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Press Release: Annecy Becomes An Official Festival Partner with the Annie Awards

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BURBANK, Calif. (December 5, 2018) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood is honored to announce that Annecy International Animation Film Festival has officially become a festival partner with the Annie Awards™. Also joining the Annie Awards’ festival partnership is Ottawa, Hiroshima and Zagreb festivals. Annecy was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France.

As part of these partnerships, ASIFA-Hollywood has allowed the festivals’ grand prize winners to submit their work for Annie Award™ consideration at no charge. This year, there are 10 festival grand prize winners who have submitted for an Annie Award™. The hope is that these festival partnerships will help to expand the scope of the Annie Awards™ internationally.

When asked about this festival initiative, Frank Gladstone, ASIFA-Hollywood’s executive director remarked, “For years, we have been trying to enlarge the scope of the Annie Awards to include more international productions. Adding Annecy and the other major animation festivals as Annie partners is another way to bring an expanding world-wide scope to both our event, as well as giving well- deserved industry attention to so many more worthwhile projects.”

“We are thrilled to collaborate with ASIFA-Hollywood (The International Animated Film Society), in promoting artistic animated creations. This is an additional opportunity to support films and directors by giving them improved visibility competing at the prestigious Annie AwardsTM, who give genuine acknowledgment to animation professionals,” says Mickaël Marin, CEO, CITIA.

ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international ASIFA organization, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators Forum, animated film preservation, special events, scholarships and screenings.

For information about becoming a member of ASIFA-Hollywood and all of its programs and services available to the animation community, please visit us at: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

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46th Annie Award Nominations Announced

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Animation’s Biggest Night Set for Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall

BURBANK, CA (December 3, 2018) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 46th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominees.

This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Early Man (Aardman Animations), Incredibles 2 (Pixar Animation Studios), Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Indian Paintbrush/American Empirical Pictures), Ralph Breaks The Internet (Walt Disney Animation Studios) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Animation). Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include: Ce Magnifique Gâteau! (Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi!, Pedri Animation), MFKZ (Ankama/Studio 4ºC), Mirai (Studio Chizu), Ruben Brandt, Collector (Hungarian National Film Fund) and Tito and the Birds (Bits Productions, Split Studio).

“From over 1,600 submissions, our committees have made a great selection of nominees this year. A wide choice of animation techniques, a broad selection of subjects, increasingly creative designs and an encompassing representation of films from other countries and various points of view is going to make this year’s Annie Awards an ever more diversified event,” said ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Frank Gladstone. “Membership voting begins January 1. Looking at the slate of nominees, I think this year’s decisions will be extraordinary.”

The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A pre-reception and press line begins at 4:30 p.m. in Dickson Court, adjacent to Royce Hall with the ceremony following at 7:00 pm. A post-show celebration immediately follows the ceremony. All events will be held at Royce Hall.

Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Three Winsor McCay Award recipients have been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers – Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director, Ralph Eggleston; Frank Braxton (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation director and guild president; and casting director, voice director and voice actress Andrea Romano. The June Foray Award will be presented to veteran animator, Adam Burke (posthumously) for his significant and benevolent impact on the animation community. Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, will accept the Ub Iwerks Award for Blender Open Source Animation Software; and a Certificate of Merit will be presented to dedicated ASIFA volunteer, Jason Jones.

ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. For VIP tickets, please visit annieawards.org/tickets. For all other information regarding the Annie Awards™, please visit annieawards.org/event-info.

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Nominating Committee Judges Continues Through September 15, 2018

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Now through September 15, ASIFA-Hollywood will be conducting this year’s Call for Judges. All judges, whether they have applied in the past or are enrolling for the first time, must submit a new application. Judges do not need to be ASIFA-Hollywood members, but must have an established career in animation and exemplary professional credentials in at least one of the Annie Award categories. Individuals who are interested in being a nomination committee judge, will find the application at the Annie Awards website.

Filling out the application will put you on our list of nomination judge candidates, but will not guarantee you a committee position. If you are chosen, you will spend some time beginning in late October and early November looking at your committee’s submissions online and then, sometime between November 8 and December 2, you will meet with your committee in person or on line for the final nomination selection. Some judges may also be selected to participate in final jury procedures in late January, immediately following the general membership vote. In appreciation for their time and effort, Judges will receive two VIP tickets to attend the 46th Annie Awards on Saturday February 2, 2019.

