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ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Releases Results of the 2020 AEF Faculty Grants
BURBANK, CALIF. (April 28, 2020) – ASIFA-Hollywood recently announced its Animation Educator’s Forum (AEF) fourth annual Faculty Grant recipients: Zoya Baker (New York University), Mindy Johnson (CalArts), Nazil Eda Noyan (Bahcesehir University, Istanbul/Turkey), Jack Parry (Deakin University, Australia) and Kevin Sandler (Arizona State University). The AEF faculty grants are designed to provide support for individuals or […]

ASIFA-Hollywood’s General Membership Meeting on April 28
Set your calendar for ASIFA-Hollywood’s annual general membership meeting. This year, we will be adding ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum meeting to the schedule. Join us online and take an active part in our ongoing growth. Get some insight into current financials, membership numbers, community activities, film preservation efforts, Annie Awards, ASIFA Animation Center Progress, and […]

A Coronavirus Bulletin for ASIFA-Hollywood Members
As news about the novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 continues to develop, the board and staff of ASIFA-Hollywood is doing everything we can to help keep our members safe, including monitoring state and local health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Late Wednesday evening the California Department of Public Heath issued a bulletin that included the […]

Don’t Have Your ASIFA-Hollywood Card?
We’ll soon be announcing this year’s membership card distribution, but in the interim, here are instructions on how to access a digital ASIFA-Hollywood membership card: In the menu box, scroll down and click the Membership option. Click the Update Your Profile button, then login. If you need to reset your password, click the Forgot Password? […]

ASIFA-Hollywood’s AEF 2020-2021 Student Scholarship Call for Submissions
We are pleased to announce that ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) Student Scholarship opens for submissions on March 8, 2020. This is an international opportunity designed to support students enrolled in college animation programs, anywhere in the world, in their quest to complete their education in this field. Proposals will be accepted from undergraduate students […]

The AEF Faculty Grant Deadline Extended to March 15, 2020
Application deadline has been extended to Sunday, March 15th 2020 (11:59 pm PST) and recipients will be announced in April 2020. Awards will range from US $1,000 to a maximum of US $5,000 per applicant and if awarded, expenditures must occur in the 2020-21 American academic year. ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) Faculty Grants are designed […]

Netflix Sweeps 47th Annie Awards
STREAMING GIANT GARNERS TOP HONORS IN 18 CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BEST FEATURE, BEST FEATURE-INDEPENDENT LOS ANGELES, Calif. (January 25, 2020) – Netflix was the big winner at the 47th Annual Annie Awards™ Saturday evening, garnering top honors in 18 categories, including Best Feature – Klaus; Best Feature – Independent – I Lost My Body; Character Animation […]

Press Release: 47th Annie Award Nominations Announced – Animation’s Biggest Night Set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall
BURBANK, CA (December 2, 2019) – The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 47th 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: Frozen 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), How To Train […]

The 47th Annie Award Season Has Begun
Call for Submissions, Judges, Membership Drive, and Honorary Awards ASIFA-Hollywood’s ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards™ began on Monday, August 5th. Presented in 10 Production categories and 22 Achievement categories as well as honorary awards. Entries will be from animated productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2019 […]