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| October 2001 |
| SEPTEMBER 11 CATASTROPHE
The terrible terrorist attacks against humanity on 11th september 2001 indeed have changed the world, have changed our thinking and startled our emotions. Many ASIFA members have sent messages expressing their deep consternation and their sympathy with the innocent victims, their relatives and friends. Being an international organisation, based on the friendship between artists from different countries, cultures and religions, we also feel obliged to express our worries about the future of our planet. ASIFA.NET publishes here the statements from two prominent ASIFA members - David Ehrlich (USA) and Nourredin Zarrinkelk (Iran) - expressing what many of us may think and feel in these days. |
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Please visit also the homepage indicated below (opened by the American Friends Service Committee) and consider signing and distributing the petition to be found at: www.9-11peace.org |
| From David Ehrlich (USA) and Nourredin Zarrinkelk (Iran) | Letter From an American / ...Iranian  |
| From St. Thomas (USA - Virgin Islands): | Animation Festival postponed to 2002 |
| From Canada: | OTTAWA Student Animation Festival |
| From Canada: | Society of Animation Studies - Montréal Conference |
| From ASIFA Hollywood: | Annies Award, Animation Alert, ..... |
| From ASIFA Colorado /R.M.C.A.D.: | Job offer / Animation Events |
| From other US ASIFA chapters: | Short News |
| From Croatia: | ZAGREB 2002: brand new web-site..... |
| From Portugal: | Films and Workshop with Mercedes Gaspar (Spain) |
| From India: | Week with the Masters ! ANNOUNCES ITS REVISED SCHEDULE ! |
| From Germany: | 44th Leipzig Festival |
| USVI International Animated Film Festival © -"Animation in Paradise" - St. Thomas, USVI |
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Festival Officials Rob and Annie West, announced today that due to the events on September 11, in New York and Washington D.C., and the rash of cancellations for travel worldwide that the Festival has been postponed until December 2002. Exact dates have not been set, pending consultation with Festival Sponsors and the members of the VI Hotel Association. The Wests were reluctant to make the decision to postpone based on their belief for the need for Americans to get back to normal. Major sponsorship withdrawal and the reluctance of most Americans to get back in the air prompted today's announcement. The Wests, having "put too much time and effort into the project to let it die" are heading stateside to rally the big sponsors for next year's event.
" No one could have foreseen this tragedy," said Rob West, the Festival Director. "After allowing for a time of healing, we believe people will embrace this event with even more enthusiasm. The Virgin Islands is a perfect venue for a promotion such as this and we are optimistic for next year's success." Sponsors who participated in this year's plans will receive all the benefits of their contract without additional monetary contribution. The Children's Workshop of the Festival was successfully completed. The video is in the production stage and will be released shortly. The Wests plan to release that, and some other children's programs to the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School for a "Children's Program" in the school auditorium. As originally planned for festival screening, this program will be free of charge. |
| International Student Animation Festival Ottawa |
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 SAFO will take place in Ottawa, from 18 - 21 October 2001 - International Competition - - International Panorama - - School Competition - - Retrospectives and Tributes - - Workshops and Panels - - Teacher's Symposium - - Meetings with famous animators (Animation legends Dave Borthwick (The Bolex Brothers), Mike Belzer (Disney) and Oscar winner Børge Ring will be in attendance. Other special guests include seasoned teacher/animator Dave Master, Estonian animator Priit Pärn and animator Phil Mulloy.) - ---and much more--- To get the festival's newletter write an e-mail to: oiaf@ottawa.com More information on the festivals' website: www.awn.com/ottawa Address: OTTAWA International Animation Festival 2 Daly Avenue, Suite 120 Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6E2 2, Canada Tel: +1 (613) 232-8769, Fax: 232-6315 |
| S.A.S. Annual Conference in Montréal |
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 13th SAS Conference: "Animation, Economics and Politics" Montreal, Canada, 22 -25 October 2001 Because the number of papers the conference will be from up till Thursday 25 October!!! The costs for attending the conference are USD 125, but if you pay to one of the treasures of the SAS before 15th October this is USD 100. For students this is USD 75 and USD 50, respectively. The Student Animation Film Festival Ottawa precedes the conference. For many visitors to the conference it is worthwhile first visiting SAFO 01 (Teacher's Symposium about teaching animation on Friday) and then travelling on to Montreal. It is also important to know that conference participants receive a 40% reduction on the SAFO entrance fee and visitors to the SAFO receive a reciprocal 40% reduction on the conference entrance fee. For more detailled informations and a Draft Conference Schedule visit the S.A.S. Homepage asifa.net/sas For questions and registration: sas@niaf.nl |
| News from ASIFA Hollywood |
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ASIFA Hollywood, one of our most important and most active local chapters, offers a great website, where you can find all information about their activities.
