The rooster's teeth and the power plant animation come together to form the Austin chapter of women in the animation

Women in Animation (WIA), the largest group dedicated to the advancement of women in the animation and vfx industries, has created a new chapter in Austin, Texas.

Here are the details:

• Today sees the launch of WIA Austin, which will work to support the careers of women in the city's animation industry and increase their numbers, aiming for 50/50 parity by 2025. The chapter was created by Rooster Teeth and Powerhouse. Animation, Austin's two largest animation studios, in partnership with the Texas Film Commission.
• Launched in 1995, WIA has grown from a restructuring in 2013, gradually expanding the scope of its businesses. WIA Austin is its XNUMXth global chapter. The last chapter to be launched was in Montreal last April.
• WIA Austin will host its first event on May 1st - online of course. Margaret Dean, president of WIA, will host a virtual panel with women artists working in animation in the city. Other attendees will be Steph Swope, co-founder and producer of Minnow Mountain; Yssa Badiola, director of Rooster Teeth; Julie Newberry-Olson, storyboard artist at Powerhouse Animation; and Gracie Arenas Strittmatter, Technical Art Director and Deputy Director of Art and Animation at Bioware. Participation is free and open to all; register your interest here.
• Rooster Teeth, owned by AT & T-Warnermedia, was founded in 2003. Driven by the popularity of its long-standing web series Red against blue, has become a successful production studio and producers Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy for Netflix, Jan: BLOCK for HBO Max e RWBY, which airs on digital platforms. Last June, then CEO Matt Hullum apologized after many employees criticized his online work practices.
• Powerhouse Animation was founded in 2001. It is best known for the production of action-adventure series with an anime flavor for Netflix: its catalog includes Castlevania, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, e Siis Manos. Rooster Teeth and Powerhouse attract the largest group of animation professionals and entertainment professionals in Texas, which is ranked the 4th best state in the country for employing multimedia artists / animators.
• "After working in Austin as a consulting producer for Rooster Teeth, I was very impressed and excited about the potential explosion of the animation industry here," said WIA President Dean. "And I am thrilled that the two main studies are determined to put gender equality at the heart of that expansion. WIA will do all it can to support that effort."
• For the past three years, WIA has hosted a symposium at the Annecy Festival. Last year's event saw the publication of "Increasing Inclusion in Animation," the first study of its kind on the roles of women in the industry. The research has exposed, in great detail, the gains made by women and the challenges they continue to face.