🎉 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

🔴 Date Change – Annecy 2026 Due to the G7 Summit in Haute-Savoie, the Festival & Mifa will exceptionally reschedule. 📅 New dates: 🎬 Festival: 21–27 June 🎟️ Mifa: 23–26 June We’re working with other events to adjust programming & support professionals. 🙏 Thank you!

📣 ANNOUNCING 📣 The 2025 WIA Mentorship Program Round 2 descriptions! We have MORE THAN 50 CIRCLES this round! The largest number of Circles to date! Check out the descriptions by clicking the link in our bio under Mentorship. #WIA #WeAreWIA #WIAMentorship #Mentorship #MentorshipMatters

It’s almost time again! Applications for our latest round of the WIA Mentorship Circles program will open very soon! The WIA Mentorship Circles Program connects people of underrepresented gender identities at all professional levels to dedicated mentors who can help them achieve the next steps.

Want to level up your skills while the sun shines? Curious what top recruiters really look for in a portfolio? Join us and Sony Pictures Animation for their Summer with SPA Speakers Series! Registration links dropping soon! This is a WIA members-only perk. Click the link in our bio to join today!

Have you joined the WIA Discord? We have a lot going on over there! Check out our July events! Access to the WIA Discord is part of your WIA membership! Sign up here ---> wearewia.org/my-account/w...

🏆66 Animation Pros Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches🏆 WIA wants to congratulate to the newly added members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences! 🗞️To read more of this article, link in bio!

Happy 36th birthday to the talented Kimiko Glenn.

Did you know that WIA is on Discord? We are! It's one of the perks of membership! Sign up and connect with like-minded folks and participate in some fun events and networking opportunities! Sign up today and get the most out of your WIA membership! wearewia.org/become-a-mem...

This summer's just getting started with BRIC's Animation Pitch Bootcamp! Week 1 unlocked big ideas and bold storytelling 🎬✍ ☀️ Interested in joining a Summer Bootcamp? There's still time! 🔗 bricfoundation.org/summer-bootcamps

💬 Join Julie Kane-Ritsch, Talent Manager and Head of Animation and Family Entertainment at The GothamGroup, for a candid discussion on navigating representation as a creative. 🗓️ Thursday, June 26, 2025 🕠 5:30 PM PST 💻 Virtual ✏️ Register Today! RSVP link in bio.

🔥 Brand Up: A LinkedIn Profile Workshop 🔥 Presented by WIA Vancouver — and YES, there will be prizes! Want recruiters and studios to find YOU? Join this fast-paced, hands-on workshop made just for VFX + animation artists. Check out our Thread for more info below!🧵

On this Juneteenth, and every day, we honor and uplift the creativity, strength, and joy of the Black community. We also remember the past and celebrate the present while understanding that much work still needs to be done to shape a better future. #Juneteenth #WeAreWIA

🌐Our WIA World Summit 2025 Panels recording are now available! Enjoy the wisdom and advice from professionals! Checkout our line up below: 1️⃣ The Audience Driven Future 2️⃣ The Future of Adult Animation 3️⃣ What's Next: Showcasing the Future 💬 Link in bio!

Ten prizes and two distinctions were awarded Friday at the Special Prizes Ceremony of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/anne...

🎥 A new residency is launching in Annecy, @annecyfestival.bsky.social‬, to support women feature animation directors. We would like to thank Annecy and Mickaël, for the continued support and dedication to gender equity in animation! 🎉 #AnnecyFilmFestival #Annecy #Animation #WIA #WeAreWIA

🌟Meet Margarita Beglaryan, a dynamic creative who has made WIA a vital part of her journey into the animation industry🌟 From the WIA Scholarship to participating in the WIA Mentorship Circles program, she has leveraged many of WIA’s programs to her advantage. 🌟Read more of her story, link in bio!🌟

Thank you to everyone who joined us and World VFX Day for our gathering in the park at Annecy! Lots of wonderful connections were made and conversations were had!