means: Association International du Film d'Animation (International Animated Film Association) It was founded in 1960 in Annecy (France) by the most famous animation artists of that time (like Norman McLaren & many others). Today the association has more than 30 chapters all over the world. This is the offical ASIFA Website. Here you should find all information about our organisation, links to our ASIFA Groups and ASIFA Members, relevant information about the most important animation festivals in the world, and finally a news-section, which is open to the input of everybody, who has something important to say about the art animation.