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‘Call for Entrees’ for the 46th Annie Awards

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BURBANK, Calif. (August 1, 2018) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 46th Annual Annie Awards™ to begin on Wednesday, August 1. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards™ will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Visual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, Music, Voice Acting, etc.). Additionally, up to 5 honorary awards may also be granted for lifetime accomplishments, philanthropy, technical advances, special achievement and meritorious service. The 46th Annual Annie Awards™ ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

This year, in an effort to open the awards to more independent productions, the Annies will allow any ASIFA-Hollywood member the
ability to submit one short subject without charge and, for the first time, the Annies will also partner with four major animation festivals (Annecy, Zagreb, Hiroshima and Ottawa) to provide free submissions for their grand prize recipients.

To review the rules and submit your projects, visit submissions.annieawards.org. Entries submitted for consideration will be from animated productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Exceptions are commercials, short subjects, special projects and student films, which can qualify with or without United States releases. Submissions close on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 5pm PST.

The deadline to become an Annie Awards Corporate Sponsor, to join ASIFA-Hollywood or to renew membership, and register to participate in the 46th Annie Award voting is midnight Saturday, December 15, 2018. However, receipt of screeners is not guaranteed unless memberships are current as of November 1st.

From August 15 through September 15, ASIFA-Hollywood is also conducting the 46th Annual Annie Awards™ Call for Nominating Committee Judges. All judges, whether they have applied in the past or are enrolling for the first time, will need to submit a new application. To be considered for a nominating committee, judges do not need to be ASIFA-Hollywood members, but must have an established career in animation and exemplary professional credentials in at least one of the Annie Award categories. Individuals in the animation community, who are interested in being a nomination committee judge, will find the application at members.asifa-hollywood.org/judge-application. August 15 also marks the start of ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annual Membership Drive.

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, who passed away in July at the age of 99, and in whose name the philanthropic June Foray Award was established, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it.

Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators Forum, animated film preservation, special events, scholarships and screenings.

For up-to-the minute details and information on the 46th Annie Awards™, please visit annieawards.org. For information on ASIFA-Hollywood, please visit asifa-hollywood.org.

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It’s The Year of ‘Coco’ Pixar Wins Best Feature at the 45th Annie Awards

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (February 3, 2018) – Pixar Animation Studios was the big winner at this year’s 45th Annie Awards™ as Coco won Best Animated Feature, and garnered top honors across 11 categories including Best Animated Effects – Shaun Galinak, Dave Hale, Jason Johnston, Carl Kaphan, Keith Daniel Klohn; Character Animation –John Chun Chiu Lee; Character Design – Daniel Arriaga, Daniela Strijleva, Greg Dykstra, Alonso   Martinez & Zaruhi Galstyan; Directing – Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina; Music – Michael Giacchino, Kristin Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Germaine Franco, Adrian Molina; Production Design – Harlye Jessup, Danielle Feinberg, Bryn Imagire, Nathaniel McLaughlin, Ernesto Nemesio; Storyboarding – Dean Kelly; Voice Acting – Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel; Writing –  Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich and Editorial – Steve Bloom, Lee Unkrich, Greg Snyder, Tim Fox. The Best Animated Feature-Independent was awarded to The Breadwinner (Cartoon Saloon/Aircraft Pictures/ Melusine Productions).

Best Animated Special Production was awarded to Revolting Rhymes (Magic Light Pictures); Best Animated Short Subject – Dear Basketball (Glen Keane Productions, Kobe Studios, Believe Entertainment Group); Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial – June (Broad Reach Pictures/Chromosphere/Lyft); Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production   Rick and Morty – Episode: 30 ‘Pickle Rick’ (Williams Street Productions);    Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children We Bare Bears Episode: Panda’s Art (Cartoon Network Animation Studios); Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children Octonauts – Episode: Operation Deep Freeze (Vampire Squid Productions Limited,  a Silvergate Media company, in  association with Brown Bag Films); and Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production: War For The Planet of The Apes (Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Alessandro Bonora).

