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CAPE Celebrates the Graduation of Executives for the 5th Annual Leaders Fellowship

CAPE celebrates the graduation of 2021 Class of executives selected for its fifth annual CAPE Leaders Fellowship, a coveted industry-leading accelerator that equips rising creative executives with the skills and professional network to break into the VP ranks and beyond. For the first time ever in the fellowship, the Class of 2021 consisted of all women: Christina Raquel (Director, Development, Film, Outlier Society); Emily Furutani (Director, Comedy Development, Universal Television); Evelyn Hu (Manager, Scripted Series - Spectacle & Event TV, Netflix); Janice Lee (Manager, Original Independent Film, Netflix); Mahak Jiwani | Manager, Scripted Content, Jigsaw Productions; Sam Campos (Manager, Drama Development, ABC Entertainment); Wendy Chuong (Manager, Original Series, Netflix).

CAPE USAOctober 18, 2021programs, clf, clf 2021

CAPE Partners with Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch First of its Kind Initiative for Asian and Pacific Islander Creatives Voices in Animation

CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), the premier non-profit organization creating opportunities and driving success for Asian and Pacific Islanders in Hollywood for the past 30 years, is setting its sights on Animation. CAPE’s Board Chair Sanjay Sharma and Executive Director Michelle K. Sugihara announced today the CAPE Animation Directors Accelerator, a new initiative to identify and train the next generation of animation leaders, powered by Sony Pictures Entertainment, parent company of animation titan Sony Pictures Animation. Submissions open on September 1 and continue through September 30, with Sony Pictures Entertainment covering application fees for this inaugural year.

CAPE USASeptember 1, 2021cape, programs, animation

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