WIA Portland

04/27/2026

Happy Le***an Visibility Day! 🧡🤍🩷 We give our love and support to ALL le****ns not just today but every day, and celebrate their lasting impact on communities everywhere.

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12/10/2024

Check your emails for an invite to a special in-person screening of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, followed by a Q&A featuring Director Merlin Crossingham and moderated by Toby Froud from . A big thank you to our friends at for extending the invitation to our members!

09/08/2024

Join us for the panel Breaking Barriers: Alternative Tech Careers in Animation and VFX tomorrow at featuring pros from , , , and !
experience.pdx .animation

09/06/2024

Hello Portland! Come say hello this weekend at Booth #1009 at 🌹

We are so proud to be back at RCCC and with TWO panels lined up over the weekend!

📌Saturday, 9/7 at 5:30pm - From Concept to Screen: Crafting VFX for Hit Shows 🎥
Room D137-140
We will be chatting with Portland based studio , chatting about their work on shows like and !

📌Sunday, 9/8 at 11:30am - Breaking Barriers: Alternative Tech Careers in Animation and VFX
Room D135-136
We’ll be discussing alternative careers within animation and vfx giving perspective on the many ways to get involved in the animation & film industry!
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09/06/2024

08/28/2024

🎉🧠 Trivia Night Alert! 🧠🎉

Join us for an exciting evening of Portland-focused Animation, VFX, and Film trivia hosted by WIA Portland!

📍 Location: Rouge Eastside Pub, 928 SE 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Test your knowledge, have some fun, and connect with fellow animation fans. Stick around after the trivia to network and make new friends in the industry!

Don't miss out—see you there!

05/20/2024

Say hello to our new Co-Lead, Sara Hofstein! 👏 Her career has spanned all four corners of the US and into Europe. She moved in 2021 to Portland, Oregon, where she worked as the Senior Visual Effects Coordinator for the Los Angeles branch of . Her recent credits include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Hocus Pocus 2 and Unfrosted. She is currently a Producer at ! 🎮
Sara gives back to her community through volunteering on the board of the 501(c)(3) organization Women in Film Portland, as Co-Lead of WIA Portland since January of this year and as a Mentor for the latest WIA Mentorship Circle. She is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America, ASIFA-Hollywood, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Visual Effects Society.
You can learn more about Sara and her work by following her on Instagram or by checking out her professional work on LinkedIn. We are so pleased to have Sara and Christina with us can't wait to see how the WIA Portland community grows with these two at the helm!

05/18/2024

Say hello to our Events volunteer and fellow WIA PDX chapter member, Sara Coleman! ✨ Sara is a local Oregonian born and raised. Most recently, she worked as a Production Coordinator at HouseSpecial. In her free time, she focuses on her painting and sewing.
When asked what she enjoys about .animation, Sara had this to say. “WIA has become an avenue to experience animation and the people involved in deeper more meaningful ways. Learning from peers, seeing my experiences reflected, being able to connect and hear others stories has reinvigorated my own creative drive. I’ve been in the animation field in Portland for around 5 years and every day learn something new or get to work with phenomenal talent that I never imagined. I am thrilled to be a volunteer in this chapter and I can’t wait to connect with and support those on their journey in the industry.”
You can learn more about Sara and her work by checking out her professional work on LinkedIn.

04/17/2024

🌟 Volunteer with WIA Portland! 🌟

Are you passionate about the animation community? Join our team of volunteers and help us make a difference! Apply now at the link in our bio and be a part of something special!

03/21/2024

🎨 We are SO excited to announce the launch of our Storyboard Training Workshop led by Emmy award-winner Matt Danner! 🌟 This FREE in-person event will be held at .experience.pdx on Saturday, April 20th. Perfect for professional storyboard artists seeking to transition to CG Television and new artists eager to gain experience in the field. ALL are welcome to apply! Follow the link below to learn more. https://airtable.com/appyUKsdbk420ftTy/shr31Go4XqmHmhpeE

03/14/2024

🌟 Don't miss our virtual Roundtable this month on effective outreach and networking strategies! 🚀 Seasoned pros will share insights to boost your career, covering both hard and soft skills. Join us to refine your strategies and connect with industry experts. Register at the link below!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4vgHH-ogQ6WU2iXkRJBsrw
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