Organizations designed to help animators make connections
and keep them updated on animation news

Women in Animation is a great website connecting women in the industry by holding expos, connecting for projects, and keeping followers updated on the animation industry through a helpful email subscription.

Toronto Animated Image Society is an artist-run production center where independent artists come to create, explore, research and develop skills in traditional and experimental animation techniques.

Quick Draw Animation Based in Calgary, QuickDraw promotes the art of animation through courses, workshops, screenings, and production resources.

The Society for Animation Studies (SAS) is an international organization dedicated to the study of animation history and theory- they provide classes for prospective animators.

The Animation Guild TAG is a professional guild and union of animation artists, writers and technicians. They have a plethora of resources between meet-ups, studio spaces, and networking opportunities.

International Animated Film Society ASIFA is a French institution bringing together animation artists, producers, journalists, teachers, workshop leaders, festival directors, promoters of animated films for various festivals.

Skwigly is a collection of animation news, projects, blogs, podcasts, and tutorials all designed to showcase and assist those in the film community.

Rise Up Animation highlights advice from BIPOC creators in the film industry.

The Animation World Network is the largest animation-related publishing group on the Internet, providing readers from over 151 countries with a wide range of interesting, relevant and helpful information pertaining to all aspects of animation.