This Week at ASIFA . . .
53RD ANNIE AWARDS / OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL / VIEW CONFERENCE / BADGE GIVEAWAY WINNERS / ASIFA HOLLYWOOD BOARD ELECTION RESULTS / ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD ADVISORY BOARD / SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH: NO VACANCY / UPCOMING EVENTS |
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The 53rd Annie Awards™ Season Has Begun! |
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Announcing the 53rd Annual ‘CALL FOR ENTRIES’
List of Deadlines (Earlier Submissions Cost Less!)
Standard Deadline: October 13th, 2025
Late Deadline: November 9th, 2025
ASIFA-Hollywood has posted the 53rd Annie Awards Call for Entries! For submission rules and information, please visit https://annieawards.org/rules-and-categories. The deadline to submit projects for consideration is Sunday, November 9th, 2025, by 5 pm PST.
Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the 53rd Annie Awards™ covers 37 categories, including Animated Feature, Animated Feature-Independent, TV/Media Production, Sponsored Production, Short Subject, and Student Films, along with Achievement and Honorary awards.
Production and Achievement submissions will be from animated productions that were released in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
Details regarding Annie rules and dates can be found at the Annie Award™ website, https://annieawards.org. |
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53rd Annies Submissions for Juried Awards |
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Juried Awards honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Categories include our highest honor, the Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions, the philanthropic June Foray Award for benevolent influence, the Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement, and the Special Achievement Award for unique accomplishment not recognized within the existing award category structure.
To enter a nomination for any of these awards, please visit the Annie Juried Award Submission Form.
The Juried Award nomination submission deadline is
Monday, October 13th, 2025 |
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ASIFA-Hollywood's Annual Membership Drive |
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ASIFA-Hollywood's Annual Membership Drive has officially started! The deadline to join ASIFA-Hollywood or to renew professional-level memberships and register to participate in the 53rd Annie Award™ voting is midnight Friday, January 26th, 2026.
For details on ASIFA-Hollywood memberships, please visit /www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership. Now may be the best time to enroll, renew, or upgrade to an ASIFA-Hollywood professional or patron-level membership and, if you have not already done so, submit your Annie voter application to participate in the 53rd Annie Award™ voting process. (If you have already been approved to vote in the past, you do not need to apply again.) |
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Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) |
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The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) returns this fall!
One of the world’s top animation festivals, the OIAF takes over downtown Ottawa, Canada, from September 24 to 28, 2025, with five days of screenings, talks, and parties. Catch over 200 new films, make industry connections at The Animation Conference (TAC), go behind the scenes at Animation Exposé, and get career advice at Art+Biz Day.
Passes are on sale now!
For Questions, email in...@animationfestival.ca |
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Meet award-winning filmmakers, animators, artists and game designers from “KPop Demon Hunters,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Bad Guys 2,” “Elio,” “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “F1: The Movie” and more. Our extensive program embraces cutting-edge thinking in Storytelling, Virtual Production, Computer Graphics, Interactive & Immersive Media, VR/AR/Mixed Reality, Real-Time Rendering and much more. Be inspired, share ideas, and connect with creators pushing the boundaries of art and technology at https://www.viewconference.it.
To become a Member and recieve a discount code, email in...@asifa-hollywood.org.
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ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD BADGE GIVEAWAY WINNERS |
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Board Re-election Results from
Annual General Membership Meeting |
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ASIFA-Hollywood's Annual General Membership Meeting was held as an In-Person Meeting on August 20th. During the meeting, ASIFA-Hollywood activities, policy, finances, and the election of board members took place. ASIFA-Hollywood's Annual General Membership Meeting Congratulations to the following board members
for their re-election!
Bill Turner & Charles Solomon |
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ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD'S ADVISORY BOARD |
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ASIFA-Hollywood has just announced the selection of its new 16-member Advisory Board. This new board was hand-selected by ASIFA-Hollywood's board of directors and will meet twice a year to exchange ideas, review progress, and help shape ASIFA-Hollywood's strategic goals.
The new ASIFA-Hollywood Advisory Board Members are Brenda Chapman, Margie Cohn, Pete Docter, Dave Filoni, Matt Groening, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Tomm Moore, John Musker, Ramsey Naito, Chris Prynoski, Sandy Rabins, Peter Ramsey, Linda Simensky, and Tom Sito.
“We’re especially excited to share with our new advisory board upcoming initiatives, including enhancements to the Annie Awards™, new outreach programs, and expanded educational efforts to support our animation community, says ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Aubry Mintz. “The perspective and expertise of these members will help to shape our various initiatives in meaningful ways, and can help guide ASIFA-Hollywood through exciting, impactful growth.” |
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SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH: NO VACANCY |
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Rated G
"This short stems from the idea of trying to represent how thought works and unfolds, not what we think, but how our minds shift and flow from one thought to another. I’ve always been curious about how similar, or different, our streams of consciousness might be, and in making this film I attempt to represent my own. No Vacancy uses a memory-inspired structure that makes it less about independent events and more about how recurring snippets of memory come together to form a single emotional whole. I’m hoping the viewer might find a connection by seeing their own similarities to the way the film portrays the inner workings of the mind."
- Director Miguel Rodrick
TO BECOME A MEMBER AND WATCH THIS SCREENER, email in...@asifa-hollywood.org
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COMING SOON
INVISIONS
BOYS GO TO JUPITER
ZOOTOPIA 2
LOST IN STARLIGHT IN YOUR DREAMS THE TWITS
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SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH PROGRAM! |
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 | Please click the button below to submit your short or student film. If your film is selected, you will receive a one-year complimentary membership.
Your film will also be featured on ASIFA-Hollywood's e-newsletter! |
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AMPLIFYING VOICES INITIATIVE |
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Interested in being featured on an ASIFA-Hollywood's eblast and social media via the Amplifying Voices Initiative?
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