This Week at ASIFA . . .
LIGHTBOX EXPO BADGE GIVEAWAY / EXHIBIT AT LIGHTBOX / NFMLA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION SCREENING / GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING / AEF FACULTY GRANT 2025 RECIPENTS / AEF ANIMATION SALON / UPCOMING EVENTS / SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH: A CRAB IN THE POOL |
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LIGHTBOX BADGE GIVEAWAY
FOR ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD MEMBERS! |
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LightBox Expo returns to the Pasadena Convention Center from OCTOBER 24-26!
Join over 600 of the best artists from the ANIMATION, LIVE-ACTION, ILLUSTRATION and GAMING industries as we unite for the ultimate celebration of art. Meet your favorite artists, join in live panels with the top talent in the industry, get a portfolio review, shop the incredible artist alley and so much more!
ASIFA-Hollywood is giving away a limited number of One (1) Day Lighbox Expo Badges to its Members! Badges are available on a first-come, first-served basis!
TO BECOME A MEMBER AND REQUEST A BADGE, email in...@asifa-hollywood.org |
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Join us at the LightBox Expo! We have a great opportunity for six ASIFA pro or patron members to showcase or sell their work and network with the LightBox community. If you are interested in exhibiting this year, we are offering dedicated time slots at ASIFA-Hollywood’s booth from Friday, October 24th to Sunday, October 25th.
We are inviting established professionals with experience in the entertainment industry, including film, games, and television, to apply. The committee will also evaluate how the opportunity will benefit or further the member’s career.
To Apply: please click the button below and complete the online form by August 31st. We will inform those selected by September 30th. |
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) InFocus: International Animation Screening |
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Join us for an inspiring day of storytelling, culture, and creative global perspectives! NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s August event celebrates emerging voices in film with InFocus: International Animation, showcasing animated shorts from around the globe. The lineup includes standout selections from the Legends Animated 24 HOURS Animation Contest for Students, California-made short films, and works created in Los Angeles.
Saturday, August 23rd, 3pm to 11pm
South Park Center
1139 S Hill St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Paid parking is available at 1133 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
For questions, email in...@nfmla.org
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ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING |
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Join us for ASIFA-Hollywood's Annual General Membership Meeting!
Set your calendars and RSVP below for the ASIFA-Hollywood Annual General Membership meeting!
Take an active part in ASIFA’s ongoing growth. Get an insight into our current financials, animation aid, membership numbers, community activities, film preservation efforts, diversity priorities, open source initiatives, the Animation Educators Forum, and, of course, the Annie Awards.
There will also be ASIFA board of directors elections and entertainment too!
Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
Meeting starts at 7pm PT
In-person Membership Mixer starts around 8:30pm PT
If you'd like to attend in person, please RSVP by 12pm PST on August 13th. |
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Animation Educators Forum's Faculty Grant 2025 Recipents |
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ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) is proud to announce the ten recipients of this year’s AEF Faculty Grants program. The Faculty Grants Committee of the Animation Educators Forum awarded a total of $30,000 to the recipients. Applications came from seven states, six countries, and four continents from a variety of animation artists, educators, and scholars.
The recipients of this year’s AEF Faculty Grants are: - Meghdad Asadilari, Rochester Institute of Technology - $5000 for Living Afar, a 3D animated short film that reimagines Persian heritage and the immigrant experience through the symbolic narrative of a handwoven carpet.
- Monireh Astani and Benjamin Rimmer, University of Staffordshire - $1365 for a project that investigates the pedagogical impact of introducing real-time animation pipelines to undergraduate animation students.
- Andy Buchanan, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - $2592 to support the development of a digital infrastructure for collaboration and a bi-monthly mini-symposium series on AI issues for animation educators.
- James Calvert and Ari Chand, University of South Australia - $4800 for Run Koala Run, an animated short film that explores what happens when a traditionally animated cartoon character comes up against generative AI.
- Tom Eaton, Kingsborough Community College - $1000 to fund rental space for the college's annual Rarebit Animation Festival.
- Ana Estarita, University of Pennsylvania - $4840 for Home-Place, an interactive animated installation that explores immigration through the lens of our relationship to the landscape.
- Tabitha Fisher, Sheridan College - $1000 for Most Fun Podcast, an interview-based radio show that uncovers the surprising ways that animation artists stay creatively motivated by "finding the fun" in their work and life.
- Annapurna Kumar, CalArts/UCLA - $2133 for The Pioneer Woman, an animated story of Appalachian quilts, natural gas, and an estranged family.
- Mary Martins, University of Greenwich - $2270 for House of this World, an animated documentary that explores the history of the enslaved Africans taken from Nigeria to Brazil through two carnival groups, one in Lagos and
one in Salvador. - Ji Yoon “Guava” Rhee, University of Pennsylvania - $5000 for Signs of Life, a 3D animated film for digital dome projection that explores speculative atmospheres and environmental conditions on Exoplanet K2-18b.
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Animation Educators Forum's Animation Salon |
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ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Educators Forum will host its eighth salon event - Mr. In-Between: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution with animator Bill Kroyer on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 11 am PST on Zoom!
Mr. In-Between: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution is the fascinating and hilarious story of one of animation's computer graphics pioneers, Bill Kroyer, as he made his way to Hollywood and became a key figure in the technical revolution of animation's "Second Golden Age.” Kroyer offers an artist's perspective on the fundamental principles of animation, from the basic mechanics of motion to the immersive, artistic experience of visualizing and bringing to life the performance of an imaginary character.
During this salon, Kroyer will present his book and share his experiences as an Oscar®-nominated director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles, and theatrical features. From 2009 to 2020, Kroyer served as Director of Digital Arts at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, California, where he now holds the title of Professor Emeritus.
To join the Zoom, please click on the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88134162785?pwd=BfUQYcZz7hWXF867RojWaAtaWOaq9v.1
To learn more about Animation Educators Forum, visit https://animationeducatorsforum.org/events/animation-salon |
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COMING SOON
ZOOTOPIA 2
BIG MOUTH: SEASON 8
SNEAKS
LOST IN STARLIGHT IN YOUR DREAMS THE TWITS
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SHORT FILM OF THE MONTH:
A CRAB IN THE POOL
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A CRAB IN THE POOL is a 2D animated short film. It was born through the urge to create: life is short and we have so many stories to tell! The two directors are also a couple in real life and we were affected by cancer; the film allowed us both to fulfil ourselves as artists, but also to exorcise our demons. With all the love the film has received, we believe we've been able to bring some comfort to people's lives. For a moment, we’re all watching together and we're not alone anymore.
TO BECOME A MEMBER AND WATCH THIS SCREENER, email in...@asifa-hollywood.org |
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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?
Please click the button below to complete its online form for consideration. If you have questions or need assistance, please email membe...@asifa-hollywood.org.
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Annie Award Sponsors
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