ASIFA-Hollywood

ASIFA-Hollywood, an American non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California, is a branch member of the International Animated Film Association. Its purpose is to promote the art of film animation in a variety of ways, including its own archive and an annual awards presentation, the Annie Awards. It is also known as the International Animated Film Society.

ASIFA-Hollywood
Formation1957 (1957)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
FoundersBill Scott
Stephen Bosustow
Ward Kimball
Bill Littlejohn
William T. Hurtz
Les Goldman
TypeNon-profit organization
President
Sue Shakespeare
Websiteasifa-hollywood.org

Many branches of ASIFA exist throughout the world; in the U.S. there are chapters in San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Seattle, the Detroit area, and others, while internationally, organizations exist in Annecy, France, Italy, and Japan. ASIFA also sponsors several animation film festivals throughout the world, including the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival. It includes a virtual archive, museum, library and research facility, containing the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project.

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