FIAPF (Worldwide Federation of Movie Producers’ Associations) and WIA have introduced the 5 delegations chosen to take part within the second version of Tales x Ladies, a program aimed toward growing range of voices in animation globally. Tales x Ladies’s objective is to help entry to worldwide alternatives for girls animators who wish to inform their genuine tales from rising nationwide movie and audio-visual animation communities of Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. This system is sponsored by The Walt Disney Firm, with further help from Sony Footage Leisure.
These contributors, chosen from a aggressive pool of 130+ candidates, will profit from a collection of mentoring classes led by internationally acclaimed animation specialists, in addition to 1:1 teaching classes that may put together them to pitch their tasks within the upcoming 2023 Annecy Worldwide Animation Movie Competition and Market (MIFA), together with as a part of the MIFA Pitching Periods.
The chosen delegations are (listed by nation in alphabetical order):
- Superpunk – Brazil. A venture led by Mirtes Santana (with Guilherme Petreca).
- Negocio de Brujas (Witch’s Enterprise) – Chile. A venture led by Paulina Sanhueza Meléndez (with Alejandra Jaramillo Fanta)
- Nerea – Dominican Republic. A venture led by Fabiola Contreras Rosso (with Arima Léon)
- The Golden Pig – Malaysia. A venture led by Hwei Ling Ow (with Kate Goodwin)
- Papo Hapo – Türkiye/Kenya. A venture led by Irmak Atabek Ndungu (with Mbithi Masya)
To be thought of for participation in Tales x Ladies, tasks may have as much as two workforce members, however had been required to have not less than one girl in a lead place (i.e., producer, director, or screenwriter).
“FIAPF is proud to convey the second version of Tales x Ladies with WIA with the help of The Walt Disney Firm and Sony Footage Leisure,” stated Luis Alberto Scalella, President of FIAPF. “Our business, particularly its manufacturing section, is dedicated to bringing new tales and new voices to our audiences internationally. Tales x Ladies helps the work of ladies animators from areas which are much less seen within the worldwide market and is an additional contribution to the collective efforts made by this business in that subject. As the worldwide voice for producers worldwide, FIAPF promotes all types of movie genres, together with animation and its common language.”
Marge Dean, WIA president, stated, “For 10 years, WIA has been centered on reaching 50/50 gender parity in animation by 2025. The Tales x Ladies program aligns completely with our mission of supporting and empowering folks of underrepresented gender identities in animation. It’s actively eradicating obstacles confronted by girls and gender non-conforming creatives and making house for them to inform their genuine tales. We will’t wait to see the expansion and growth of this worldwide group of gifted creators.”
“I’m thrilled to be a part of this thrilling initiative to help, mentor, and champion girls in animation from around the globe,” stated Disney Govt Vice President of TV Animation, Meredith Robert. “Annecy is the world’s premier animation pageant and welcoming these unimaginable storytellers to the pageant, and giving them entry to all its sources and connections, will go a protracted solution to serving to them convey their distinctive tales to the world.”
Dan Sarto is Writer and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Community.
