Since 1985 ASIFA has awarded a prize for the outstanding achievements in the art of animation. The ASIFA Prize is awarded annually to individual(s) or organisation(s) which have made a significant and innovative contribution towards the promotion and preservation of the art of animation. This internationally recognised prize plays an important role in the animation community.
Here is a list of previous ASIFA Prize laureates:
1985Â | Kihachiro Kawamoto | Varna |
1986 | John Halas | Zagreb |
1986 | Louise Beaudet | Hamilton |
1987 | Katia Georgi | Annecy |
1987 | Karel Zeman | Hiroshima |
1987 | Dusan Vukotic | Varna |
1988 | Frederick Back | Zagreb |
1989 | Feodor Khitrouk | Annecy |
1989 | Bill Littlejohn | Varna |
1990 | Daniel Szczechura | Zagreb |
1990 | Bob Godfrey | Hiroshima |
1990 | Jan Svankmajer | Ottawa |
1991 | Paul Grimault | Annecy |
1992 | Nicole Salomon | Hiroshima |
1993 | Yoji Kuri | Annecy |
1994 | Paul Driessen | Ottawa |
1995 | Te Wei | Annecy |
1996 | Bretislav Pojar | Zagreb |
1998 | The Brothers Quay | Zagreb |
1999 | Clare Kitson | Espinho |
2000 | Jules Engel | Ottawa |
2000 | Rene Jodoin | Ottawa |
2001 | Priit Pärn | Ottawa |
2002 | David Ehrlich | Zagreb |
2004 | Bruno Edera | Annecy |
2004 | Raoul Servais | zagreb |
2004 | June Foray | Hiroshima |
2006 | Normand Roger | Hiroshima |
2007 | Margit (Buba) Antauer | Annecy |
2008 | Karl Cohen | Ottawa |
2009 | Moustapha Alassane | Accra |
2011 | Borivoj “Bordo” Dovnikovic | Cinanima |
2012 | Bruno Bozzetto | Annecy |
2013 | Joanna Quinn | Bradford Animation Festival |
2014 | William Kentridge | Etudia and Anima |
2015 | Jerzy Kucia | Cinanima – Espinho |
2016 | Giannalberto Bendazzi | Zagreb |
2017 | Jean Francois Laguionie | Zagreb |
2018 | Georges Schwizgebel | Animatou |
2019 | Signe Baumane | Anima Syros |
2020 | Rein Raamat | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival |
2021 | Otto Alder | Zagreb |
2022 | Caroline Leaf | London Int. Animation Festival |
2022 | Maureen Furniss | Ottawa |