room to help with a smooth app process. Apply by clicking the link in our bio under Mentorship. #WIA #WeAreWIA #WIAMentorship

🗣️ Will you be at SIGGRAPH 2025? Join our friends at Collective Moxie and Autodesk for this curated mixer! Creative Mixer: Flow Studio x Collective Moxie Chambar Restaurant 568 Beatty St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2L3 Tuesday, August 13 5:00 PM RSVP here: bit.ly/S25MixerFlowStudio

✏️ Join Pixel Zoo Animation Studios leaders as they share insights into the current booming animation business in Australia and what production is like there, career opportunities, and what the studio looks for in rising talent and projects!* 🗓️ August 5, 2025 🕔 5 PM PST 💻 Virtual!

🔊Connect with fellow members from around the globe, exchange ideas, and expand your professional network in animation, VFX, and gaming. Whether you’re looking for collaboration opportunities, career insights, or just some great conversations with like-minded creatives, this event is for you!*

🇨🇴🖌️ Colombian animation is hitting a fresh stride, driven by a mix of social storytelling, ancestral mythologies and new talent, plus determined governmental support. WIA Colombia is doing stellar work in ensuring gender equity is front and center. 🗞️ Article by Variety. Article link in our bio!

Happy International Non-Binary People's Day! 💛🤍💜🖤 💛 Celebrate yourself! 🤍 You are seen! 💜 You are heard! 🖤 You are valid! #nonbinarypeoplesday #WIA #WeAreWIA #nonbinary

Cartoon Network Studios will showcase their Cartoon Cartoons shorts program at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con on July 25th at 10AM PDT. Artists will "proudly screen their animated shorts and share their experience in being a part of the studio's rich creative legacy."

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🎬 The inaugural Film Festival at Hollywood Park is set to take place Oct 6-12, 2025 in Los Angeles and have extended a submission discount to WIA community members! Use discount code IndieFilmmaker10 to receive 10% off your submission cost. Deadline to apply is Aug. 1 so don’t delay! 🎬 Link in Bio

Weeks 2 + 3 of BRIC's Animation Pitch Summer Bootcamp = characters, world building, and pitch practice in action! 🌍✏️ 👀 Stay tuned next week for a glimpse at our students' final animation pitch presentations. 🔗 bricfoundation.org/summer-bootcamps