The Animation Guild // #WeAre839
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IATSE Local 839. We represent animation artists, writers, production department workers, and technicians working under a union agreement. #StandWithAnimation
From developing new worlds on screen to building community on the job, #Skydance Shop Steward Kalina Murat is dedicated to supporting members and providing resources to help them navigate change. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kalina-murat/.
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
From developing new worlds on screen to building community on the job, #Skydance Shop Steward Kalina Murat is dedicated to supporting members and providing resources to help them navigate change. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kalina-murat/.
Big Wins for Animation Workers! DWA Remote Workers, Netflix Feature and Ted Show Production workers all won their NLRB elections to unionize with TAG. Let's celebrate and wish them success as they begin to bargain!
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Big Wins for Animation Workers! DWA Remote Workers, Netflix Feature and Ted Show Production workers all won their NLRB elections to unionize with TAG. Let's celebrate and wish them success as they begin to bargain!
Assistant Character Designer Nina Boyce reflects on their pandemic-era beginnings, creative outlets beyond animation, and how the Guild helps during hard times. Read more at keyframemagazine.org/2026/01/04/nina-boyce-2/
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Assistant Character Designer Nina Boyce reflects on their pandemic-era beginnings, creative outlets beyond animation, and how the Guild helps during hard times. Read more at keyframemagazine.org/2026/01/04/nina-boyce-2/
Happy New Year! Many thanks to our members for their creativity and commitment in 2025. We look forward to working together in 2026 to continue building an even stronger union!
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Happy New Year! Many thanks to our members for their creativity and commitment in 2025. We look forward to working together in 2026 to continue building an even stronger union!
As 2025 comes to a close, we wish you and your loved ones a peaceful, joy-filled holiday season. Please note that the TAG office will be closed from December 24th to January 4th.
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As 2025 comes to a close, we wish you and your loved ones a peaceful, joy-filled holiday season. Please note that the TAG office will be closed from December 24th to January 4th.
From Production Intern to seasoned Storyboard Artist, Skybound Shop Steward Kaitrin Snodgrass is focused on strengthening her workplace through information, education, and solidarity. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kaitrin-snodgrass/
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
From Production Intern to seasoned Storyboard Artist, Skybound Shop Steward Kaitrin Snodgrass is focused on strengthening her workplace through information, education, and solidarity. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kaitrin-snodgrass/
Animation Writers Tilly and Susan Bridges discuss the challenges of finding jobs as a team, utilizing the medium to advocate for queer and trans representation, and feeling supported as members of the Guild. keyframemagazine.org/2025/12/14/susan-tilly-bridges/. Tilly Bridges Susan Bridges
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Animation Writers Tilly and Susan Bridges discuss the challenges of finding jobs as a team, utilizing the medium to advocate for queer and trans representation, and feeling supported as members of the Guild. keyframemagazine.org/2025/12/14/susan-tilly-bridges/. Tilly Bridges Susan Bridges
The agreement between the Walt Disney Company and OpenAl for Disney to license its content to Sora, a short-form generative Al video platform, raises several major concerns that not only affect animation workers but consumers and families around the world. Please read.
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The agreement between the Walt Disney Company and OpenAl for Disney to license its content to Sora, a short-form generative Al video platform, raises several major concerns that not only affect animation workers but consumers and families around the world. Please read.
It’s Oscar season & the latest issue of Keyframe features fun animation history and a trivia game – test your Oscar knowledge! Learn how members turned The Twits into a film about empathy, how a Guild E-Board member creates tarot cards on the side & more. animationguild.org/KeyframeWinter25
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It’s Oscar season & the latest issue of Keyframe features fun animation history and a trivia game – test your Oscar knowledge! Learn how members turned The Twits into a film about empathy, how a Guild E-Board member creates tarot cards on the side & more. animationguild.org/KeyframeWinter25
TAG members, meet Shop Steward Lauren Clinton Clark! A Design Coordinator, she shares her journey into animation, her fervent support of workers rights & how she became a champion for her colleagues on Rick and Morty. Read more here: https://animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-lauren-clinton-clark/
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
TAG members, meet Shop Steward Lauren Clinton Clark! A Design Coordinator, she shares her journey into animation, her fervent support of workers rights & how she became a champion for her colleagues on Rick and Morty. Read more here: https://animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-lauren-clinton-clark/
Animation Guild President Danny Lin shares a statement on the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix . The proposed merger raises undeniable concerns about job security and the future of our industry. Read complete statement.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Animation Guild President Danny Lin shares a statement on the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix . The proposed merger raises undeniable concerns about job security and the future of our industry. Read complete statement.
Coming to the TAG holiday market or any of the in-person Holiday card parties?
If you're able, please consider donating a new unwrapped toy in the donation box at the Guild office for Union families in need this holiday season.
If you're able, please consider donating a new unwrapped toy in the donation box at the Guild office for Union families in need this holiday season.
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Coming to the TAG holiday market or any of the in-person Holiday card parties?
If you're able, please consider donating a new unwrapped toy in the donation box at the Guild office for Union families in need this holiday season.
If you're able, please consider donating a new unwrapped toy in the donation box at the Guild office for Union families in need this holiday season.
Seeking unique holiday gifts? Head to the TAG Holiday Market this Thurs., Dec. 4, from 6pm to 9pm at The Animation Guild, 1105 N Hollywood Way, Burbank. All items are hand-crafted by TAG artists and include ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, wood toys & more! Open to the public.
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seeking unique holiday gifts? Head to the TAG Holiday Market this Thurs., Dec. 4, from 6pm to 9pm at The Animation Guild, 1105 N Hollywood Way, Burbank. All items are hand-crafted by TAG artists and include ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, wood toys & more! Open to the public.
