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The International Animated Film Association (French: Association Internationale du Film d'Animation, ASIFA) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960 in Annecy, France by well-known animation artists including Canadian animator Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world.
The organization's ASIFA-Hollywood chapter presents the annual Annie Awards.
ASIFA's board of directors includes animation professionals from all over the world. They meet at ASIFA-sponsored animation film festivals on a regular basis. Some of the most well-known festivals include the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada, the Animae Caribe in the Caribbean,[1] the Hiroshima International Animation FestivalinJapan, and the Zagreb World Festival of Animated FilmsinCroatia. The annual Annie Awards are presented by the Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Association.
President | Term | Refs. |
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Norman McLaren | 1960–1979 | [2] |
John Halas | 1979–1988 | [3][4] |
Raoul Servais | 1985–1994 or 1988–1993 | [5][6] |
Michel Ocelot | 1994–1999 | [7] |
Abi Feijò | 1999–2002 | |
Thomas Renoldner | 2002–2004 | [8] |
Noureddin Zarrinkelk | 2004–2006 | |
Sayoko Kinoshita | 2006–2009 | [9] |
Nelson Shin | 2009–2012 | [10] |
Ed Desroches | 2013–2015 | [11][12] |
Ed Desroches | 2015–2019 | [13] |
Sayoko Kinoshita | 2019–2022 | [14] |
Deanna Morse | 2022–2024 | [15][16] |
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