The International Animated Film Association (French: Association Internationale du Film d'Animation, ASIFA) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960. ASIFA's purpose is to cultivate and promote the art of animation. Its founders include well-known animation artists such as Canadian animator Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world. Its Japanese chapter, ASIFA-Japan, was established in 1981 by Renzō Kinoshita, Yōji Kuri, Taiji Yabushita, Osamu Tezuka, and 18 other founding members, and co-organized the Hiroshima International Animation Festival from 1985 to 2020.
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, 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 (ASIFA-Hollywood).
Presidents +PresidentTermRefs.Norman McLaren1960–1979John Halas1979–1988Lendvai, Erzsi. Egy halhatatlanságra vágyó animátor . FilmKultúra. 2002.Raoul Servais 1985–1994 or 1988–1993Michel Ocelot1994–1999Abi Feijò1999–2002Thomas Renoldner2002–2004Noureddin Zarrinkelk2004–2006Sayoko Kinoshita2006–2009Nelson Shin2009–2012Board Elects New OfficialsEd Desroches2013–2015"ASIFA Board Elects Officials for a 3 year Term" , Jan 21st, 2013 on asifa.netEd Desroches2015–2019Sayoko Kinoshita2019–2022Deanna Morse2022–2024 See also International Animation Day ASIFA-Hollywood
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External links
ASIFA's official Web site