We have been lied to.

We were told we could never say 'NO' to a client request or a director's note.

We were led to think, "That's how it is in the industry; it will never change."

And where did it get us? Feeling stressed out, working crazy overtime, leading unprofitable productions, and chipping away...

This post relates the origin story of my bidding strategy. Cross-dissolve to over 12 years ago....

I had been a project manager for a few years, and my strategy was 'To go with the flow'.

It kinda worked...

Until it blew in my face. 😱

A client from the gaming industry gave us a project wit...

This course was designed for artists stepping into a leadership role, as well as team leads and supervisors who want to deepen their leadership and management skills for an inclusive and healthy team culture that focuses on the human aspect of animation, VFX, and video game production without compro...

Hello everyone!

I am Virginie, and I am a happy producer. I have been passionate about live-action and animation production for the past 15 years.

I only know one way to smile: BIG!

Needless to say, I choose joy. But my career was not always full of day-to-day happiness. I had to face a lot of to...

Last November, we were lucky to travel to Los Angeles for the World Animation and VFX Summit.

At the event, we were fortunate to meet the wonderful Coca Xie. She hosts an entertainment show for the Chinese audience, and her mission is to bring joy and amusement during the lockdown state. We love ...

An introduction to the concept of ”value-grade” for animated products

In my 22 years in the animation industry, I have heard the term ‘’quality’’ dipped into so many different sauces that I started doubting there was a unified definition.

‘’This animated series will be of great quality!’’

LEOPO...

I recently took part in a course with the amazing Danielle Leslie, and I am looking forward to telling you more about the E-Course I am preparing!

One of the exercises Danielle makes us do in creating our course is writing down a brag bank, or master résumé, if you will. The exercise helps us zone ...

Consciously start spending your time, and invest your efforts in meaningful projects.

Learning how to spend time – and avoid wasting it

This was my first job as a storyboard artist. I loved this series, it was fun and the director had high standards but let us take initiative. It was very creative...

Virginie had the pleasure of taking part in Agora Community’s weekly live stream: A Conversation With.

We love the show’s straightforward approach, and Virginie was happy to engage in this no filter conversation about animation film & TV production.

If you were unable to attend live, the repl...

Why does naming what works, what is doing well, and what is celebration-worthy feel like it requires us to go out of our way? And even when we do have something great happening, there is always someone, and that someone is often ourselves, reminding us of the flip side of that beautiful coin.