Oct 15, 2021

Report: Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network is leading the way in the push of diversity on the screen of Warner Media

Warnermedia has published “The Power of Stories” [download PDF] a report on its equity and inclusion initiatives as they stood in 2020.

While the document is mostly concerned with the conglomerate's live-action productions, it contains nuggets of data on its animation productions. It also contains information about the diversity of its workforce. Assessing the findings, Warnermedia CEO Jason Kilar heralded “important steps” toward equity, but added that “there is so much more to do.”

Here are some key stats (true as of 2020):

The report also contains a profile of Colombia's Silvia Prietov and Luisa Velásquez, winners of 2020's Girl Power: Pitch Me the Future pitching competition (which Cartoon Network Latin America runs with Pixelatl). “Beside education, the macho attitude can make it difficult [for women to advance in Colombia's animation industry],” says Prietov. “I had one director tell me he'd never let me direct.”