AFROANIMATION
SUMMIT 3.0
Burbank, California
about us
AfroAnimation 3.0 is a 2-day in-person and virtual Summit in Burbank, California, that has grown to 4,900 creative and industry executive attendees as of 2022. AfroAnimation is a platform dedicated to empowering creatives, creating employment pathways and increasing diverse and women representation in the animation industry. We do this by connecting creators of color from around the globe, once a year to Hollywood and Canadian film and television companies to meet and discuss important topics relative to the vertical, gain new insights, recruit, screen indie films, network, award and celebrate.
what's new
In-Person and Virtual
Dynamic Panel
Discussions
In-Person
Meet Studio
Executives
In-Person
On-Site
Recruiting
In-Person
Workshops and
Masterclasses
In-Person
VIP Networking
Receptions
In-Person
CVs and
Portfolio Reviews
In-Person and Virtual
Icon Awards
Luncheon
In-Person
Women in
Animation Event
In-Person
Expo Hall
In-Person
LatinX
Fireside Chat
In-Person
Online
Streaming Pass
In-Person
Blockbuster Traller
Movie Screening Room
In-Person
Indie Animation
Short Film Competition
In-Person
Internships and
Apprenticeship
In-Person
Gift Bags
and Perks
In-Person
WHO TO EXPECT AT
AFROANIMATION 3.0
PRODUCERs/DIRECTORS
STUDIO RECRUITERS
CHARACTER DESIGNERS
STORYTELLERS
ILLUSTRATORS
ANIMATORS
STUDiO EXECUTIVES
STUDENTS
Television ExecutiveS
PREMIER SPONSORS
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COMMUNITY Partners
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EXPO PARTNERS
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Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel
and Convention Center
2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
buy passVisit Burbank:
A Better Way to See LA
Known as “Media Capital of the World,” Burbank is a top Los Angeles travel destination adjacent to Hollywood. Home to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, Burbank is next to Universal Studios Hollywood, Disney Headquarters, Netflix Animation and more.
Favorites include attending live TV tapings, horseback rides to the Hollywood Sign and much more. As a major entertainment production center, Burbank offers hundreds of shopping and dining experiences.
The LA Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and Convention Center are on the same property. Please book your room below at the Marriott to receive the AfroAnimation convention group discount and discounted parking.
Book your discount rate for AfroAnimation Summit Burbank April 2023.
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Benefits of Attending AfroAnimation 3.0
High Powered
In-Person Networking
Opportunities to network in-person with animators and creators from the US, Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Brazil and more, including networking with studio executives who can green-light projects and hire.
Grow Your Contacts 20x Faster
Get peer and executive contacts in-person from around the globe in one destination at AfroAnimation 3.0 Burbank. Connect with producers, directors, animators, illustrators, storytellers, writers, voice over artists, industry executives, recruiters and financiers.
Dynamic Panel
Discussions
Gain new insights, inside tips and techniques on cutting-edge best industry practices from top artists, film studio executives and television network professionals. Sit in on workshops and master classes taught by industry leaders committed to diversity.
In-Person CV Reviews and Interviews
In 2022 there were 133 job openings with film and television companies being offered at AfroAnimation. Talk and meet with recruiters, get real-time feedback, in-person on your resume or portfolio.
Drive Diversity Forward
Come celebrate, have fun, connect, unite with your industry peers and show your commitment to diversifying the animation industry. Diversity increases the bottom-line result.
