Women In Animation

Reprinted from Animation Magazine By Ramin Zahed This Friday, November 7, the Automata gallery in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood will open the doors on The Sweepers, a new conceptual art exhibition of the work of acclaimed animation leader and multi-media artist Marge Dean. Each piece is build around the same concept: What would a world where housework is […]

Today, WIA announced the five teams selected for the 2025 cohort for Stories x Women, a program aimed at increasing the diversity of voices in animation globally. Stories x Women’s concrete goal is to support access to international opportunities for women animators from emerging national film and audio-visual animation communities of Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin

WIA recently announced the 55 global recipients — the largest group of award recipients to date — of the WIA Scholarship fund. The WIA Scholarship Program is an annual award committed to furthering deserving students who demonstrate artistic talent, a passion for animation, a financial need, and a promising future in animation, VFX, or gaming.

WIA is seeking to commission our next featured artist for the 9th Annual WIA World Summit at Annecy. As part of our ongoing commitment to spotlighting diverse artistic voices, we are looking for an artist from Hungary to create the official summit artwork, representing Hungary as the featured country of the Annecy International Animation Film

Remembering Fumi Kitahara We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved friend, colleague, and longtime board member, Fumi Kitahara. She was a premier publicist, renowned awards consultant, passionate advocate, and cherished member of the animation community. Kitahara passed away on February 24, 2025 at age 56 due to complications related to her