Women In Animation

CINEFAMILY @ THE SILENT MOVIE THEATRE
present The World Premiere of a new HBO Special

“GETTING OVER HIM IN EIGHT SONGS OR LESS”

A new animated film by Debra J. Solomon
Tuesday January 5th at 8pm

Filmmaker Debra J. Solomon in Person

The world premiere of the new HBO special “Getting Over Him In Eight Songs Or Less,” an animated mini-musical created by Debra J. Solomon (Lizzie McGuire) which chronicles the heroically sad but often funny voyage we all must make when love goes south and you have to find your own way. Based in New York, Solomon has created Emmy and Peabody-winning animation for over ten years, and will be at the Cinefamily in person to answer your questions about the world of indie animation during a Q&A (moderated by Jerry Beck) following the screening, which also includes some of her award-winning shorts!

WIA and ASIFA members receive discount admission price $10.

8pm @ The Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, 90036 / 323-655-2510

Advance tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/90809

http://cinefamily.org/

WIA Bay Area hosted a successful meeting at the Art Institute of California on Thursday, October 22nd.  Over 50 guests attended the “self-branding” panel featuring guest speakers Jeff Ballard, Senior Recruiter at EA, Kim Diaz, Lead Recruiter at Lucasfilm Animation, and Alan Segal, branding expert and AI instructor.  Attendees also enjoyed Halloween candy, delicious cookies, a fun raffle, and lots of networking!  Our next meeting is scheduled for January 2010 (date TBD).  We hope to see you there!

It was not that long ago when “3D” was a synonym for “cheesy”. You wore geeky glasses to watch out-of-focus genre pictures that tried to generate excitement by making actors jump at the camera. Well, you still need the glasses, but 3D in the 21st Century is a flexible, sophisticated and non-cheesy medium for the latest animation technology. It’s so trendy that studios are going back and turning 2D movies into 3D movies. How does this effect the animation professional who still has to contend with that so-twentieth-century piece of paper?

Find out how to make your portfolio jump into the interviewer’s face on Thursday, November 5th, at WIA-LA’s next General Meeting, In its new home in the Meeting Hall of the snazzy new Animation Guild Building , a panel of producers, animators and evangelists will guide you through the filmmaking of the future, and clue you in on how to be a part of it.

The meeting will be held at The Animation Guild, 1105 N. Hollywood Way in
Burbank, CA, on Thursday, November 5th. Schmoozing and networking begins at
6:30 p.m. and the meeting proper starts at 7:00. Food and soft drinks will be available.

Seating is limited, so please RSVP early. To
RSVP, email lachapterrsvps@aol.com (this is the only address accepting RSVPs: please
don’t email WIA International). Our cutoff For RSVPS is Tuesday, November 3rd. Non-members
will be asked for a $10.00 donation; members are free.

Glasses not required.

Walt Disney Pictures and ASIFA-Hollywood invite Women In Animation members and a guest to a screening of:

PONYO

Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 7:00 pm

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5230 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Reservations are required. To RSVP please call 818-560-5551.

From the Academy Award®-winning director and world-renowned Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki comes PONYO, a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.”  Already a box-office success in Japan , the story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by NOAH CYRUS) and her quest to become human features an outstanding roster of voice talent, including CATE BLANCHETT, MATT DAMON, TINA FEY, FRANKIE JONAS, CLORIS LEACHMAN, LIAM NEESON, LILY TOMLIN and BETTY WHITE.

There’s two great events coming up:

On Oct. 22nd, is a fabulous networking event hosted by Jill Gilbert of ONE PLUS HUB - Animation Groups in the Big Apple. ASIFA, WIA, and Women In Children’s Media are the groups invited.  It’s Thursday, from 7:00pm-10:00pm, at Beauty Bar at 231 E. 14th St., NY  10003.  For more info, check out oneplushub.com.  NO NEED TO RSVP JUST SHOW UP!  Cash bar.

Our meeting on Oct. 19th, is with Scott Tornek, Co-Founder and President of So Smart! Productions. His company creates and produces trusted, award-winning animated DVD’s and related products for babies, toddler and preschoolers. He will show clips of his latest series, So Smart! First Word Stories, and talk about both the creative and business perspectives as an independent creator, producer, and distributor. He will also discuss the company’s latest foray into mass market retailing, with their new distribution partner, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. He would like this to be an interactive discussion, so be sure to bring your questions! Check out the So Smart! website at:  www.sosmart.com
The Vitals:
Date: Monday, Oct. 19th
Time: 6:30-8pm
Place:  SVA - School of Visual Arts/209 East 23rd St.,betwn 2nd and 3rd Aves/ ROOM 502
RSVP:  To me by Thursday, Oct. 15th at lisaggoldman@yahoo.com.  This is the latest date
possible because I must get a list into SVA security.

