Women In Animation

CARTOONS ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS.
Never have been.
Never will be…especially lately.

Animation for adult audiences is suddenly a hot trend, affecting the content of films, TV and, of course, the Web. For those of us with a low cuteness threshold, this can only come as welcome relief.

If you’ve ever had an idea for something other than the 6-to-11-year-old demographic, join us on Wednesday, October 22nd for WIA/LA’s next General Meeting: “Animation Of, By and For Adults.”
A panel of creators and executives will discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of programming for the grown-up market. These include:

Patric Verrone - President, WGA West
Yvette Kaplan - Director, “Beevis & Butthead”
Ollie Green - Line Producer, “Superjail”
Adam Kosloff - Staff Writer, “Spaceballs: The Animated Series”

Join us at the Dreamworks campus (1000 Flower Street, Glendale, California) on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008. Schmoozing and networking begins at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting proper starts at 7:00. Finger food and soft drinks should be available. Please RSVP early to lachapterrsvps@aol.com; for security reasons we have to close the RSVP list on Sunday, October 19th. Don’t be left out!

Toronto, Canada — Oct.1, 2008 — Animax Entertainment is celebrating the opening of their new studio in Toronto with a script-writing contest for Canadians. The Animax Canucks Cartoon Script Contest is open to all Canadian citizens (living in Canada or elsewhere) and is accepting 7-minute cartoon script entries now through Nov. 31, 2008. Contestants can enter by going to www.animaxinteractive.com/canuck.

Judges for the contest will include members of the Animax team as well as noted agents, producers, writers and artists from both Canada and the U.S. Prizes will include “The Top Banana,” a development option with Animax Entertainment worth (Canadian) $2,500 and a beer as well as $1,500 and $1,000 for second- and third-place winners

The Animax Canucks Cartoon Script Contest is open to all styles of writing, but particular interest to the judges are scripts suitable for the tween, preschool and adult demographics. Scripts must be original and no longer than 10-pages in length.

WIA’s Writer’s Roundtable hosted by Bret Wilson will be on Monday, October 6th at the Animation Guild from 7-9pm.  Special guest: Greg Weisman, Story Editor and Supervisor for The Spectacular Spider Man TV.  Please contact her at wiawritersrt@gmail.com to RSVP.

Next Pitch Night will be on Thursday, October 30th at the Animation Guild.  Guest artist and additional info TBA.

WIA- Los Angeles is holding their next General Meeting on “Adult Animation” at Dreamworks Campus on October 22nd.  More info TBA shortly including panelists, and RSVP information.