Women In Animation

In a show of compassion and dedication, Dina Sherman, a seasoned professional voice over actor, with more than 18 years of experience, will donate 50% of her net earnings for the next 12 months to the Alzheimer’s Association.  Her generous contribution will help the Association provide care and support to families affected by this devastating disease.

Over five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death and every 71 seconds another diagnosis is made.  As the huge “baby boomer” generation reaches its 60s and 70s, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s will dramatically increase.

Dina strongly feels that we all need to do our part to help those who are living with Alzheimer’s and to help fund research to protect the future.

Join Women In Animation at our

“Birds of a Feather” event

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 501A 8 - 10 am

Entrance to “Birds of a Feather” is free.

Also, Pamela Thompson, founding member of Women in Animation, Recruiter and Career Coach will be giving a class at SIGGRAPH on August 12 from 8:30-12:15 in Room 406AB called “Get the Job You Want in Computer Graphics.” Presenting with her are Fran Zandonella of Rhythm and Hues and Stan Szymanski, of Sony Imageworks.

For tickets and registration to the Conference - www.siggraph.org/s2008

Animation writers can get pitch materials without losing ownership

Ft. Lauderdale, FL — July 23, 2008–

Writers with great concepts and limited time or resources can turn their ideas into on-screen reality by partnering with ShanghaiPop, a leading animation studio that is now offering creator ownership to professional animation series writers with a proven track record in the broadcast industry.

This collaborative opportunity enables writers to export the strains of producing an animated series – from character design, pitch bible and a quick animation trailer to marketing– without losing all ownership in the process.

As leaders in the deadline-driven industry of broadcast and advertising, ShanghaiPop artists will quickly turn concepts into pitch material in time for upcoming pitch opportunities at MIPCOM and MIPCOM Junior.

Writers interested in collaborating with ShanghaiPop can contact Eve Chang at (818)842-0864 x.114 or send submissions, scripts and resumes via email to evec@shanghaipop.tv.

About ShanghaiPop
ShanghaiPop is the newest addition to Interactive Art Services’ vault of around-the-clock animation, storyboard, illustration and virtual world creation studios.  Established in 2007, ShanghaiPop combines the best animation artists the U.S., Asia and Europe via an interactive, online collaborative platform.

About Interactive Art Services
Interactive Art Services is an innovative company that combines exceptional talent with web-enabled technologies to produce interactive, story-based presentation artwork.  Founded in 1998 by CEO Scott Ownbey, IAS currently has over 100 artists working worldwide in the following five locations: London, UK, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Burbank, California, Shanghai, China and Manila, Philippines