International Animated Film Association
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The International Animated Film Association (French: Association Internationale du Film d'Animation, ASIFA) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960 in Annecy, France, well-known animation artists, including Canadian animator Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world.
The organization's ASIFA-Hollywood chapter presents the annual Annie Awards.
ASIFA's board of directors includes animation professionals from all over the world. They meet at ASIFA-sponsored animation film festivals on a regular basis. Some of the most well-known festivals include the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada, the Animae Caribe in the Caribbean,[1] the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan, and the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films in Croatia. The annual Annie Awards are presented by the Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Association.
Chapters edit
- Argentina
- Austria
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Canada
- Caribbean
- Cyprus
- Colombia
- Egypt
- England
- France
- Finland
- Germany
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- India
- Japan
- Poland
- Switzerland
- USA – Hollywood
- USA – Central
- USA – East
- USA – South
Presidents edit
| President | Term | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Norman McLaren | 1960–1979 | [2] |
| John Halas | 1979–1988 | [3][4] |
| Raoul Servais | 1985–1994 or 1988–1993 | [5][6] |
| Michel Ocelot | 1994–1999 | [7] |
| Abi Feijò | 1999–2002 | |
| Thomas Renoldner | 2002–2004 | [8] |
| Noureddin Zarrinkelk | 2004–2006 | |
| Sayoko Kinoshita | 2006–2009 | [9] |
| Nelson Shin | 2009–2012 | [10] |
| Ed Desroches | 2013–2015 | [11][12] |
| Ed Desroches | 2015–2019 | [13] |
| Sayoko Kinoshita | 2019–2022 | [14] |
| Deanna Morse | 2022–2024 | [15][16] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Caribe, Animae (2013-05-14). "ASIFA Congratulates Animae Caribe". Animae Caribe. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "ASIFA Egypt Facebook group". Facebook. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Noureddin, Zarrinkelk (January 2004). . ASIFA. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ Lendvai, Erzsi. Egy halhatatlanságra vágyó animátor . FilmKultúra. 2002.
- ^ "Raoul Servais: An Interview". www.awn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ . 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ . ASIFA. 1999. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ Renoldner, Thomas (March 2002). . ASIFA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ . ASIFA. December 2006. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ Board Elects New Officials[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ASIFA Board Elects Officials for a 3 year Term" 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Jan 21st, 2013 on asifa.net
- ^ "About Hangzhou Summit". 2014.
- ^ "ASIFA Magazine v.29 - 2018". ASIFA. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ togger (2019-02-20). "Letter from ASIFA President". ASIFA. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ . ASIFA. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Magazine, Animation (2022-12-12). "ASIFA, Distributors Issue Statement on "Shocking" Theft of Award-Winning Animated Short". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
External links edit
- ASIFA's official Web site