Heading into its 20th anniversary year in 2014, Women In Animation (Wia) has relaunched under new executive leadership.
The co-presidents are Margaret Dean (pictured, at left), director of production for Mattel’s newly formed Playground Productions, and Kristy Scanlan (pictured, at right), Technicolor vp of business development, animation and games.
Wia has also formed a new executive committee, board of directors and advisory committee. Retiring co-presidents Rita Street and Jan Nagel will continue to support Wia as members of the advisory committee.
Dean and Scanlan are charged with leading the restructured Wia, communicating the organisation’s current role and future vision to its members worldwide.
Encompassing women from all aspects of the animation industry, Wia envisions a world in which “women share fully in the creation, production and rewards of animation, resulting in richer and more diverse entertainment and media that move our culture forward.”
The executive committee includes: Barbara Cimity as treasurer and Dawn Rivera-Ernster as secretary...
The co-presidents are Margaret Dean (pictured, at left), director of production for Mattel’s newly formed Playground Productions, and Kristy Scanlan (pictured, at right), Technicolor vp of business development, animation and games.
Wia has also formed a new executive committee, board of directors and advisory committee. Retiring co-presidents Rita Street and Jan Nagel will continue to support Wia as members of the advisory committee.
Dean and Scanlan are charged with leading the restructured Wia, communicating the organisation’s current role and future vision to its members worldwide.
Encompassing women from all aspects of the animation industry, Wia envisions a world in which “women share fully in the creation, production and rewards of animation, resulting in richer and more diverse entertainment and media that move our culture forward.”
The executive committee includes: Barbara Cimity as treasurer and Dawn Rivera-Ernster as secretary...
- 10/29/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Earlier this week, Filminute — the short film competition which Filmmaker partnered with last month — announced the winners of this year’s awards. On the site in September, we featured five one-minute films: Christian Fischer’s Indian Mystery, Stijn Ghijsen and Tara Fallaux’s Sarina, Rafael Morais and Vijessna Ferkic’s Still Here, Ant Blades’ Wildebeest and Jeanne and Louise Traon’s Colloque Sentimental.
Here’s the release:
London/Bucharest/Toronto, October 10, 2012 – Awards for the 7th edition of Filminute, the
international one-minute film festival, were announced today. UK director Ant Blade’s dramatic and
hilarious animation Chop Chop took top honours with the jury, while fellow Brit Ben Jacobson’s
comic thriller, Candy Crime, was the favourite selected by Filminute’s voting public.
The 7-member international jury which included Prasoon Joshi, Radu Jude, Arjun Basu, Lenora Hume
& Gyorgy Karpati, gave animation its strongest year ever at the festival with Best Filminute...
Here’s the release:
London/Bucharest/Toronto, October 10, 2012 – Awards for the 7th edition of Filminute, the
international one-minute film festival, were announced today. UK director Ant Blade’s dramatic and
hilarious animation Chop Chop took top honours with the jury, while fellow Brit Ben Jacobson’s
comic thriller, Candy Crime, was the favourite selected by Filminute’s voting public.
The 7-member international jury which included Prasoon Joshi, Radu Jude, Arjun Basu, Lenora Hume
& Gyorgy Karpati, gave animation its strongest year ever at the festival with Best Filminute...
- 10/12/2012
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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