Women In Animation Sets Honorees For Sixth Annual WIA Diversity Awards
deadline.comWomen in Animation has named producer Chris Nee, Epic Games and and Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib’s film It’s a Gray, Gray World as the recipients of its sixth annual WIA Diversity Awards, which are being doled out as part of Spark Animation 2022.
WIA Head of Operations Jena Olson will present the awards in a taped presentation to be made available online from the first day of the Vancouver-based festival, which is running in-person from October 27-30, and will also be accessible via livestream.
The WIA Diversity Awards were established to recognize and honor individuals, films and organizations that have made a significant impact in expanding the diversity of voices in the art and industry of animation, either through their own creative work, by fostering the work of others, or by leading diversity initiatives that enrich our industry and society.
Perhaps best known as the creator and executive producer of Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins, Nee is a Peabody, Humanitas and Emmy Award-winner who has also worked on programs like Sesame Street and at studios like Nickelodeon, developing a reputation for her commitment to inclusion and genuine representation within animation.
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