“This year, we paid tribute to our beloved June Foray, who always delighted in seeing how the event she founded continued to grow year after year. This year was no exception,” remarked Frank Gladstone, Annie Awards executive producer. “June would have enjoyed the increasing numbers, but more important to her, and to us, has always been seeing the proof, inherent in the Annies, that the capability of people, world-wide, to create animated films has also continued to diversify and increase.”

The evening was dedicated to the late June Foray, the legendary voice actress who was, more than anyone else, is responsible for founding the Annies 45 years ago. June’s creativity, generosity and unrelenting advocacy for  the animation community were evident in the touching presentation.

Presenters for the evening included actress Wendie Malick; Coco’s Anthony Gonzalez; Director Nora Twomey and actress Saara Chaudry from The Breadwinner; Disney voice talent Russi Taylor; SpongeBob himself, Tom Kenny; Animators Mark Henn and Floyd Norman, and other industry notables, including Debi Derryberry, and E.G. Daily, along with ASIFA-Hollywood President, Jerry Beck, Executive Director, Frank Gladstone and animation producer and ASIFA board member, Sue Shakespeare.

ASIFA-Hollywood was thrilled to have all three Winsor McCay recipients in attendance. The Winsor McCay Award for career contributions to the art of animation are being presented to three recipients – British character animator, James Baxter; SpongeBob SquarePants creator, Stephen Hillenburg and the Canadian animation duo, Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis. The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art and industry of animation was presented to TVPaint for its versatile software for 2D animation.

The Special Achievement Award recognizing the unique and significant impact on the art and industry of animation was presented to Studio MDHR Entertainment for its 1930s inspired wonder-game Cuphead; and the  June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation was  presented to animation historian, Didier Ghez. The Certificate of Merit award was presented to David Nimitz, devoted friend and caretaker of veteran voice actress and ASIFA-Hollywood and Annie Award pioneer, June Foray, who passed away last July at the age of 99.

The Annie Awards™ honor overall excellence as well as individual achievement in a total of 36 categories   from best feature, best feature – independent, production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, music, editing and voice acting, and have often been a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The ceremony was live-streamed again this year at   www.annieawards.org/watch-it-live where animation enthusiasts and those unable to attend the event, could watch the show. A complete list of winners can be viewed at www.annieawards.org and highlights of the ceremony will be uploaded to the Annies website in the next few weeks.

ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.

Created in 1972 by June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. For more information on the Annie Awards™, please visit www.annieawards.org. For information about ASIFA-Hollywood, visit www.asifa-hollywood.org.

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The 45th Annie Award Voting Continues! Your Ballot Deadline is Tuesday, January 23

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If you are an ASIFA-Hollywood pro-member who has qualified to vote for the Annies, our vote is critical to a fair and balanced selection process. Voting instructions have been sent along with your ballot, but, as a preview:

All qualified voters will be able to vote in every category, though you do not have to vote in every category to complete your ballot. In most cases, you will be able to watch a video clip from each of the nominees. In some categories, the entire project will be posted, In others, a collection of stills will be available. If you have already seen the work, you will be able to “scrub through” the clips, or skip them entirely.

Annie Award voting uses a weighted system. There will be up to five nominees in a given category, but you will vote only for your top three selections, giving a #1 to your first choice, #2 to your second choice and #3 to your third and final choice . You must vote for three nominees in each category in order for your vote to be counted in that category. You may refrain from casting a vote in any category for which you do not feel qualified to vote.

You will not be required to complete your ballot in one sitting. Your selections are saved automatically, so you can log out at any time and then log in to return to the ballot as often as needed during the voting period. As your selections are saved on-the-fly, there is no need to ‘submit’ your final ballot — all saved votes will be tallied after the voting period has ended.

If you have any technical difficulties while filling out the ballot, please email votinghelp@annieawards.org.

The deadline to cast ballots is midnight, Tuesday, January 23, 2018. No exceptions. Late ballots cannot be counted.

Thank you in advance for voting! We hope to see you at the 45th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday, February 3, at UCLA’s Royce Hall . Event and ticketing information is available online.

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Can’t Be There? Watch The Annie Awards Live on our Streaming Channel!

