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Topics:

  • ASIFA at Annecy 2001
      > Open ASIFA Meeting
      > Animation Art Auction
      > Sake Party (together with the Hiroshima Festival)
      > New edition of our printed magazine "ASIFA News"


    • >>> ASIFA in Annecy


    Open ASIFA Meeting, Wednesday, 6th June, 2001, 10:00 - 13:30

    The ASIFA Board of Directors is inviting all representatives of ASIFA National groups and individual members to attend the open ASIFA meeting to be held on Wednesday, 6th June, 2001, from 10:00 a.m to 1:30 p.m. in the Jumel Room - Quai des Clarisses (close to the salle Pierre Lamy).
    All ASIFA members and prospective members are invited to attend and take an active role in the worldwide animation community.
    One of our tasks is to improve the communication between ASIFA Groups and ASIFA Board, the local chapters from US Northwest and Switzerland are preparing short presentations of their activities.
    Topics to be addressed include objectives of the new board and updates on ASIFA projects, followed by a question and answer session and open networking time to greet old animation friends and meet new ones.
    If you will not be attending the animation festival but would like to contribute comments to the meeting, please email your remarks by June 1 to asifa@asifa.net.


    ASIFA Booth in the festival lobby
    Dear ASIFA members, dear animators and animation fans, please visit the ASIFA booth at the Bonlieu Centre. You can find there all information about ASIFA as well as see and purchase the artworks, books, tapes, postcards etc. by prominent artists - ASIFA members.

    ASIFA Animation Art Auction
    During the festival, the ASIFA booth will hold a silent auction of original animation art works from famous animators, including Bill Plympton (MUTANT ALIENS, in competion), Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (WHEN THE DAY BREAKS, Annecy grand prix 1999), Georges Schwizgebel (past Annecy juror and exhibition artist), Don Hertzfeldt (REJECTED, in panorama and Oscar nominee) and other brilliant animators.
    All proceeds will go toward the ASIFA production fund to finance new animation collaborations by ASIFA members. Please come to the ASIFA booth and make a bid on your favorite piece of art! Animators, if you are interested in making a donation of your artwork for future online and festival auctions, please speak to someone in the booth or contact jacksonhall@asifa.net

    For more information and images visit the [ART ZONE], there click on Art Auction.
    Or click here.
    The ASIFA Booth is located at the entrance of the room Eugene Verdun and will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    SAKE PARTY
    Sayoko Kinoshita, director of the Hiroshima Animation Festival, invites to her traditional and most exciting SAKE PARTY, which will be hold this year in cooperation with ASIFA.
    One of the highlights will be the lottery under the unique direction of Sayoko, you can again win a lot of Hiroshima festivals souvenirs and some nice gadgets, which international ASIFA members will bring from their countries.
    As always there will be - of course SAKE - and Japanese food and crackers.
    Don't miss that fabulous social event, it's fun and you will definitely keep in memory.

    New edition of ASIFA News
    At ANNECY 2001 Chris Robinson, the new editor of our printed magazine ASIFA NEWS will bring a package of the latest edition.
    Vol.14 / 1 - 2001

    C o n t e n t :

  • Letter from the new President by Abi Feijo
    ASIFA's perspectives for the next 3 years

  • In Brief
    News from ASIFA chapters

  • Peeling Limes: Various Persons Named Priit Pärn by Chris Robinson
    Article about the famous Estonian animator

  • The State of Independent Animation by Pierre Hébert
    Analysis of contemporary tendencies

  • Remembering Alison De Vere by Kayla Parker
    In memoriam of the great artist from UK

  • Upcoming Festivals
    Festival Calendar for the next months

    • The magazine will be available at the ASIFA BOOTH.