program
BURBANK, CALiFORNIA
MARRIOTT BURBANK AIRPORT HOTEL CONVENTION CENTER
2500 N HOLLYWOOD WAY, BURBANK, CA 91505
APRIL 26 -27, 2023
8 AM - 8 PM PST
TUESDAY, APRIL 25 (PST)
INDUSTRY KICK-OFF MIXER
(ALL PASS HOLDERS Invited)
7 PM - 9 PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 (PST)
INTRODUCTION & INTERVIEW:
KEITH WHITE, FOUNDER OF AFROANIMATION
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
KEYNOTE
Konstantine Anthony,
Mayor of Burbank
8:35AM - 8:55 AM
CURRENT STATE OF DIVERSITY IN
THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
drawing diversity:
COVERING THE TRUE FABRIC OF
AMERICAN CULTURE IN FILM
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
DIRECTING IN THE SPIDER-VERSE: sony pictures animation
IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER RAMSEY AND KEMP POWERS moderated by jarelle dampier
11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
icon award luncheon
(industry passholders-only)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
kizazi moto: Generation fire:
AN AFRICAN ANTHOLOGY SHORT SERIES FROM DISNEY WITH IN-PERSON DISCUSSION WITH THE AFRICAN DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS I PART I
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM
Netflix Animation Presents: Breaking into Animation
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
[Main Stage]
TITMOUSE PRESENTS: BECOMING A LEADER IN ANIMATION
[IN COURTYARD]
COFFEE: DRAW, CONNECT & UNWIND WITH NETFLIX
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
[Main Stage]
INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF
WOMEN STORYTELLERS IN FILM
workshops
[side rooms]
LatinX in Animation: WRITING WORKSHOP
Kickstarter Strategies For Film Fundraising
4:00 PM - 4:55 PM
the power of diverse storytelling:
an in person conversation with dreamworks animation
5:00 pM - 5:55 pM
networking reception
(industry pass holders-only)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, APRIL 27 (PST)
INtroduction & insights:
rio cyrus, co-chair of afroanimation
8:20 aM - 8:30 AM
keynote
Marissa Nance
Founder & CEO of Native Tongue Communications
day-2
8:35 aM - 8:55 aM
the art of the pitch:
closing the content deal w/studios, television networks and streamers
9:00 aM - 9:55 AM
unlocking a career
PATHWAY IN ANIMATION I PRESENTED BY ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD
10:00 aM - 10:55 AM
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire :
AN AFRICAN ANTHOLOGY SHORT SERIES FROM DISNEY WITH IN-PERSON DISCUSSION WITH THE AFRICAN DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS I PART II
11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
self-lunch/networking
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM
marvel "moon girl and devil dinosaur" conversation:
disney television animation
1:00 pM - 1:55 pM
CAREER LEVEL UP: A CONVERSATION WITH CREATIVE TEAM MEMBERS BEHIND “JESSICA’S BIG LITTLE WORLD”
2:00 pM - 2:55 pM
A conversation with wild brain Studios of Canada
3:00 pM - 3:55 pM
indie animation short film award & closing remarks
4:00 pM - 4:30 pM
closing industry networking reception
(industry pass holders-only)
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGEs
Konstantine Anthony
Mayor of Burbank
Marissa Nance
Founder & CEO of Native Tongue Communications
Peter Ramsey
DIRECTOR OF SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
KAREN TOLIVER
Vice President, Animation Film, NETFLIX
Stacey Kim
Vice President, Series, Warner Bros Animation
KEMP POWERS
DIRECTOR OF SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
Rynae Lewis
Program Manager for Talent Acquisition, Netflix
DJAKA SOUARÉ
Writer/Director & Actress
CARL REED
Founder of Composition Media Animation Studio
JAMIELE
LAW
buck
Kris Wimberly
FOUNDER, SMOKESCREEN STUDIOS
Liz Cook
Mowe
Senior Director, Film
Morenike Dosu
DEI Business Partner DreamWorks Animation
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AANCH
KHANEJA
Head of Film & TV at SuperSpecial
Shawn Martinbrough
Author of How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling
Chris Copeland
Director, DreamWorks Animation
Justin Copeland
Director, DreamWorks Animation
Shabrayia Cleaver
Front End Associate Producer DreamWorks Animation
Lisa Miranda
ACTRESS, WRITER, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
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Tendayi Nyeke
Executive Producer, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
NEIL WADE
Animated Current Series, NICKELODEON
MELANIE YOUNG
ANIMATION RECRUITER
Dante Buford
Director / Storyboard Artist, Titmouse
Bobby Walker
Art Director,
Titmouse
Ozi Menakaya
Global Television Agent
CAA
Kaitlin Sutherland
Director,
WildBrain Studios
Alex Goodman
Director, Talent Acquisition,
WildBrain Studios
Morgana Duque
VP and Head of Production
WildBrain Studios
Daisy Wall
VP, Content,
WildBrain Studios
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Ehcrama Marche
Artist "Hella Black Mexican" Telenovela
Rabia Abedin
Sr Manager, Early Career Programs & Diversity Outreach DreamWorks Animation
Ellen Su
Head of Artistic Recruiting, Titmouse
Grazia
Como
Program Manager for Animation Early Creative Program, Netflix
SIDNEY CLIFTON
PRODUCER, THE JIM HENSON COMPANY
MARGE DEAN HEATHER
BOARD PRESIDENT, Women In Animation
Tshepo Moche
Writer, Director, and Partner at Play Nice Pictures
Raymond Malinga
CEO of the Creatures Company Ltd
Najja Porter
Animation Director, CRAIG OF THE CREEK
BRiAN VINCENT RHODES
Animation Director, Writer and Storyboard Artist
Isaac Mogajane
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Diprente
Shofela Coker
an illustrator/art director born
Catherine Green
a visual magpie and unofficial expert
Tafadzwa Hove
director and writer.
