The International Animation Day (IAD) represents a unique opportunity to highlight the importance of animated films, and to make this art more accessible to the different kinds of public. It is an inevitable event in the animation field, supported and developed by a wide network of cultural and cinematic organisations in about fourty countries.

The participation in the IAD is relatively simple and therefore attracts various types of participants: ASIFA groups but also festivals and cultural structures are invited to screen animated films, organise workshops, exhibit artwork and stills, provide technical demonstrations … in a word, the event helps to promote the art of animation around the official date, the 28th of October.

In 2005, a system of program exchanges was created to help participants put together culturally diverse animation programs from around the world. It is an incredible opportunity to discover films from all over the world during this great international animation celebration.

41 countries were represented in IAD 2009.

Read the full IAD 2009 Report in PDF format for details about every groups’ celebrations.