John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLes Femmes s’Animent (LFA), France’s highly active women in animation organization, will launch its first international initiative at this year’s Annecy Intl.
Animation Festival, Parcours de Femmes (Women’s Journey).A mentoring program, the diversity drive will help six French-speaking women writer/directors – three from France, three from Africa – produce their own animated short film.
The three French artists will have diverse and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.All animation techniques are welcome. Films will turn on women’s stories embodying their makers’ “struggles and victories, told with humor, conviction and emotion,” LFA announced Wednesday.LFA’s aim is for the six projects to be.
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