Terence Ntsako Maluleke
Visual Developer and Fine Artist
Nthato Mokgata
Spoek Mathambo, a Standard Bank Young Artist Award
Winner 2020
Ng’endo Mukii
an award-winning film director
Pious Blessed Nyenyewa
Studio Captain and Lead Art/Technical director
Ahmed Teilab
Director and Writer
Simangaliso “Panda” Sibaya
Visual Developer, Concept Artist, and Character Designer
SHAWNELLE GIBBS
Lead Writer, Cartoon Network Studios
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TIFFANY FORD
Showrunner, JESSICA'S BIG LITTLE WORLD, Cartoon Network Studios
TATIANA BULL
Supervisor, Casting and Talent Relations, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Television Animation
HALIMA LUCAS
Staff Writer, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Television Animation
RODNEY CLOUDEN
Supervising Producer, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Television Animation
SAMIR BARRETT
Storyboard Artist, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Disney Television Animation
Austin Faber
Director, Black 'N Animated
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JAMIELE LAW
BUCK
JORGE R. GUTERREZ
EMMY AND ANNIE AWARD WINNING WRITER, DIRECTOR, NETFLIX
SHAWNEE GIBBS
Lead Writer, Cartoon Network Studios
EZRA EDMOND
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ANIMATION, VFX
Terrance Daye
Filmmaker, Creator of PRITTY: The ANIMATION
Kyel White
Story Editor DreamWorks Animation Television
Malama Sokoni
Coordinator, Development DreamWorks Animation Television
Angela M. Sanchez
Staff Writer Disney TV Animation's Series PRIMOS
SIOBHAN MURPHY
LITERARY MANAGER, THE GOTHAM GROUP
JASMINE JOHNSON
Senior Director of Production, MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT
TERRANCE DAYE
Filmmaker, Director of Pritty: The Animation
JARELLE DAMPIER
DIRECTOR, "The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story," SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
PETER
RAMSEY
MODERATOR
Peter
Ramsey
DIRECTOR OF SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
Casby
Bias
Podcast Animator, Podcast Producer foir iHreartMedia
Tendayi
Nyeke
Executive Producer, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
Jocelyn
celaya
Recording Artist
US Envoy for the Department of State
Ellen Su
Head of Artistic Recruiting, Titmouse
Martine Joelle McDonald
Director of Artist Development, Outfest
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Samantha goff
HEAD OF RECRUITING AT FOURTH WALL MANAGEMENT
Anthony Silverston
partner and Creative Director at Triggerfish
RODNEY CLOUDEN
Co-Executive Producer, MOON GIRL & DEVIL DINOSAUR, DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION
Rosalind Murphy
Multimedia Consultant, Producer, MURPHY MEDIA
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Rosa Falu
Head Of Short
Film Awards
Kwame Nyong'o
Professor of Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design
Austin Faber
Storyboard Artist, Past Work at Cartoon Network, Disney TVA and Netflix
Craig Caton-Largent
Chair of the Visual Effects & Animation Department, The New York Film Academy
Rosalind Murphy
Multimedia Consultant, Producer, MURPHY MEDIA
summit passes
AfroAnimation
2023 Pass Options
Note: Passes grant access to events listed, however, seating is subject to venue capacity. Producer Pass holders, premium seating are reserved until starting time of sessions.
General Pass
(1-day)
Access to all panel discussions for one day and Expo Hall
$165*
Apr 1 - Apr 28
General Pass
(2-days)
Access to all panel discussions for two days and Expo Hall
$285*
Apr 1 - Apr 28
Student Pass
(2-days)
Access to all panel discussions and Expo Hall.
