On August 7th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science will host a special event highlighting some of the women who helped blaze trails in the medium of animation. Mindy Johnson, author of Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation, will lead a panel of artists, as they raise the celluloid curtain on the remarkable history of women in animation. From the earliest pioneers of hand-rendered animated films to the advent of digital technology, women have been at the forefront of the animation medium, yet their extraordinary contributions have largely gone unrecognized.
The event will take place at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills on Monday, August 7th at 7:30 p.m. Ticket are now available to the public for $5 per person.