This year’s Annecy International Animation Festival will
include a new addition to the roster of events: the Women in Animation World
Summit, a day-long symposium of panels and discussions on topics relevant to
women in the animation world that will take place June 12 at the Impérial
Palace Hotel.
The event is hosted by Women in Animation (WIA) and its
sister group, Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA), as well as Walt Disney Studios, the
Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), the Société des Auteurs et
Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD) and Hiventy, all in conjunction with Mifa 2017.
Some of the topics the panels will address include “Exploring Unconscious
Bias,” “50/50 by 2025 — How are We Getting There?” “Developing Diverse Stories”
and “Artists’ Experiences.”
“We are honored to co-host the first Women in Animation
World Summit at Annecy, with Mifa’s continued support of our advocacy,” said
WIA co-president Marge Dean. “Our big focus for this year is on recognizing and
understanding unconscious bias, an achievement which will help everyone work
together towards WIA’s goal of bringing equity to creative leadership in our
industry by 2025.”
Featured panelists include industry executives and producers
from companies like Warner Animation Group, Illumination Entertainment, CANUK
Prods., Studio Canal China, Oriental DreamWorks and Walt Disney Animation
Studios, as well as artists from all areas of the animation industry.
In addition to the summit, LFA will host a series of
breakfast meetings at the Brasserie du Parc over the next four days designed to
foster increased awareness and build a better place for women in animation.
Each informal meeting will have different selected topics such as women in the
Chinese animation industry, women directors in Annecy, and engaged and emerging
filmmakers. Highlighted speakers will lead the discussions.
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