FROM PROGRAMMES TO PROGRAMMING: BUILDING ACCESS AND DIVERSE TALENT PIPELINES IN ANIMATION
The HBO Max X WBD Access Animated Shorts Programme provides underrepresented artists who have not had the opportunity to create an original work for a network or streamer, with access to a production budget, mentorship and support to create their original animated short film. We will explore how this is a model for identifying and championing new voices in animation, going from programmes to programming.