IPF-144, Monica Lago-Kaytis, Veteran Creative Producer and CEO of Frogbot Films

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it!

Hosted by Kira Rodrigues and Cassie Soliday

 

Today’s guest is Veteran Creative Producer and CEO of Frogbot Films, Monica Lago-Kaytis!

She’s worked in the animation industry for over 25 years, 23 of them with the famed Walt Disney Feature Animation where she started as a production assistant on Pocahontas. Since then, she’s climbed the production ranks managing and producing some of your favorite Disney films such as Hercules, Wreck-It Ralph, and Zootopia… okay, so those are a few of my personal favorites! But she was never looking to break into animation, it was a pleasant surprise! Growing up with an artsy mother, Monica was used to managing and making space for artists. Today, she shares her personal experiences, struggles, and how she evolved to the person she is today and gathered the courage to break away from the biggest animation studio to start her own production company, Frogbot Films.

 

She’s also an active mentor volunteer and the president of the non-profit organization, Rise Up Animation, which we also chat about in the ep!

 

Check out Rise Up Animation, and be sure to learn more about Frogbot Films!

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This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation
womeninanimation.org

"Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"

Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n’ Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation, Asians in Animation, and Diverse Toons.

 

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