Events + Screenings
2021-22 Student Scholarship Call for Submissions – Deadline To Apply is July 15, 2021
We are pleased to announce that the ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) Student Scholarship are open for submissions and will close on July 15, 2021. This is an international opportunity designed to assist students in completing their education in accredited college-level animation programs. Applications will be accepted from undergraduate students entering their sophomore year or […]
Animation Shows of Shows Oscar Showcase Tour
Celebrate this year’s Academy AwardTM nominees for Best Animated Short Film. Watch the films and meet many of the nominees and their teams! This invitation only Zoom webinar event will take place this Sunday, April 18 at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET. ASIFA-Hollywood members who would like to attend must sign up on Eventbrite individually and complete all the questions. […]
And The 2020 Annie Goes To….
PIXAR’S SOUL SCORES SEVEN TOP HONORS DURING VIRTUAL 48TH ANNIE AWARDS™ WOLFWALKERS RUNS AWAY WITH FIVE ANNIES LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 16, 2021) – Pixar’s Soul received seven Annie Awards™ during the 48th virtual awards ceremony Friday evening, winning top honors for Best Feature, Character Animation (Michal Makarewicz), Music (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste), Storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez), Writing (Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers), Best FX (Tolga Göktekin, Carl […]
ASIFA-Hollywood at Wondercon@Home
The beginning of the “convention season” for 2021 will be continuing with the virtual format. In an ideal world, the end of March/beginning of April would have had thousands of genre fans gathering in Anaheim for the 2021 edition of WonderCon. As part of the Comic-Con International family, WonderCon is a celebration of pop culture, […]
Less than 2 Weeks Left to Submit Entries for 48th Annual Annie Awards Consideration
The deadline to submit projects is Monday, February 1, 2021 at 5 p.m. PST For submission rules and information please visit submissions.annieawards.org The 48th Annual Annie Awards will be presented in 10 Production categories and 22 Achievement categories as well as the Annie Honorary Awards Production and Achievement submissions are from animated projects that were […]
A Virtual Afternoon of Remembrance Set for January 30
The Animation Guild and ASIFA-Hollywood present a non-denominational celebration paying tribute to and honoring members of the animation community that passed away in 2020. Co-hosted by The Animation Guild and ASIFA-Hollywood, the Afternoon of Remembrance (AOR), is an annual Hollywood tradition. For over a quarter century, AOR pays tribute to all who created animation, from […]
Members Screening of ‘Mosley’
Writer/Director Kirby Atkins presents an OIAF Festival official selection for the film “Mosley.” The window of the MOSLEY online screener is now available and ends at 11:59pm PST on Sunday, November 15th. Information on how to access the screening will be sent to members of ASIFA-Hollywood via email. About The Film A family of four-legged […]
Online Q&A of ‘Over The Moon’ is Now on ASIFA-Hollywood’s YouTube Channel
Last month’s special ASIFA-Hollywood online Q&A for the short film “Over the Moon” included Director Glen Keane, Producers Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou, Production Designer Celine Desrumaux, and Head of Character Animation Sebastian “Sacha” Kapijimpanga. The panel was moderated by Jerry Beck. “Over the Moon” celebrates Chinese mythology as it follows a girl named Fei […]
Members Screening and Video Introduction of ‘Beauty Water’
Debuted at Annecy 2020, Korean animated movie “Beauty Water” provides a dark view of using plastic surgery to change one’s socioeconomic standing. Based on the famous Korean webtoon called “Tales of the Unusual,” “Beauty Water” creates a horror story by showing the distorted desire for beauty and fear of plastic surgery. The main character, Yeji, […]