Check out www.asifa-hollywood.org. ASIFA HOLLYWOOD - ANIMATION ALERT Get notification about late-breaking ASIFA-Hollywood news and events! Sign up for the ASIFA-Hollywood Alert by sending a blank message to: info-subscribe@asifa-hollywood.org To remove yourself from the list at any time, send a blank message to: info-remove@asifa-hollywood.org ASIFA HOLLYWOOD EVENT CALENDAR Pass us on! Have your friends check out our website and sign up for Animation Alert! www.asifa-hollywood.org ASIFA-Hollywood 721 S. Victory Bd. Burbank, CA 91502 E-Mail:info@asifa-hollywood.org |
| ASIFA Colorado: Job offer / Animation Events |
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Job offer
"International Animation Program" established a year ago at the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design in Denver, Colorado, USA is looking for great creative artists/animators in all discipline and medias of our art to teach for a period of a term (15 weeks) or to come and make a presentation to the ASIFA-Colorado, the newest national chapter of this great organization. Our most urgent need, for January term, is a creative artist who can teach 2d and 3d computer animation (we use Softimage for 3d and numerous packages for 2d). Such a person would need to be able to teach both creative thinking (liberated by computer animation) as well as use of software, in English. Interested candidates should contact Edward Bakst at EBakst@rmcad.edu for more information. Reel, cover letter, resume and letter on teaching philosophy should be submitted to Edward at: R.M.C.A.D. 6875 E. Evans Ave. Denver, CO. 80224 USA thanks Edward Bakst Animation Events / International Guests - October 2001 Oct. 17th. - Sayoko Kinoshita We will welcome Sayoko Kinoshita, Director of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival presenting "the Best of Hiroshima Festival", a show produced as part of the Denver International Film Festival. Nov. 2001 - Feb. 2002 On November 15th. we host Richard Williams (creator of the "Who Framed Roger Rabbit") who is coming to us from England. Then in December 13th. Gil Alkabetz will show his work at the ASIFA-Colorado. This program will be offered in collaboration with the Mizel Arts Center and presented @ the Shwayder Theatre. In January 2002 we will welcome Ishu Patel, Indian animator, In February we shall present Marcin Gizycki, historian and professor at RISD, in February Giannalberto Bendazzi is returning with a new show. ASIFA Colorado International Animation Program - R.M.C.A.D. 6875 E. Evans Ave. Denver, CO. 80224 (800)-888-ARTS (303)-753-6046 email: EBakst@RMCAD.edu |
| News from other US ASIFA chapters |
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9-11 catastrophy There have been no reports of lost animators, but ASIFA-East and ASIFA-Washington members are shaken by the recent terrorist attacks on their cities. ASIFA-East President David Levy is organizing animators to put on film their "statement" on the events of September 11, 2001. For information contact David.Levy@Nick.com ASIFA Northwest: A Seattle sub-chapter has formed to represent the area's growing animation community. The next event will be a screening of ASIFA collaborative films and a group animation jam session on November 16 at 911 Media Arts Center. For information, email jacksonhall@asifa.net In September, ASIFA-San Francisco held a screening of Wild Brain's new computer-animated short film, Hubert's Brain with director Phil Robinson and producer Nina Rappaport (who produced Bunny for Blue Sky). |
| Croatia: ZAGREB 2002: new web-site |
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The World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb, has opened a brand new homepage at www.animafest.hr. It has an online entry form, introduces the new artistic director Ajana Midhat Ajanovic gives you detail informations about the travel bonus for filmmakers and much much more. Check it out !!! |
| Portugal: Mercedes Gaspars (Spain) / Films and Workshop |
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During the second week of october there will be Films and a Pixilation Workshop by Mercedes Gaspar from Spain. Location: Casa das Artes. We are also trying to organize a wider retrospective of Spanish films, probably the already made program Ibéria Animada. Address of organiser: Casa da Animação Rua Duque de Loulé 141 - rc 4000-325 Porto - Portugal Fax : + 351 22 2086861 E-Mail: casanime@esoterica.pt |
| ASIFA India / Week with the Masters |
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INDIA'S WEEK WITH THE MASTERS ANIMATION CELEBRATION ANNOUNCES ITS REVISED SCHEDULE
LOS ANGELES, CA - October 1, 2001 Due to concerns over ongoing world events, the panel discussions and seminars with the "Masters" will be cancelled at the 3rd annual "Week With the Masters" Animation Celebration, taking place in Trivandum, India, from October 31 to November 2, 2001. The Animation Celebration will scale up its festivities surrounding its InSea Competition film screenings, Children's Animation Workshop screenings, MAC India Awards Ceremony and the Indian premier of "Shrek". To learn more go to www.toonzanimationindia.com or contact us at toonz@toonzanimationindia.com Week with the Masters Animation Celebration Toonz Animation India Pvt Ltd Nila Building, Technopark Campus Trivandrum 695 581, Kerala, India Tel 91-471-416929 Fax: 91-471-416954 |
| Leipzig - Festival for Documentary and Animated Films |
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44th Leipzig Festival will take place from 16. - 21. October 2001 Attention: The new homepage address is: www.dokfestival-leipzig.de International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film Grosse Fleischergasse 11 04109 Leipzig, Germany phone: +49/341/980 39 21 fax: +49/341/980 61 41 dok-leipzig@t-online.de |
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