We are so excited to finally meet a lot of you in person,and finally have our first IN-PERSON PANEL! Join us for a conversation with Asian Queen Leadership to hear all about their journeys throughout the industry.
Join us this weekend for a conversation with Princess Bizares. Princess will be discussing all things in background painting, so bring your questions and note taking materials. Link to register below.
We're keeping the 'Draw and Hang' sessions going! Join us for a casual AMA with Kaitlyn Chen where you can come draw, char and ask Kaitlyn Chen all about herr career and anything else. Link to register below.
We’re excited to kick this month off with some 'Draw and Hang' sessions! Join us for a casual AMA with Sinh Nguyen where you can come draw, char and ask Kaitlyn Chen all about herr career and anything else. Link to register below.
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, we're so excited to be spotlighting some incredible Asian Queens in the industry through our new series "Owning the Narrative" Join us next month for a series of panels with industry professionals discussing various parts of the production pipeline. Link to more details below.
Join us for a Spring in-person mixer in of these cities. Sign up for one of the events using the link below.
Los Angeles - Sunday, May 8th 11 AM PST
New York - Sunday, May 15th 4 PM EST
San Francisco - Sunday, May 29th 1 PM PST
Hey there Queens! We are back again with another round of Coffee with a Queen. This is an opportunity to meet other folks from the AQIA community, either virtually or in-person. Sign up to potentially make a lifelong connection and friend using the link below. Entries close at 12 AM PST on 04/8.
We are determined to highlight and uplift underrepresented gender communities in the industry. To kick start the celebrations this month, we want to introduce you to some of the our Queens who help foster the AQIA community. Join our online mixer to learn all about AQIA, and make friends! Register through the link below.
Join us this weekend for our 2nd Pal-entine's Party!!This event is open to ALL students & industry professionals (even if you're not Asian or a Queen!) -- we welcome, support, and would love to meet you all! We have limited capacity so sign up quickly!
We are back again with another round of Coffee with a Queen! This is an opportunity to meet other folks from the AQIA community, either virtually or in-person! Entries close at 12am PST on 01/28 using the link below.
AQIA is here to help you start your journey. Join us for our second series where we learn from industry professionals on how they broke in, built connections, and stood out in applications.Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss this! Use the link below to sign up.
Hey there Queens! We are back again with another round of Coffee with a Queen. This is an opportunity to meet other folks from the AQIA community, either virtually or in-person. Sign up to potentially make a lifelong connection and friend using the link below. Entries close at 12am PST on 11/06.
We are BEYOND excited to announce our upcoming panel ‘Breaking into Stop Motion’! Join us next week for a discussion with these four incredible panelists about all things Stop-Motion! The event will be moderated by the amazing Fu Yang and Sanisha Agarwal. Link below to our Youtube session.
We hope you’re as excited for spooky season as we are! Join our community Discord to draw, make some friends and get ready for Halloween! Use the link below to sign up for the session.
Hey there Queens! We are back again with another round of Coffee with a Queen. This is an opportunity to meet other folks from the AQIA community, either virtually or in-person. Sign up to potentially make a lifelong connection and friend using the link below. Entries close at 12 AM on 10/11.
We hope everyone is having a great last couple of weeks of summer! We are so excited to meet all of our new community members, and of course old friends, again! Join us at our mixer next Saturday for some trivia to test your film/tv knowledge and to make new friends! Use the link below to RSVP.
We’re beyond excited to announce our first Clubhouse event! Join us for our conversation with Amy Kuo, Fu Yang, and an AQIA team member Eun Bi Chang, about Indie Filmmaking! Link to our Clubhouse in our bio. Feel free to email us for a Clubhouse invite at the below email.
To celebrate Pride Month, join AQIA as we learn about Sabrina Cotugno's journey and how they grew as a storyteller. Sabrina is a director, writer, and storyboard artist living in Los Angeles. In their off-hours, they create the ongoing webcomic The Glass Scientists. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
We are excited to share the second event as part of the "Asian Queen Leading in Animation" series in collaboration with Rise Up Animation. Join us as we talk to these producing queens, about the experiences they’ve had, their growth as leaders, and what it means to be Asian American in animation production. Use the Zoom link below to attend.
We are excited to share the second event as part of the "Asian Queen Leading in Animation" series in collaboration with Rise Up Animation. Join us as we talk to these queens, about the experiences they’ve had, their growth as leaders, and what it means to be Asian American Director. Use the Zoom link below to attend.
We are excited to share the third event as part of the "Asian Queen Leading in Animation" series in collaboration with Rise Up Animation. Join us as we talk to these queens, about how they made their start, the experiences they’ve had and what it means to be Asian American in the executive/director space. Use the Zoom link below to attend.
We got another amazing VFX event! Join AQIA to talk to these amazing women in VFX and learn about their journey, how they found their specialization and how they lead in art. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
Join AQIA for a relaxed Sunday afternoon to draw alongside Anoosha Syed, an award-winning illustrator and character designer for animation. Come by for an opportunity to learn about Anoosha’s journey into animation and ask any questions on your mind about the industry and breaking in! Fill out the form below to join.
To celebrate Women's History Month, join AQIA as we talk to Charmaine Chan to learn about her journey and experience building a career in visual effects as well as what inspired her to create "Women in Visual Effects," a video series aimed to highlight and advocate the talented women within the visual effects field of film and television. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
Join us for a conversation with Andi Hester (Script Coordinator at DreamWorks Animation), Grace Gao (Creative Department Assistant at Pearl Studio), and Mira Takamura (Creative Assistant at Netflix). Tune in to learn about the process of development in animation and what goes on behind the scenes before a project is picked up/goes into pre-production. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
This event is open to ALL students & industry professionals (even if you're not Asian or a Queen!) -- we welcome, support, and would love to meet you all! Grab some chocolate, your favorite plushie, and come join us for some fun Valentine's day themed games! Fill out the form below to sign up.
Join AQIA for our FIRST workshop series as we dive into the animation production-verse. Ever wonder how your favorite animated shows become a reality? Trying to break in as a Production Assistant or snag that production internship? Get ready to learn how to train your future PA! Sign up using the link below.
We’re excited to announce our next panel which is in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation and their APA (Asian Pacific Americans) Unit. Join AQIA as we talk to three Fall 2020 interns from DreamWork studio to learn about their experience. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
This event is open to ALL students & industry professionals (even if you're not Asian or a Queen!) -- we welcome, support, and would love to meet you all! Grab a cup of matcha, chai, or your favorite tea and come join us! Please fill out the form below to join.
Join us for a conversation with Erica Liu, Chaiwon Kim, Sonali Dutta, and Vidya Vinnakota.Tune in to learn about their journey after graduation and what they do as Look Development artists in animation. Below is the link to the Youtube video.
Join us for a conversation with Laura Kwan, Shweta Viswanathan, and Archana Senthilkumar.Tune in to learn about their journeys to the technical side of animation and what they do to help support artists! Below is the link to the Youtube video.
Join us for a conversation with Pramita Mukherjee, Amy Thomas, and Mira Arte.Tune in to learn about these amazing Character FX artists’ journeys and what they overcame to get this far! Below is the link to the Youtube video.