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If you can’t go to the Annies ceremony this year, why not do the next best thing and watch us on our streaming channel, live, direct from UCLA’s Royce Hall? We’ll have a multi-camera and audio set up and will be covering the entire ceremony; the celebrations, the touching moments, the laughs, the flubs, even audience reactions. You won’t miss a thing. It will be just like being there…only you won’t have to dress up!

Watch the show below or go to the Watch It Live channel.

The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 3. We’ll give you a shout out, so watch us live!

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Annie Awards VIP Tickets are Now for Sale Online!

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Don’t procrastinate…they’re going fast!

A VIP ticket admits you to the champagne reception before the ceremony, the Annie Awards ceremony and the post ceremony dinner and after-party. Ticket holders will be seated either in the Orchestra section of the theater, if available, or in the center balcony.

VIP tickets will be sold ONLINE ONLY. If purchased before December 31, 2017, ticket prices for ASIFA-Hollywood members are $175. Tickets for non-members are $200. Prices after December 31 for ASIFA-Hollywood members will increase to $200, while non-member tickets will be $250. Several payment options will be provided during your purchase.

A General Admission ticket ($35) admits you to the Annie Awards Ceremony ONLY and are only sold through UCLA Central Ticket Office (CTO) at 310.825.2101 or through Ticketmaster.

All VIP Tickets will be held at Will Call, under the name(s) you provide. The Annie Awards is a black tie affair: dark suit or tuxedo for men, after-5 attire for women.

For questions and information, please contact: Gretchen Houser, Annie Awards Event Director, at Gretchen@annieawards.org or 562.235.0991.

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45th Annie Award Nominations Announced

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 45th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit  www.annieawards.org/nominees.

This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Captain Underpants (DreamWorks Animation), Cars 3 (Pixar Animation Studios), Coco (Pixar Animation Studios), Despicable Me 3 (Illumination) and The Boss Baby (DreamWorks Animation).

Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include: In This Corner of the World (Taro Maki, GENCO, Inc. and Masao Maruyama, Mappa Co., Ltd), Loving Vincent (BreakThru Films, Production Company Trademark Films, Co-Production Company), Napping Princess (Nippon TV), The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales (Folivari/Panique!/StudioCanal) and The Breadwinner (Cartoon Saloon/Aircraft Pictures/Melusine Productions).

Juried Awards, honoring career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation, include Winsor McCay recipients; character animator, James Baxter; SpongeBob SquarePants creator, Stephen Hillenburg; and the Canadian animation duo, Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis. The Ub Iwerks Award will be presented to TVPaint for its 2D animation software; Cuphead, the 1930s inspired wonder-game from StudioMDHR will receive this year’s Special Achievement Award; the June Foray Award will be presented to animation historian Didier Ghez. A special Certificate of Merit will be presented to David Nimitz, devoted friend and caretaker of veteran voice actress and ASIFA-Hollywood & Annie Award™ pioneer, June Foray, who passed away in July at the age of 99.

The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Achievement trophies, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The recipients will be recognized at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

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ASIFA-Hollywood Announces Juried Award Recipients: 45th Annie Awards™ Set for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall

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BURBANK, Calif. (November 20, 2017) – ASIFA-Hollywood is proud to announce this year’s slate of recipients for its Juried Awards honoring career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. The Juried award recipients will be honored at the 45th Annie Awards™ set for Saturday, February 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

The Winsor McCay Award for career contributions to the art of animation are being presented to three recipients – British character animator, James Baxter; SpongeBob SquarePants creator, Stephen Hillenburg and the Canadian animation duo, Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis. The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art and industry of animation will be presented to TVPaint for its versatile software for 2D animation; The Special Achievement Award recognizing the unique and significant impact on the art and industry of animation will be presented to Studio MDHR Entertainment for its 1930s inspired wonder-game Cuphead; and the June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation will be awarded to animation historian, Didier Ghez. The Certificate of Merit award will be presented to David Nimitz, devoted friend and caretaker of veteran voice actress, and ASIFA-Hollywood & Annie Award pioneer, June Foray, who passed away in July at the age of 99.

ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. For tickets and additional information on the Annie Awards™, please visit annieawards.org/tickets.

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