Does anyone know where i can send some of my daughters art work to be reviewed by people at Disney.She definitely can make a career out of what she can do.Any advice is appreciated.

The best bet would be to enroll her in a recognized character animation or art or illustration program (depending on her skills and interests), such as California Institute of the Arts (which has a relationship with Disney), where she can get training, hone a high quality portfolio and reel - - and get a taste of the competitive nature of the business.

It is a very difficult time in the Disney art related businesses right now, as Feature Animation and Imagineering have been financially retrenching, and the impact of new technologies is being felt. Consequently, there are many highly skilled and talented artists who are currently out of work or are being retrained in computer skills. Still, there is always a market for true talent (especially since beginners have lower salaries).

Contact the CalArts website or perhaps the Screen Cartoonist's Guild for submission advice.

You may want to look on Disney's website for submittal info, it's on their career page. Also, consider looking at other companies too, like Pixar. They will look at her artwork if submitted correctly, and they obviously have a nice relationship w/Disney (for now anyway).

CalArts is a good choice for anyone interested in the arts, I just got into the film/video school there! Anyway CalArts is not easy to get into though, the acceptance rate is about 30 out of ever 300, most people have to appliy more then once, I lucked out and got in on my first try, go me! ;) Anyway give it a try, it can't hurt, and in my mind CalArts is the best libral arts school ever, but I might be a bit bias :~D. Even though disney is going through a rough time there is still a need for creative artsits. But if she dose end up at CalArts it is 4 years for a BFA and anouther 3 for MFA, so keep that in mind, maybe by the time she graduates disney will be back on its feet again, good luck!

Disney just closed Feature Animation units in Orlando, Japan and somewhere else, too. They plan to outsource to India. Although no one can predict the future to know four years from now or four years of college plus grad school from now what to expect of the job market in any given field, with that said, Disney is downsizing and internally restructuring their creative divisions. Major in art or commercial art, computer art and animation, 3-D and anything along those lines. Be open to the fact there are other animation studios in the world than Disney. There are other forms of art than feature or TV animation. There is work, for example, making commercials and industrial films at all sizes and shapes of commercial production houses.

Another professional organization you might look into is SIGGRAPH and PROMAX/BDA. SIGGRAPH is a professional organization of anyone who does anything with computer animation, Hollywood, universities and industrial. They meet annually in July or August, and I think they have student rates for their annual meetings. They have educational seminars and professional networking, sometimes there is open recruitment and job schmoozing going on. PROMAX/BDA is the joint professional organization of professional TV program promotion people, BDA is the Broadcast Designers Association, people who design sets and graphic elements for television. There might be a student rate to attend those, too. Either you choose, you'd learn a lot by asking questions of professionals about colleges, curriculums, the states of the various industries, internship possibilities, etc. Enter this stuff into Google and find out when their respective 2004 conventions are and inquire how a student can attend.

I don't want to burst a bubble about Disney, 'cause even with downsizing and restructuring people can get hired there, or anywhere, and what's happening today in any given industry could reverse and be better by the time a graduation rolls around. But better to go in eyes wide open and be flexible about aspirations than to have your mind and heart set on a single goal.

I hope this helps.