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Spring 2021

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SPRING 2021 7 E D I T O R ' S N O T E After a year at the Guild, I was asked (and accepted) to lead a robust communications initiative, handle media relations, oversee the website and social media, support events, liaise with community organizations, and much more. I juggled all these various responsibilities as best as possible, but often I felt like I was spinning plates terrified of dropping one. It was clear I needed more help. So with great pleasure I want to introduce you to our new Managing Editor Kim Fay. You may recognize her byline from previous issues of Keyframe—she's been a contributing writer for several years. Her experience as both a writer (she's published two books with a new one coming out soon!) and editor is a tremendous asset to our publication. She's already imbuing its pages with fun and fresh ideas, such as the article Gimme Shelter (p. 22) that allows readers to imagine relocating to different cartoon homes. This issue is packed with many great stories highlighting more than 70 Animation Guild members, and Keyframe is the only place where you will see so many of our union kin celebrated. For example, you'll learn about why our TAG committees are so important (p.18), get insight into Elizabeth Ito's career journey (p.14), and immerse yourself in the breathtaking lighting of Raya and the Dragon (p.30). On a separate note, I wanted to share that Keyframe won three ILCA awards this year: Best Cover for the "How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World" cover; Best Feature Article for a piece about writer Taneka Stotts' career journey; and General Excellence for our website, KeyframeMagazine.org. We are proud of these accolades, but we are even more thrilled that our talented Animation Guild members are getting recognized. Let's look forward to a wonderful year—the last one was a doozy!. Alexandra Drosu editor@tag839.org SONAIYA KELLEY ("The Power of Persistence") is a film reporter at the Los Angeles Times. The Bronx, N.Y., native previously served as a digital producer at Essence and Allure magazines and has contributed bylines to Complex, Mashable and Patch.com. An alumna of Stony Brook University's School of Journalism and the Bronx High School of Science, you can find her on Twitter @sonaiyak and on Instagram @sonaiya_k. Freelance writer and author KAREN BRINER ("Against the Odds") grew up in Cape Town, South Africa where her garden was home to wild chameleons. Her most recent novel is Snowize & Snitch: Highly Effective Defective Detectives. WHITNEY FRIEDLANDER ("Gimme Shelter") is an entertainment journalist who lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and infamously ornery cat. A former staff writer at Los Angeles Times and Variety, she has also written for Esquire, Marie Claire and The Washington Post, and currently contributes to CNN. WHEN I CREATED KEYFRAME MAGAZINE THREE YEARS AGO, MY ENTIRE FOCUS WAS ON THE PUBLICATION. A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN. SPINNING PLATES CONTRIBUTORS

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