Proof of student ID and .edu email extension required (Non-transferable)
$125*
Apr 1 - Apr 28
Industry Pass
(2-days)
All Access VIP Perks, Priority Entry, (2) Networking Receptions, Icon Awards Luncheon, Swag Bag and Premium Seating
$449*
Apr 1 - Apr 28
virtual Pass
(1-day)
Online Streaming Only: Panel Discussions. Streaming link sent to email on April 24th and is non-transferable
$65*
Apr 1 - Apr 28
Keynote Speakers
In-Person and Virtual
Dynamic Panel Discussions
In-Person and Virtual
On-Site Recruiting
In-Person
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Workshops and Masterclasses
In-Person
(2) VIP Networking Receptions
In-Person
Onsite CVs and Portfolio Reviews
In-Person
Animation Icon Awards Luncheon
In-Person
Women in Animation Event
In-Person
Expo Hall
In-Person
Virtual Streaming Pass
View all panel discussions online
Blockbuster Movie Trailer Screening
In-Person
Indie Animation Short Film Competition
In-Person and Virtual
Internship Corner
In-Person
Swag Bags and Perks
In-Person
price chart
General Pass
(1-day)
General Pass
(2-days)
STUDENT Pass
(2-days)
Industry Pass
(2-days)
virtual Pass
(1-day)
SUPER EARLY BIRD
$99 Feb 15 - Feb 28
$175 Feb 15 - Feb 28
$105 Feb 15 - Feb 28
$275 Feb 15 - Feb 28
$24 Feb 15- Feb 28
EARLY BIRD
$119 MARCH 1 - MARCH 31
$210 MARCH 1 - MARCH 31
$90 MARCH 1 - MARCH 31
$330 MARCH 1 - MARCH 31
$30 MARCH 1 - MARCH 31
STANDARD
$165 APRIL 1 - APRIL 28
$285 APRIL 1 - APRIL 28
$125 APRIL 1 - APRIL 28
$449 APRIL 1 - APRIL 28
$65 APRIL 1 - APRIL 28
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main stage panel discussions, find people, engage in video networking, get into real-time chat with other creatives from around the globe, set-up meetings, navigate the event and expo hall, vote on indie film awards and screen up-and-coming block buster releases from movie studios.
AfroAnimation Indie Short Film Winner 2023
Submit your indie animation short film project for a chance to win the Animation Indie Awards.
Open
Submit CV or Portfolio for Studios
and Television Network Interviews
Submit your CV and portfolio
Have it reviewed for consideration
One-on-One interviews
with recruiters
Portfolio review feedback
Real-time networking
Get an Animation job
About Founder, Co-Chair
and Executive Team
Hi, I am Keith White
I attended Howard University and have been a media and tech entrepreneur for over 20+ years, working in a number of countries.
While traveling in Africa, I met many creative people who expressed an interest in connecting with their American counterpart. In 2020, the George Floyd incident occurred, corporate America advocated for change - focused on increased diversity, equity and inclusion in its talent pipeline. It made perfect sense to create AfroAnimation.
Hi, I am Rio Cyrus
Rio Cyrus is an entertainment marketing & distribution veteran whose 20+ year career successful global senior positions within 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, NBC Television, Quibi and more. Rio's love for animation has seen her work on campaigns for Pixar movies, in addition to television properties Family Guy, Archer, The Simpsons. She is an innovative, digitally savvy executive who is proud to lend her talents to expanding diversity, access and exposure to the animation industry for underrepresented groups.
Laurie
Meiring
Chief Marketing
Officer
Rosa
Falu
Head Of Short
Film Awards
Kay
Barnes
Head Of Recruiting
Partnerships
Senjobi
Olumide
Creative Director,
AfroAnimation
Nekeidra Donaldson
Senior Event Planner
Trevonne Gooding-Barrow
Head of Virtual Events
Stephanie Colin
Event Manager
Mia Howard
Co-Head of High School Outreach
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Jochy Garica
Videographer
Andrea Romos
University Out Reach and Partnerships
Rubaab Mohsin
Manager of Social Media Organic Growth
Rheanna Toney
Executive Assistant to Chairman
Dee Maxwell
Los Angeles High School Outreach Coordinator
AFROANIMATION 2022 RESULTS
4889
ATTENDEES
VIRTUAL
9.3
ATTENDEE
SCORE
6:12 HRS
AVERAGE
TIME SPENT
3055
NETWORK
MEETINGS
SOURCE: HOPIN PLATFORM 2022
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