Women in Animation's official page lists an in-person Portfolio Review with Titmouse. Applications close at noon Pacific time on 4 September, selections are expected on 14 September and the event begins at 6pm on 17 September at Titmouse Hollywood. Only five or six portfolios will be reviewed, focused on visual development and story. Application requires WIA Creator-level membership or above; the mixer is open to Maker-level members and above.
Preparation should begin by removing pages that do not clarify a role. Visual-development applicants need character, environment, color and narrative choices to read as connected judgment; story applicants need camera, performance, rhythm and staging to read in sequence. Keep a small amount of process for each project to show the problem, constraint and revision rather than only polished finals. The first page should answer the desired job in ten seconds, and the last should provide current contact details and a working link.
This is portfolio feedback and professional networking, not a public hiring promise. The organizers do not say selection leads to a role, internship or subsequent interview, and they do not publish a full weighting rubric. Applicants should aim for targeted feedback, learn how a studio reads a portfolio and record which notes can shape the next version. Membership, travel and rebuild costs should not be justified by an assumed employment outcome.
If a coherent version cannot be finished by the deadline, attending the mixer may be more useful than a rushed application. Bring a one-page selection, a QR code and three specific questions, and listen to how working artists describe role needs before rebuilding the portfolio afterward. Remote artists can still use the announcement as a role signal: visual development and story need readable decision process, not just final style.