This Week at ASIFA . . .
GIVING TUESDAY / ENDLESS COOKIE / INTO THE MORTAL WORLD / CAFUNÈ / BLACK BUTTERFLIES / ROCK BOTTOM / LOS ANGELES ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL / AI COPYRIGHT TRANSPARENCY ACT HEARING / GLAS ANIMATION FESTIVAL / UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Animation has always been more than entertainment — it’s a living art form that reflects culture, innovation, and imagination across generations. At ASIFA-Hollywood, our archives preserve rare artwork, recordings, and historical materials that tell the story of animation’s past — safeguarding them for future animators, students, and fans.
This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to be part of this vital work. Your gift supports our first efforts to index our vast archive collection, with the long-term goal of digitizing fragile materials, expanding access to researchers and fans worldwide, and ensuring that the history of animation is never lost.
Every donation, no matter the size, helps protect and share the treasures of animation’s past. Together, we can keep the magic alive for generations to come.
Of course, the Annie Awards are a signature part of ASIFA-Hollywood’s work — but they’re only one way we celebrate and advance the art of animation. Your generosity also fuels programs that support emerging animators, animation educators, and public outreach.
For example:
● Our Animation Educators Forum engages faculty in important discussions and events to build stronger curriculum around the globe.
● We offer student scholarships, faculty grants, screenings, networking events, and exposure opportunities to help support all animation artists around the globe
● Our Animation Aid Foundation provides assistance to artists during difficult times.
With every dollar, you help us safeguard the past and invest in the future.
Please consider donating to this important project today. Whether you give $20 or $2,000, your support will make a tangible impact on preserving animation’s heritage and empowering its next generation of creators.
You can also ask your employer to match your donation to ASIFA-Hollywood via Benevity! If you have any questions, please get in touch with ASIFA-Hollywood via email at membe...@asifa-hollywood.org.
Thank you for being part of the ASIFA-Hollywood community, for believing in animation’s power, and for helping us continue this important work.
Warmly,
Aubry Mintz
Executive Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
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Obscured Releasing invites
ASIFA-Hollywood Members (+ 3 Guests) to an In-Person Screening of ENDLESS COOKIE, followed by Q&As with directors Seth and Pete Scriver |
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Rated G, Runtime: 97 Minutes
Obscured Releasing is pleased to invite you to a special screening of ENDLESS COOKIE, followed by a Q&A with directors Seth Scriver and Pete Scriver. Through a series of vignettes - some tragic, some funny, all a little bizarre - this animated feature documentary explores the complex bond between two half brothers, one Indigenous, one white, spanning bustling 1980s Toronto to the present-day isolated First Nations community of Shamattawa.
New York Screenings:
December 5 and 6, 7:10pm EST
Los Angeles Screenings:
December 7 and 8, 7:00pm PST
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER
TO BECOME A MEMBER AND RSVP FOR THIS SCREENING, EMAIL IN...@ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD.ORG
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Guangdong Winsing Company Limited invites ASIFA-Hollywood Members to a Virtual Screening of Into the Mortal World |
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Rated PG, Runtime: 118 Minutes
A mortal girl named Fanning journeys to the Divine World to find her missing mother and meets Jin Feng, a divine disciple seeking redemption for his mother’s sins. They form a pact: Jin Feng will help Fanning search if she aids him in capturing the 28 Star Spirits. But their quest is revealed to be a scheme by Jin Feng’s master, the God of War Ling Bi. In their darkest moment, a keepsake from Fanning’s mother awakens, exposing their true identities as siblings—children of the Weaver Goddess. United as Fanning’s true self, Yu Lu, they escape danger, defeat Ling Bi, and restore harmony between realms.
THE SCREENER IS AVAILABLE NOW
UNTIL DECEMBER 30TH, 2025.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER
To view this screener, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership to become a member and receive screener details. Please note that membership must be activated at least one week in order to receive the screener information. |
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Check out this Video Introduction from Director Zhong Ding |
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New Gravity Laws, White Leaf Productions and Damian Perea Producciones invite ASIFA-Hollywood Members to a Virtual Screening of Cafunè |
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Rated PG, Runtime: 8 Minutes
Cafuné, the animated short that won the Spanish Film Academy Award, invites you into Alma’s inner world. When her doll sinks into a swimming pool, this solitary refugee child is hurled back to the shipwreck where she was the only survivor. With the help of Luna, the woman who once saved her, Alma slowly begins to rebuild her shattered sense of safety. Selected by over 200 festivals and awarded at San Sebastián, Cafuné is a lyrical, intimate journey through trauma, memory, and hope.
THE SCREENER IS AVAILABLE NOW
UNTIL DECEMBER 12TH, 2025.
To view this screener, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership to become a member and receive screener details. Please note that membership must be activated at least one week in order to receive the screener information. |
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David Baute (Director) and Edmon Roch (Producer) invite ASIFA-Hollywood Members to a Virtual Screening of Black Butterflies |
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Rated PG, Runtime: 83 Minutes
Tanit, Valeria, and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world who face the same problem: climate change. They will lose everythin,g and they will be forced to emigrate to survive.
THE SCREENER IS AVAILABLE NOW
UNTIL FEBRUARY 21ST, 2026
To view this screener, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership to become a member and receive screener details. Please note that membership must be activated at least one week in order to receive the screener information.
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Check out this Video Introduction from David Baute (Director). Edmon Roch (Producer) and Yaiza Berrocal (Scriptwriter) |
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Alba Sotorra and Director Maria Trenor invite ASIFA-Hollywood Members to a Virtual Screening of Rock Bottom |
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Rated R, Runtime: 83 Minutes
Based on Robert Wyatt's album, Rock Bottom is a tormented love story between a young artist couple immersed in the creative and groundbreaking whirlwind of the post-hippie culture of the early '70s. Drugs will turn a dream summer into a nightmare through a dreamlike journey set to Wyatt's soundtrack, taking us from desolation to a search for hope.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TRAILER
To view this screener, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership to become a member and receive screener details. Please note that membership must be activated at least one week in order to receive the screener information.
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The 2025 Los Angeles Animation Festival |
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The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) is hosting an exciting weekend of film screenings and competitions on December 6th and 7th, 2025.
On Saturday, December 6th, there will be a special evening with the Stop Motion Studio, Screen Novelties. They will showcase their work on SpongeBob SquarePants, their signature shorts, and the early seasons of Robot Chicken, featuring models and props from these beloved series. The award ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 7th. To recieve a discount code, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/membership to become a member and recieve details. December 6th and 7th, 2025
Eastwood Performing Arts Center
1089 N Oxford Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Please note the venue Eastwood Performing Arts Center is not ADA compliant. Specifically a set of stairs is the only way up to the theater. Please notify the festival by emailing Jo...@laafest.com or calling 213-590-9019 to request assistance.
For questions, email jo...@laafest.com
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Important Hearing To Protect Artists & Creators with the CA Legislature |
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Thank you for supporting AB-412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act)! Because we had such a broad and diverse coalition of support, the CA legislature has granted us a special legislative hearing on this matter.
The hearing will be held in the heart of Silicon Valley. We want as large a turnout for the creative industries as we can get. Transparency for GenAI models affects us all. If we show up en masse for one another, even as the hearing is held right in Big Tech's backyard, the need for this bill will be undeniable. WE NEED YOU!
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10am PST
Stanford University, Paul Brest Hall
555 Salvatierra Walk
Stanford, CA 93405
For questions, email dige...@yahoo.com
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