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Good News Thursday: Animation program helps children talk about world issues, French artist dedicates mural to Ukrainian POWs

Elementary school students in California use animation to learn about and discuss world issues. The students then use these animations to express their feelings on the matter. (CNN, KSLA, Alameda Fire ...
Variety

Sony Pictures and CAPE Announce Return of Program to Uplift AAPI Animation Creatives

In collaboration with Sony Pictures, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) announced the return of the CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator. The initiative aims to identify and equip ...
Deadline.com

Universal Launches Animation Writers Program To Amplify Diverse Voices; Execs From DreamWorks & Illumination To Mentor Inaugural Cohort Of 5

On Tuesday, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group announced that it is launching a new Animation Writers Program, aimed at uplifting underrepresented voices in film and television. The writers selected ...
Variety

African Animation on the Rise: Nearly a Third of Co-Production Pitch Projects at MIA Come From Africa, Disney’s ‘Kizazi Moto’ in Spotlight

Introduced last year, MIA’s dedicated animation program heads into its sophomore edition with a more firmly entrenched industry position and a resoundingly global outlook. With the program scaffolding ...