ASIFA-Hollywood

Film Titan Ray Harryhausen Dies At Age 92

David.Derks — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:43:54 +0000

We are sorry to report that Ray Harryhausen, who brought sword-fighting skeletons to the movie Jason and the Argonauts and was known as the master of stop-motion animation for his work on that and other films such as Clash of the Titans, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and 20 Million Miles to Earth, has died. Harryhausen, who was a producer and director as well as a model animator, was 92.

All of us at ASIFA-Hollywood mourn his passing but will always celebrate his legendary contributions to animation in film. He will be missed.

Coming Attractions: Screenings of Epic and Monsters University

David.Derks — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:33:47 +0000

Be sure to keep an eye out for our upcoming screenings, which include Blue Sky’s EPIC and Disney/Pixar MONSTERS UNIVERSITY!

Animation Educators Forum General Membership Meeting

David.Derks — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:01:39 +0000

This Sunday April 7th, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum is proud to announce its second annual General Membership meeting! This is our chance to meet as a group, invite others to join and have an engaging discussion on ways to improve our animation education!

This year we will be meeting on Sunday April 7, 1:00-5:00PM at USC Room SCB104 (The Animation Building of the School of Cinema).

For more information on this event click here.

General Membership Meeting has been Postponed

David.Derks — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:54:14 +0000

Dear ASIFA-Hollywood Members

Due to a series of scheduling conflicts, as well as numerous requests from members, we are postponing the General Membership Meeting scheduled for this coming Thursday, April 4th. We sincerely apologize for the late notice and any inconvenience this might cause. We will reschedule the meeting very soon and guarantee that the newly scheduled meeting will occur on the date we announce. Please keep watching this space for more details.

If you are one of our members who did RSVP for Thursday’s meeting, we will be in touch with you, personally, and will automatically reserve your place at the rescheduled meeting.

Once again, we apologize for this late breaking development. This meeting is very important to us. We will hold mandated officer elections, present new developments and organizational progress and discuss future plans. There will be time for questions and answers with our executive board members and a terrific screening of the 2013 student Annies Award nominated shorts, including the Oscar nominated “Head Over Heels”. Refreshments will be served and we will be distributing the 50 year anniversary monograph published last year by ASIFA International.

By rescheduling, we hope to ensure many more participants at the upcoming General Membership Meeting and will look forward to seeing you at then.

An Afternoon of Remembrance

David.Derks — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:52:02 +0000

The Animation Guild, ASIFA-Hollywood and Women In Animation present

AN AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Food and refreshments, noon
Memoriams, 1 pm

Hollywood Heritage Museum
(The Lasky-DeMille Barn)
2100 N. Highland (across from Hollywood Bowl), Hollywood
Enter on Odin St.

A non-denominational celebration of departed friends from our animation community

Frank Andrina
Charlotte Armstrong
Dick Beals
Iris Beckerman
Lucille Bliss
Carmela Blitz
Dave Borthwick
Jack Bosson
Grigor Boyadjiev
Richard “Kip” Carpenter
Ernie Chan
Kristine “Casey” Clayton
John Coates
Franco Cristofani
Tissa David
Patty Disney
Jim Duffy
Jake Eberts
Ethel Falkenberg
Ann Gefre
Jean “Moebius” Giraud
Karen Greslie
Dave Hanan
Jim Hiltz
Daphne Huntington
Diane Keener
Fyodor Khitruk
Thomas Kinkade
Peter Kranjcevich
Joe Kubert
Bob Lambert
Ken Landau
Nancy McCullough
Rusty Mills
Sheldon Moldoff
Conne Morgan
Mark Nelson
Margaret Nichols
Naomi O’Loughlin
Rod Parkes
Bretislav Pojar
Buzz Potamkin
Al Rio
Geri Rochon
Ken Sansom
Mary Sarbry
Bruce Schaefer
Maurice Sendak
Mel Shaw
Robert Sherman
José Silverio
Marcia Sinclair
Dan Thompson
Ken Walker
Manon Washburn
Tom Woodington
Run Wrake
Uvon Young

The Afternoon is free of charge and is open to all; no RSVPs necessary.

