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  New projects for ASIFA / on ASIFA.NET
  Proposal for new ASIFA structure   written by Thomas Renoldner
  N E W : ASIFA.NET/RADIO started on 20th July 2002   Enjoy listening to audio files !
  News from Society of Animation Studies
  15th SAS Conference - Glendale, California; Sept 26-29 2002   Schedule of lectures, and more info....
  Festival Reports
  ZAGREB 2002 - Festival Report (including audio)   Reports by int. guests, music, fotos, ...
  SIAF 2002 (Seoul) Festival Report (audio)   Interview with Gerben Schermer & Otto Alder  
  KAFF 2002 (Kecskemet, Hungary) - Festival Report (audio)   Interview with Fernando Galrito (Portugal)  
  TREBON 2002 (Czech Republic) - Festival Report   Report written by Igor Prassel (Slovenia)  
  Festival Previews
  HOLLAND 2002 - Festival Preview (audio)   Interview with festival director Gerben Schermer  
  HIROSHIMA 2002 celebrates 20 years ASIFA Japan   and offers many other specials  
  Other international animation festivals   Close entry deadlines and coming events  




  Proposal for a new organisational structure of ASIFA:
...by Thomas Renoldner
When I accepted to run for the position of ASIFA's presidency, I declared already before the decision of the ASIFA Board, that it would be one of my main interests to modernise ASIFA's organisational structure.

In the meanwhile the ASIFA Board has started to discuss the issue, I have published a letter in our printed magazine about, and there has been an Open ASIFA Meetings at ZAGREB 2002 discussing the proposal. (I do not want to call it "my proposal", because in fact the Italian ASIFA Group has made a similar proposal eight years ago, and I have discussed 'my proposal' with numerous international ASIFA people, before putting it on paper...)

Facing the numerous positive reactions I think the time has come to move forward.
To change ASIFA's statutes it is necessary to hold an Extraordinary General Assembly , and there we should collect at least one half of the voices of our ASIFA members. (One third would also be sufficient, but then the Assembly must be hold one day later.)

In order to prepare such an Extraordinary ASIFA Assembly, I publish the actual form of my proposal at asifa.net/new.structure.
I ask all ASIFA Members and ASIFA Group Presidents to initiate discussions about locally, and to give feedback.
You can write to me at president@asifa.net, you can give a copy of your e-mails to ASIFA General Secretariat secretary@asifa.net, and you are invited to use our Discussion Forum, which has been installed specially for this issue.
   You will find the report in the [ COMMUNICATION ZONE ] at | New Structure Proposal | or you can click here.



  ASIFA.NET/RADIO started on 20th July 2002
ASIFA.NET has started to offer audio-files !

Actually there are three festival reports (Zagreb 2002, SIAF 2002 (Seoul), KAFF 2002 (Hungary) ), offering interviews and music recorded at a festival party.
The festival preview for HOLLAND 2002 is an interview with the festival director.

In the spirit of ASIFA.NET being an open platform, we invite our ASIFA Members and ASIFA Groups also here to participate and to send material to webmaster@asifa.net.

And: Enjoy ASIFA.NET/RADIO !
(The link is in the left bottom corner and looks like this:
)



  The 15th Society of Animation Studies Conference
takes place from September 26 - 29,
at Brand Library & Art Center,
in Glendale, California

ASIFA.NET/SAS offers the newest information about the conference,
including the timetable of lectures,
practical informations like registration fees, information about hotels, food & travel etc.
   You will find the article at [ S.A.S. ] (below) or you can click here.



  Zagreb 2002 - 30 years anniversary
...was a big feast with many international guests and VIPs.

In the Festival Report of ASIFA.NET you find:

- short written reports of animation artist Martine Chartrande (Canada), festival director Simon Hong (Korea), animation artists and teacher Fernando Galrito (Portugal), and newcomer animation artist X.X. (India).

- a foto gallery with many famous artists from all the world at the great Festival Lunch Party.

- some funny music, performed by the Russian animators Yuri Norstein Eduard Nazarov, Mikhail Aldashin, Mikhail Tumelya, by Canadian animator Martine Chartrand and some others.
   The article can be found in the [ FESTIVAL ZONE ] at | Reports | or you can click here.



  Seoul International Animation Festival 2002 - Festival Report
Gerben Schermer, director of the Holland Animation Festival, and Otto Alder (Germany), well known animation specialist (having worked for numerous festivals) have been members of the Competition Jury at the Seoul Festival.

Their report is an interview with Thomas Renoldner, and can be heard at ASIFA.NET/RADIO.
 Click here:



  KAFF 2002 - Kecskemet Animation Festival / Festival Report
Fernando Galrito, animation director from Portugal has attended this 3-annual animation festivals, which offers a short film competition for Hungarian films, an international feature film competition, and of course much more.....
His report is an interview with Thomas Renoldner, and can be heard at ASIFA.NET/RADIO.
 Click here:



  Trebon Animation Festival 2002 - Festival Report
Igor Prassel, animation specialist from the Slovenian Cinemateque has attended the first edition of the Trebon Animation Festival in Czech Republic.
   The article can be found in the [ FESTIVAL ZONE ] at | Reports | or you can click here.



  HOLLAND 2002 Animation Festival
The Holland Animation Festival takes place from 13th - 17th November 2002.
It offer a competition for applied animation, and a competition for independent animation, with the two categories "narrative" and "non-narrative" animation.

The festival director Gerben Schermer has answered the questions of Thomas Renoldner.
The audio file can be heard at ASIFA.NET/RADIO. 		Click here:



  Hiroshima 2002 Animation Festival
One of the most important ASIFA Partner Festivals, the Hiroshima Festival will take place from 22 - 26 August 2002.

The Festival's Website (english version) http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/hiroanim/h2002/english/h2002_e.html
has been up-dated and offers a lot of interesting material, including a complete list of all films in competition and the full time schedule.


We also want to draw your attention to the following special programs:

  • Masters Who Founded ASIFA
    Retrospective Commemorating the 40th Anniversary

  • "Animation and Meditation"
    Films by Paul Glabicki

  • "Full Moon"
    Brazil's First Feature-length Animation
    By the late Ype Nakashima who emigrated from Japan

  • "Piconze"
    Japanese Animation
    An Overview of Japanese Animation Today

  • Animated Japan - Works by Foreigners on the Topic of Japanese Culture
    Japan and Japanese seen through the eyes of non-Japanese.
    Make discoveries the Japanese might overlook.


    I am also very happy, that ASIFA Japan will celebrate its 20 years anniversary, and want to send my heartly congratulations.
    Thomas Renoldner



    •   International Animation Festivals

    C L O S E   E N T R Y   D E A D L I N E S

    Holland 2002 (Utrecht):
    Entry Deadline: 1st August 2002
     www.awn.com/haff

    Cinanima 2002 (Portugal):
    Entry Deadline: 1st August 2002
     http://www.cinanima.pt

    Brisbane Animation Festival (Australia):
    Entry Deadline: 16th August 2002
     www.biaf.com.au

    Leipzig Documnetary & Animation Festival (Germany):
    Entry Deadline: 25th August 2002
    www.dokfestival-leipzig.de



    U P C O M I N G    F E S T I V A L S

    HIROSHIMA / Japan August 22 to 26, 2002
    www.urban.ne.jp/home/hiroanim/bulletin/bulletin-e.htm