Visual Development Artist and Designer Sully Brown discusses the importance of refining your skills, finding inspiration outside animation, and how the Guild creates opportunities for a better quality of life. Read more at keyframemagazine.org/2025/12/01/sully-brown/
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Visual Development Artist and Designer Sully Brown discusses the importance of refining your skills, finding inspiration outside animation, and how the Guild creates opportunities for a better quality of life. Read more at keyframemagazine.org/2025/12/01/sully-brown/
We’re wrapping up our celebration of Native American Heritage Month with this fun work of art by Joshua M. Herron. He used Clip Studio Paint to create “Sunglasses,” which he calls “a piece about feeling good with who you are and what you have.” Joshua Cenyaotl Herron #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’re wrapping up our celebration of Native American Heritage Month with this fun work of art by Joshua M. Herron. He used Clip Studio Paint to create “Sunglasses,” which he calls “a piece about feeling good with who you are and what you have.” Joshua Cenyaotl Herron #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Today we give thanks for our Animation Guild members - for their talent, their creativity, and their commitment to making their industry a place of fairness and inclusion. Wishing you all a safe, healthy, and joy-filled holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today we give thanks for our Animation Guild members - for their talent, their creativity, and their commitment to making their industry a place of fairness and inclusion. Wishing you all a safe, healthy, and joy-filled holiday.
Seeking unique holiday gifts? Join us at the annual TAG Holiday Gift Market on Thurs., Dec. 4 from 6pm to 9pm at The Animation Guild, 1105 N Hollywood Way, Burbank. You’ll find ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, resin works, screen-printed apparel & much more, all made by TAG members!
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seeking unique holiday gifts? Join us at the annual TAG Holiday Gift Market on Thurs., Dec. 4 from 6pm to 9pm at The Animation Guild, 1105 N Hollywood Way, Burbank. You’ll find ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, resin works, screen-printed apparel & much more, all made by TAG members!
TAG members! The 7th annual Post-It Note Show & Auction is now live. The auction is open to IATSE members, staff, and family. Check your email for details about how to view art and bid!
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
TAG members! The 7th annual Post-It Note Show & Auction is now live. The auction is open to IATSE members, staff, and family. Check your email for details about how to view art and bid!
With three decades in the animation industry, DreamWorks Animation veteran Kolja Erman shares why his career inspired him to become a Shop Steward dedicated to fighting for increased member engagement and education. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kolja-erman/
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
With three decades in the animation industry, DreamWorks Animation veteran Kolja Erman shares why his career inspired him to become a Shop Steward dedicated to fighting for increased member engagement and education. Read more at animationguild.org/meet-your-steward-kolja-erman/
We continue to honor Native American Heritage Month with this beautiful piece by TAG member Nicolette Ray. In “Acoma Thunderbird," the two-headed design signifies the thunderbird looking to the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We continue to honor Native American Heritage Month with this beautiful piece by TAG member Nicolette Ray. In “Acoma Thunderbird," the two-headed design signifies the thunderbird looking to the sun rising in the east and setting in the west. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
You know what time it is! 🎁 Head over to the Titmouse Burbank Parking Lot tonight from 6-9 PM for a festive Holiday Market! Loads of cool stuff from local vendors, including your fellow TAG Members!
Come support your fellow animators and artists! Don’t forget to layer up—it’s an outdoor event!
Come support your fellow animators and artists! Don’t forget to layer up—it’s an outdoor event!
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You know what time it is! 🎁 Head over to the Titmouse Burbank Parking Lot tonight from 6-9 PM for a festive Holiday Market! Loads of cool stuff from local vendors, including your fellow TAG Members!
Come support your fellow animators and artists! Don’t forget to layer up—it’s an outdoor event!
Come support your fellow animators and artists! Don’t forget to layer up—it’s an outdoor event!
The NYC Young Workers Committee recently hosted a solidarity event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Check out sketches by Dan Pinto and Steve Andolino's in the next slides! #StrongerToether
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The NYC Young Workers Committee recently hosted a solidarity event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Check out sketches by Dan Pinto and Steve Andolino's in the next slides! #StrongerToether
Storyboard Artist and Compositor Matthew de Lorimier discusses finding motivation during job lulls, how working in the industry helps him push his craft, and how being in the Guild means always having someone to help you when things get tough. keyframemagazine.org/2025/11/14/matthew-de-lorimier/
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Storyboard Artist and Compositor Matthew de Lorimier discusses finding motivation during job lulls, how working in the industry helps him push his craft, and how being in the Guild means always having someone to help you when things get tough. keyframemagazine.org/2025/11/14/matthew-de-lorimier/
As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we’re excited to share “Apples” by TAG member and Color Designer Stella Longfish. She created this lush acrylic piece to capture the enjoyment she takes in painting and highlight her love of color. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we’re excited to share “Apples” by TAG member and Color Designer Stella Longfish. She created this lush acrylic piece to capture the enjoyment she takes in painting and highlight her love of color. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
TAG members! Make sure to register for next week’s GMM on Tues., Nov. 18 at 5pm PST/8pm EST. Learn about your new E-Board and get Guild and committee updates. Active members in Good Standing only. Registration deadline is 5pm on Nov. 17. Register at animationguild.org/GMMNov2025.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
TAG members! Make sure to register for next week’s GMM on Tues., Nov. 18 at 5pm PST/8pm EST. Learn about your new E-Board and get Guild and committee updates. Active members in Good Standing only. Registration deadline is 5pm on Nov. 17. Register at animationguild.org/GMMNov2025.