2012 Oscar Animated Shorts Showcase

David.Derks — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:45:23 +0000

Animation World Network and ASIFA-Hollywood Proudly Present 2012 Oscar Animated Shorts Showcase. Members and up to four (4) guests are invited to watch the Oscar nominated animated shorts. A key fixture of the awards season, the Oscar Animated Shorts Showcase is the only opportunity for industry audiences outside of the Motion Picture Academy to watch the nominated shorts prior to the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on February 24.

Monday, February 18th
6:30 PM (check in & light refreshments)
7:00 PM (Oscar Showcase)
Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium – Woodbury University
7500 North Glenoaks Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91510

Expected Guest Attendees Include Shorts Directors:
David Silverman
Tim Reckert
Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Minkyu Lee
Hosted by Dan Sarto

Please RSVP, including your name and number of guests, to asifaevents@aol.com

Wreck-it Ralph Wins Best Animated Film at Annie Awards

David.Derks — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:23:24 +0000

Disney’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ won the Best Animated Feature honor at the 40th Annual Annie Awards held Saturday, February 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. This year’s expanded list of categories topped 30, honoring many more nominees and team entries as in years past. New to the awards this year was the addition of the Best Student Film.

The Best Animated Special Production was awarded to “Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem” (Illumination Entertainment); Best Animated Short Subject to “Paperman” (Walt Disney Animation Studios); Best General Audience Animated TV Production for Preschool Children “Bubble Guppies ‘A Tooth on the Looth’” (Nickelodeon Animation Studios); Best Animated Television Production for Children “Dragons: Riders of Berk ‘How to Pick Your Dragon’” (DreamWorks Animation); Best General Audience Animated Television Production “Robot Chicken ‘DC Comics Special’” (Stoopid Buddy Studios); Best Animated Video Game “Journey” (Sony Computer Entertainment America); and Best Student Film “Head Over Heels” (Timothy Reckart).

“What a great evening filled with a lot of fun and surprises,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President Frank Gladstone. “A variety of individuals and studios participated and joined in celebrating the best in animation across project, studio and geographic boundaries.”

Former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice Lamarche shared hosting duties, along with a special appearance by long time Annies presenter-favorite, actor and animation industry professional, Seth Green.

Honored with the Winsor McCay award were Terry Gilliam, Oscar Grillo and Mark Henn. The Winsor McCay stands as one of the highest honors given to an individual in the animation industry in recognition for career contributions to the art of animation.

Howard Green was honored with the June Foray award which is presented to an individual who has given significant and benevolent contributions to the art and industry of animation, and Toon Boom Animation was honor with the Ub Iwerks award created and given to individuals or companies for technical advancements that make a significant impact on the art or industry of animation.

Often a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the Annie Awards honor overall excellence as well as individual achievement in a total of 30 categories ranging from best feature, production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, music, editing and voice acting. Entries submitted for consideration were from productions that originally aired, were exhibited in an animation festival or commercially released between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

For a complete list of nominees and winners click here

Kick Off 2013 With One Plus Hub

David.Derks — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:19:55 +0000

Meet, connect, and network with the coolest people in animation!

Wednesday, January 30th 7pm-10pm
The Parlour Room
6423 Yucca
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Valet and Street Parking Available

Meet, connect, and network with the coolest people in animation.

No need to register or RSVP – just show up!
For more information please visit us at oneplushub.com

Focus Features Invites You and Up To 3 Guests to A Screening/Q&A of ParaNorman

David.Derks — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:10:44 +0000

ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE

Best Animated Feature – Sam Fell and Chris Butler

Los Angeles:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
7:30PM
Landmark Theater
10850 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Followed by a Q&A with directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler, and producers Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
*The Q&A will be followed by a 9:30PM screening of CORALINE.
RSVP: FocusGuilds2012.com

New York:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
7:00PM
Dolby 88
1350 Ave of the Americas, Ground Floor, New York
Followed by a Q&A with directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler
RSVP: FocusGuilds2012.com

London:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
6:30PM
The Covent Garden Hotel

Followed by a Q&A with directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler

RSVP: FocusGuilds2012.com

San Francisco:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
3:00PM
Delancey Street Screening Room
600 Embarcadero, San Francisco

RSVP: FocusGuilds2012.com

ParaNorman Wishes You A Happy New Year

David.Derks — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:31:15 +0000

Thank you for recognizing ParaNorman and its outstanding filmmaking team and making it one of the most honored animated films this year.

Visit FocusGuilds2012.com/#/paranorman