If you are not a member, we ask for a $10 donation.  If you want to join, please visit the
website at wia.animationblogspot.com
Students are free with a valid ID.

Please join the Women in Animation page on Facebook!  It’s free!  And for more free fun, check out Marlene Sharp’s animation column in the Detroit Examiner:  http://www.examiner.com/x-16212-LA-Animation-Examiner  Thanks!

Get ready to raise your glasses! Thanks to Decode Entertainment, our annual Women in Animation MIPCOM Cocktail Party is back! This year we’ll honor the career of Corus Kids’ Jocelyn Hamilton, enter a drawing for some jewelry and – as always – gossip about the television animation industry. If you’re headed to Cannes for the market, please join us Sunday, October 4th on The Don Juan boat, docked alongside the Palais between 5:30 and 7:30 pm. RSVP by September 30th to Toni Jarosz (tonij@decode-ent.com).

During the Sept.22nd meeting of the International Board of Directors of Women in Animation, the a new board, a new set of officers and co-presidents were confirmed as follows:

Jan Nagel- Co-President (President Emeritus)
Rita Street – Co-President (President Emeritus/Founder)
Stephanie Graziano – Vice President (President Emeritus)
Hope Parker – Treasurer
Richard Sigler – Secretary

Lisa Goldman (President/New York Chapter)
Linda Miller (President/ Los Angeles Chapter)
Chara Campenlla
Leah Hoyer
Dori Littell-Herrick
Marlene Sharp
Pamela Thompson
Bonita Versh

Mary Ellen Thomas continues her role as the executive assistant to the board, handling membership, accounting and general questions at wia@womeninanimation.org.

“How To Make A Great Preschool Series” Three-Day Intensive

Little Airplane Academy will be conducting an intensive, three-day preschool
television workshop.  Participants will learn the fundamentals of creating a
preschool series from pitching through writing, character design, directing
and producing both live action and animated shows.

Location:    Little Airplane Productions
207 Front Street (between Fulton and Beekman)
South Street Seaport
New York, NY  10038

Dates:    The course is comprised of three full days as well as optional
evening activities.  The course will take place on the following dates:

Saturday, August 15th
Sunday, August 16th
Monday, August 17th

Fee:      $1500 for the course but WIA members will get $500 off
so your fee will be $1000 - tell Melinda Richards see contact info below

Space in the course is limited and a simple application and resume
are required.  Please contact Little Airplane at the number below
to receive an application.  There is no fee to apply.

For questions, please call 212-965-8999 or e-mail:
melinda@littleairplane.com or visit our website at www.littleairplane.com.

As you know by now, WIA’s Annual Meeting is upon us and we are thrilled to be hosting you on the roof of Cartoon Network’s Burbank offices.  It promises to be a wonderful night, but be sure to bring a jacket as it can be chilly and flat shoes because it is a roof top.

This year’s meeting will highlight a spirited program of Voiceover talent, reminding us all of the contribution good comedy can make to the success of a project.  Our own MJ Lallo will be entertaining and informing us, along with a few of her friends.

It is also our desire to encourage the membership to recognize how our many talents can be used to lift the spirits of those less fortunate.  We are looking forward to announcing several opportunities for the members of WIA to join in day long events with both children’s and elderly organizations.  We have seen first hand how these events can encourage healing, talent, and stories to be told.  Our hope is to create a format that all of our chapters can use to interact with charities in their local markets.

As always, we will be presenting the State of the Organization, the vote results from our current Board of Directors election, and maybe even a surprise or two!

So join us. You must RSVP as space will be limited.  Contact us at wia@womeninanimation.org to be added to the attendee list.

We look forward to seeing you at Cartoon Network!

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Place: Cartoon Network Roof Top (Sweaters/jackets are recommended. No high or spiky heels, please.)

For online map, input address of: 300 North Third Street, Burbank, CA 91502

Time: 6:30 Check-in and Networking
7:00 WIA Business
7:30 Program

Donation at Door: Student Members $5. Members $10. Guests $15.

RSVP: No later than Friday, June 12th via wia@womeninanimation.org. Space is limited. RSVP early.

Speakers to be announced.

Got a WIA Ballot in the email?  Use it.  Please exercise your right to vote for WIA Board of Directors.