☀️🎬 BRIC's Animation Pitch Bootcamp is back! This 3-week virtual intensive summer program invites high school students to collaborate, create, and pitch an original animated TV series concept – guided by industry professionals every step of the way. From concept to pitch, you'll work in teams, building real-world skills to bring your animated vision to life.
🗓️ Program Dates: June 30 - July 14 (virtual PT hours)
🎓For high school students (10-12th Grade + 2026 grads)
⏰ Apply by May 15 at tinyurl.com/bric-summer26
🔗 Learn more: bricfoundation.org/summer-bootcamps
📢 Now Accepting Applications: 2026 Animation Co-op Grant! BRIC, in partnership with Legends Animated, is awarding $10,000 to support the formation of an animation creator cooperative made up of 3+ individuals committed to telling inclusive stories.
Inspired by conversations at the BRIC Summit, this grant celebrates the growing worker co-op movement—putting creators first, fostering collaboration, and advancing inclusive storytelling.
Key Eligibility Criteria:
✅ 3 or more co-op members
✅ All members must be 18+ years old
✅ At least 50% of all members must be California residents & authorized to work in the US
🚀 Learn more & access co-op resources at bricfoundation.org/animationcoop
⏰ Apply by June 7th
What does it take to keep making moves in 2026?
At this year's BRIC Summit: Industry Think Tank, we brought together leaders across entertainment, gaming, media, tech, education, advocacy, and government to workshop real solutions for creatives at every level navigating an industry in flux.
The takeaways and action plans in this year's BRIC Summit Findings were built collectively by the brilliant minds in the room and now they're yours.
We hope the insights in this report inspire you, your team, and the broader industry to Break, Reinvent, Impact, and Change the systems around us.
🔗 Access the Summit Findings in our link in bio or bricfoundation.org/2026summit-findings
We're headed to Seattle's @cre8tesummit '26 this May 14-15! BRIC is proud to host the BRIC Community Corner, a space dedicated to spotlighting the power of partnership, collaboration, and community across Washington's creative and creator economy.
Come connect with an inspiring community of creative partners across 2 days of programming featuring:
🎨 Portfolio reviews & resume workshops
💡 Think tanks & data sessions
🎤 Industry panel discussions
🫱🏼🫲🏾 Networking opportunities
& more!
Whether you're a creator, founder, entrepreneur, or small business owner, this is a space to learn, connect, and grow alongside community.
🗓️ May 14–15 • 1201 Tower • Seattle, WA
🎟️ Register with our partner link for 20% off tickets: /cre8te26?coupon=BRIC
📢 The @entertainmentequityalliance (EEA) is hiring! The EEA is seeking a strategic & collaborative Consultant to support the Alliance's growth, visibility, and impact. This contract role will lead stakeholder engagement, coalition-building efforts, digital communications, strategic planning, events, and more.
📍Southern California/remote (with occasional in-person events)
💼 10-month contract ($55/hr, approx. 25 hrs/month)
If you're passionate about equity, collaboration, and driving change across the entertainment industry, we'd love to hear from you.
🔗 Apply in our link in bio or bricfoundation.org/job-board
Do you love a spreadsheet and keeping people and projects organized? Are you a CA resident facing barriers to education, employment, or stable opportunity? Are you at least 18 years old? If so, apply for our upcoming Production Management Program in collaboration with BRIC Foundation and Coalition of Festivals and Major Events. Applications are due May 12! Apply at the 🔗 in bio!
Schedule:
Application and Interviews:
April 17, 2026 - May 12, 2026
Selection Notification:
May 13, 2026 - May 20, 2026
Participants will need to be available Weekly on Saturdays and Sundays
Starting on May 23, 2026
*Note: Dates are subject to change.
Eligibility:
* ��Must be minimum 18 to apply
* ��Underrepresented in the industry
* ��Facing barriers to education, employment, or stable opportunity
* ��Must be a California resident
#bricfoundation #californiajobs #entryleveljobopportunities #handyfoundation
⏰ Reminder: Applications for BRIC's Animation Pitch Bootcamp close Friday, May 15!
This free, virtual summer program invites high school students to create and pitch an original animated TV series concept with guidance from industry pros. From concept development to final pitch, students will work in teams while building real-world storytelling and creative collaboration skills.
🗓️ Program Dates: June 30 – July 14 (virtual PT hours)
🎓 Open to high school students (10–12th grade + Class of 2026 grads)
🔗 Apply in our link in bio or at tinyurl.com/bric-summer26
Creators don’t need more exposure. They need better systems. That’s the conversation we’re having in Seattle this May at Cre8te Summit ‘26. CREATE48 Media Network will be speaking about getting involved in a filmmaking community (you know, like SEA48HFP) May 15.
We also have 10 free passes to this event. Want one?
Email: [email protected]
🎟️ Register with our partner link for 20% off:
/cre8te26?coupon=CRT48
#Cre8teSummit #CreativeEconomy
Interested in applying for the Animation Co-op Grant? Don't miss our Virtual Info Session!
BRIC and @legendsanimated have teamed up to launch the 2026 Animation Co-op Grant, awarding $10,000 to support the formation of an animation creator cooperative made up of 3+ individuals committed to inclusive storytelling.
Ahead of the June 7 application deadline, join us to learn more about:
✨ Eligibility requirements
✨ Application tips
✨ How the co-op model can help creators build sustainable, collaborative businesses
🗓️ Virtual Info Session: May 13 @ 6pm - 7pm (PT)
⏰ Application Deadline: June 7
🔗 RSVP in our link in bio or bricfoundation.org/animationcoop
The Founding Class 🎗️ Meet the first round of speakers for @cre8tesummit ‘26. Builders, operators, executives, founders, creators, and cultural leaders helping shape where media, technology, film, storytelling, and the creator economy are headed next.
Featuring voices from YouTube, Google, Ingenius, SymphonyOS, Bric Foundation, Dirt Road Roots, Black Knight Creative, CVL Economics, Fearylss Funnels, Dream Big, Go Hard, and more.
From platform strategy and creator monetization to ownership, infrastructure, storytelling, and community building, these are the people doing the work behind
the scenes and out front. And this is only the beginning.
🗓️ Join us in Seattle May 14-15th, with a featured independent film screening on Saturday, May 16th.
🎟️ Get tickets at
Join the BRIC Board! We're building a dynamic group of leaders ready to help shape the future of the creative economy. BRIC Board Members serve as strategic leaders, ambassadors, and connectors by guiding strategy, expanding partnerships, supporting fundraising, and strengthening programs that create access and opportunity.
We're seeking leaders across:
📺 Entertainment
🎮 Gaming
💻 Media
📚 Education
🏛️ Government/Policy
🫱🏼🫲🏾Philanthropy/Nonprofit
📢 and Marketing/PR/Communications who are passionate about driving impact.
Sound like you or someone you know?
🔗 Apply in our link in bio or at: bricfoundation.org/job-board
BRIC is proud to be supporting @cre8tesummit ‘26 this May 14-15.
This isn’t about going viral. It’s about building something you can sustain long-term. If you’re a creator, founder, entrepreneur, small business owner, or operator… this is your room.
May 14–15 • 1201 Tower • Seattle, WA
🎟️ Register using our link in bio for 20% off or /cre8te26?coupon=BRIC
#Cre8teSummit #CreatorEconomy
