WIA sets the program for the world summit of women in animation in Annecy

WIA sets the program for the world summit of women in animation in Annecy

Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the program of the sixth world summit women's annual in animation, to coincide with this year's Annecy International Animation Festival and Mifa 2022. The theme of this year's summit is "Gender Justice: A Global Call for Inclusion in Animation."

The Women in Animation World Summit will take place Monday 13 June at the Imperial Palace Hotel and will feature a one-day symposium of panels and focused conversations that will highlight key thought leaders, filmmakers and executives from around the world discussing gender justice: a system of fairness and equity for people of all genders and gender identities, including men, women, transgender and non-binary people.

As with any Summit inception, this year's event will be live streamed and available to the general public via the WIA website from 9:30 am to 16:30 pm CEST / 12:30 pm to 7:30 am. PST, with a lunch break from 12:20 pm to 14:30 pm PST. The Summit will also be recorded and posted on the WIA website later.

"For the past six years, the WIA has conducted critical conversations on the global stage about diversity, inclusion and equity through our world leaders in women in animation," said Marge Dean, president of the WIA. “We are extremely proud of the work we have done but we are not done. I am thrilled that our XNUMXth World Summit theme will examine how gender justice can be a solution to some of the problems facing the sector, including a real labor shortage. We want to ensure that people of all gender identities have the power and access to opportunities to improve their lives. I look forward to several inspiring and inspiring conversations at this year's summit. "

“We are at a turning point in our industry and in the world where it is urgent and necessary to look more inclusive at the concept of gender, question traditional power dynamics and seek to build a globally equitable creative community. In doing so, we broaden the talent pool, create environments where all artists thrive and tell the best and most exciting stories, ”said Julie Ann Crommett, WIA Secretary / DEI President, Founder and CEO, Collective Moxie; Equity and inclusion strategist. “The theme of the WIA World Summit will reflect on exactly this: what gender justice is, why it is so urgent, and how creating equity and inclusion through gender identities really helps solve the global job needs of our sector and pushes us towards the next great creative renaissance ".

dded Mickaël Marin, CEO of CITIA, on behalf of the Annecy International Animation Festival, “After three long years, we are very happy to once again host an event that has become essential to accompany the changes in our industry. Working with WIA, an organization whose mission is to bring true equity to all people in our industry, is always a source of inspiration. I sincerely thank all the associations (including Les Femmes s'Animent, MIA, FIAPF…) who work for change every day and have contributed to the success of this edition. Annecy will always be by your side ”.

Summit program:

Welcome from the WIA  and the Annecy Festival
The president of the WIA  Marge Dean,  the CEO of CITIA  Mickaël Marin  and the boss of Mifa,  Veronique Encrenaz , welcome spectators and participants.

Introduction to the topic  di  Julie Ann Crommett , WIA Secretary / DEI President and Founder and CEO, Collective Moxie; Equity and inclusion strategist

PANEL: What does gender justice look like in the world?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to gender justice and its challenges around the world vary as much as geography. This discussion features voices from around the world voicing what women, non-binary and transgender people face in the international animation industry and what gender equity looks like for them.

  • Moderator:  Eleanor Coleman ,  vice president, Les Femmes s'Animent
  • Speakers: Mounia Aram - Founder and President, Mounia Aram Company (Morocco), Paula Boffo - Director, comic artist, Ojo Raro (Argentina), Maureen Fan - CEO and co-founder, Baobab Studios (USA)

PANEL: How is gender justice a solution to the labor shortage?
The animation industry is experiencing a shortage of workforce. This panel talks about the future of animation work and how people of underrepresented genres are in a unique position to help provide solutions to this very real problem.

  • Moderator: Jill Hopper  - Head of Global Production Planning and Strategy, DreamWorks Animation
  • Speakers: Adrianna “AJ” Cohen  - Senior Vice President / Global Director of Feature and Episode Production, Mikros Animation, Ramsey Naito  - President, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, David Prescott  - Senior Vice President, Creative, DNEG Animation

PANEL: Case Studies: Gender Inclusion Programs
Several organizations share how their gender inclusion programs are increasing the access of underrepresented people to the animation workforce around the world.

  • Moderator: Jena Olson - Head of Operations, WIA
  • Speakers: Deepa Joshi - Co-CEO, Incessant Rains, Delphine Nicolini - Artistic Producer, Les Femmes s'Animent, Sajda Ouachtouki - Senior Manager, Global Public Policy, The Walt Disney Company (FIAPF / WIA Delegate Program), Miles Perkins - EU Commercial Director, Media and Entertainment, Epic Games, Vanessa Sinden - Producer, Triggerfish

FIRESIDE CHAT: Inclusive Recruitment: Resolving the Manpower Shortage in Animation I
leaders in global creative talent development, animation and DEI will recap the day's learnings and discuss the importance of intentional and inclusive talent development as multifaceted and fundamental in addressing the needs of unique storytelling, artistic authenticity and solutions to the shortage of manpower in the animation sector.

  • Moderator: Julie Ann Crommett - WIA Secretary / DEI President and Founder and CEO, Collective Moxie; Equity and inclusion strategist
  • Speakers: Marya Bangee - VP of RISE - Representation and Inclusion Strategies, The Walt Disney Studios, Chris Mack - Director | Creative Talent Investment & Development IO EMEA, Netflix, Janine Weigold - Manager, EMEA animated series, Netflix

In addition to the Summit program, the WIA and the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers' Associations) will host six delegations of directors selected for the whole week in Annecy. Stories for Women , creating connections for these directors with the best animation professionals around the world. The program aims to increase the diversity of voices in animation globally and to create international opportunities for female animators from emerging national film and audiovisual animation communities who want to tell their authentic stories. This year directors from Argentina, Colombia, Peru, South Africa and Thailand are represented. The program is sponsored by Walt Disney Animation Studios with additional support from Triggerfish Animation. (More information here ).

This year's World Summit logo was designed by Hyesu Lee . Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Lee has always been driven by curiosity about how people connect. Though very shy, he used his art of him as a way to observe and get to know the people around them. Art, as you say, has no language barriers. In the mid-XNUMXs Lee went to study abroad in the UK, where he graduated from the University of the Arts in London with a degree in Illustration. She then moved to New York City where she earned an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Now based in Brooklyn, she is an established and sought-after illustrator, artist, muralist and educator.

The Women in Animation Virtual World Summit is made possible thanks to the continued support of WIA's Global Fund partners: donors WIA Leadership Circle (in alphabetical order): Animal Logic, Autodesk, Epic Games, NBC Universal / Illumination / DreamWorks Animation, MTV Entertainment Studios, Netflix, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Paramount, Reel FX Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Animation / Sony Pictures Imageworks / Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company (including Walt Disney Studios / RISE, Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm and Disney Television Animation Studios ); WIA Partners Circle Donors (in alphabetical order): Agora Studios, Amazon (AWS), Crunchyroll, DNEG Animation, Nicole Paradis Grindle, LAIKA, Locksmith Animation, Skydance Animation, ToonBoom, Warner Animation Group, Wētā FX and Virtuos Games; WIA Supporters Circle Donors (in alphabetical order): Aardman, Gail Currey, Electronic Arts (EA), GKIDS, Jinko Gotoh, Molly Mason Boule, Nexus Studios, Skybound Entertainment and The Gotham Group; WIA friends include Bad Robot, Mark & ​​Kimb Osborne, ShadowMachine, Spire Studios, and WildBrain Studios.

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