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Jinko Gotoh To Succeed Marge Dean As WIA President After Transformative 13-Year Run
Dean leaves behind a global organization with nearly 18,000 members, while the Oscar-nominated Gotoh takes charge amid major industry upheaval.
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At View Conference, Executives From Sony, ILM, Skydance, And More Talk AI And Innovation, But Questions About Jobs Loom Large
Top studio executives discuss shifting production pipelines, tax incentives, new business opportunities, and if and how they can protect their workforces.
‘Our Business Is Strong And Growing,’ Netflix Tells Employees As It Lays Off 1,000 Of Them
“Our business is strong and growing,” Netflix’s co-CEOs told employees in the same letter they announced that 6% of them would lose their jobs.
Skydance’s New Era Begins With Highly Controversial Board Appointments And Imminent Layoffs Warning
With more than $80 billion in debt and a target of $6 billion in annual savings, executives at the media giant warn of “difficult decisions” to come.
AI Protections, Wage Hikes, Better Residuals: SAG-AFTRA Members To Vote On New TV Animation Deal
SAG-AFTRA members will vote on a new TV animation deal featuring annual wage increases, expanded AI protections, better residuals, and benefit gains.
Apple Said No, But Its VFX Workers Said Yes, Voting 12-0 To Unionize With IATSE
The deal includes wage minimums, health and retirement benefits, overtime and rest rules, and protections covering artificial intelligence.
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contracts, Including Wage Increases And AI Guardrails
Negociated by the CWA, new agreements include wage increases, AI guardrails, enhanced severance, recall rights, and remote-work protections.
DreamWorks Remote Workers Ratify First TAG Contract, Securing Wage And Benefit Parity
The unit secured wage and benefit parity in their first TAG contract, while Sony Pictures Animation’s production management workers voted to unionize.
New Report Warns Paramount-WBD Merger Could Devastate Los Angeles’ Production Workforce
A new economic report warns the proposed Paramount-WBD merger could put thousands of film and television job-years at risk in Los Angeles County.
Frank Gladstone Elected ASIFA-Hollywood President, Replacing Retiring Sue Shakespeare
Shakespeare retires after six years in charge, while Michael Paxton succeeds Gladstone as executive producer of the annual Annie Awards.
After A $1.4 Billion Box Office Year (So Far), Pixar Hit By Disney Layoffs Amid ‘Long And Lean’ Shift
The studio is reportedly among the divisions hardest hit in Disney’s third major round of job cuts under new CEO Josh D’Amaro.
Italian Industry Rallies Around Zerocalcare, DogHead, Movimenti After Right-Wing Senator Offers His 2 Cents On Anonymous Labor Allegations
ASIFA Italia, ANICA, and Cartoon Italia backed the creator and studios behind Netflix’s ‘My 2 Cents’ after anonymous labor claims sparked political backlash.
Netflix Animation Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract After Years Of Organizing
Animation crews cited years of layoffs and instability as key motivations behind the organizing effort at the Netflix-owned studio.
Workers At Vancouver’s ‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Studio Icon Creative Move Toward First Union Contract
The Vancouver CG studio and Canadian Animation Guild have reached a tentative agreement covering more than 800 employees.
‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ Developers Tap Into Collective Power, Convoke To Unionize With CWA
A supermajority of Wizards of the Coast developers are seeking voluntary recognition, citing layoffs, AI guardrails, and crunch protections.
Sony Shutters Oscar-Winning VFX Studio Pixomondo, Just Four Years After Acquiring It
The ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Hugo’ VFX and virtual production company will be shut down as Sony shifts some staff and projects internally.
Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 As CEO Frames Cuts As Cost Of Being ‘Industry’s Vanguard’
Tim Sweeney frames the latest cuts as necessary for long-term goals, but the memo’s tone highlights a growing disconnect in how layoffs are justified.
‘Pure, Unadulterated Rage And Grief,’ USC Students, Staff In Shock As University Shuts Down Its Expanded Animation Program
The decision includes layoffs of non-tenured faculty, with enrolled students reassigned to other divisions within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
WIA Names Hayley Porter As Its First Executive Director
A 25-year industry veteran, Porter has led global campaigns, advised top studios, and worked on the Oscar-winning short ‘War is Over!’
Women In Animation Launches Online Portfolio Review Program, Applications Now Open
The program offers live, virtual feedback from industry professionals to early-career women and nonbinary artists across animation, VFX, and games.