Buriid juovllaid ja lihkolaš ođđa jagi 2021!​

Pyereh juovlah já luholâš uđđâ ihe 2021!​

Šiõǥǥ rosttvid da leklvaž ođđ eeʹjj 2021!​

Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta 2021!​

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021!

Illustration: Erja Wiltse

Are you a current or recent student studying art, animation, computer graphics, and film?

Walt Disney Animation Studios are inviting students from Sápmi to apply as an intern for the Walt Disney Animation Studios Summer Internship Program 2021. As a Talent Development intern, you will have the unique opportunity to work directly with a Disney mentor as you explore all aspects of art, storytelling, and filmmaking.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Summer Internship Program is a

12 week program paid experience designed for students studying art, animation, computer graphics, and film. Please note, the safety and well-being of our teams is very important to us. We will be determining whether this program will be in-person at our Burbank, CA studio or virtual in the coming months based on government recommendations.

Read more about their internship program and requirements here:

Story

CG Artist – Character

CG Artist – Environment

Visual Development

Production Management

CG Animation

The deadline for applications is 1/24/2021, 11:59 PM PST.

Travel grant

The internship form Sámi areas can apply for a10.000$ travel grant, funded by The Saami Council and the Sámi parliaments. The applicant must have Sámi background, meets Disney’s requirements for internships and should have a plan for how to bring the knowledge back to the Sami community, such as through social media, lectures etc. Write an application, max 1 page, explaining your applicant basis and how to meet our travel grant requirements.

Send your application for travel grant marked with “WDAS internship” to: kmr@saamicouncil.net.

The deadline for travel applications is 1/24/2021, 11:59 PM PST.

– We are pleased that this unique opportunity will present itself in 2021, either digitally or locally at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Los Angeles. Many good applications were received from Sápmi last year, but due to Covid-19, the internship scheme in 2020 was postponed. We therefore hope that those who had applied last year will consider applying again. We are happy to be able to contribute to a very exciting exchange opportunity, says Aili Keskitalo (President of the Sámi Parliament in Norway), Tuomas Aslak Juuso (President of the Sámi Parliament in Finland), Per-Olof Nutti (President of the Sámi Parliament in Sweden) and Åsa Larsson-Blind (Vice President of the Sámi Council) in a joint statement.

Contact information:

Aili Keskitalo,
Phone: +47 97129305
E-mail: aili.keskitalo@samediggi.no

Tuomas Aslak Juuso
Phone: +358 406873394
E-mail: tuomas.juuso@samediggi.fi

Per-Olof Nutti
Phone: +46 703763112
E-mail: Per-Olof.Nutti@sametinget.se

Åsa Larsson-Blind,
Phone: +46 702543356             
E-mail: asa@saamicouncil.net

Contact info about the internship and travel grant:

Christina Hætta, The Saami Council
Phone: +47 48021734
E-mail: kmr@saamicouncil.net