Last week, the Hollywood Reporter published their annual animators roundtable. There’s no doubt that the talented creators selected to speak their minds had interesting and timely things to say about the industry—Byron Howard (Zootopia), Garth Jennings (Sing), Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), Mike Mitchell (Trolls), John Musker (Moana), Seth Rogen (Sausage Party), and Mark Osborne (The Little Prince)—wrote, produced, acted in, and directed some of the biggest animated films of the year.
But some readers noticed there was something amiss in the roundtable’s line-up, especially given some of the topics the conversation covered.
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What can Hollywood and other animation markets do to encourage and support women to work in the area?
Mentorship. I agree with Geena Davis—if young girls and women see other women working successfully in the industry, it will encourage them to follow and work for their own dream job in film and entertainment. If they see it, they can do it, too. This is also where I put in a plug for Camp Reel Stories, founded by the amazing Esther Pearl, which is a great non-profit summer camp where high school-aged girls can work together and make films.
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