The MIA – Women in the Animation Industry Association will make the official announcement of the selected projects in its MIANIMA mentoring programme 3rd edition, which aims to encourage animation projects created by women.

LEGAL AND BUSINESS STRATEGY CONSULTANT FOR ANIMATION PROJECTS, LAWYER FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, DIGITAL LAW AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

VERÓNICA BUIDE

Lawyer in intellectual property, digital law and new technologies, and international consultant expert in building IPs based on animation projects. Verónica has spent 18 years building, managing and directing international entertainment brands based on digital, audiovisual and editorial content, and has participated in IPs as relevant as Pocoyó, Miraculous Ladybug, Pucca, Gormiti or Milo. She also mentors young students and professionals. In addition, she has been actively involved in associations and movements for equality for years at national and international level, and is a member of the Referentes Galegas board of directors.

CULTURAL MANAGER AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER, COORDINATOR OF THE MIANIMA PROGRAMME

YURENA RIVERO

Cultural manager and graphic designer, in charge of coordinating the MIANIMA programme of the association MIA (Women in the Animation Industry). Since 2018 she has participated in cultural projects in Barcelona and Madrid, such as Reset at CaixaForum, Pública at the Círculo de Bellas Artes, Demos at Medialab Prado, La noche de los libros at the Real Casa de Correos or the Paseos Musicales at the Real Jardín Botánico. She has also actively collaborated with the ParaVerteMejor collective founded by the photography publishing house La Cueva, to promote and disseminate the work of Latin American photographers.