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ASIFA Washington (pronounced
AH-SEE-FA) is the local chapter of an international organization
founded in 1960 in France and chartered by the U.N. The group
takes pride in the events that it has held since its founding
in 1982. The membership includes area animators, animation enthusiasts,
students, and anyone who is interested in animation. ASIFA Washington
has members from Pennsylvania to Florida, but most are in the Washington and Baltimore area. |
SCREENINGS Environmental Film Festival Animation March 13 - 23, 2003 List of films |
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 ASIFA Washington publishes a newsletter (PENCIL
TEST) which includes local, national, and international news.
It also includes information on upcoming screenings and workshops
in animation along with news about recent publications. Animation
events are held in the Washington area and include screenings,
seminars, lectures, demonstrations and visiting national and
international animators. Guests in the past have included:
June Foray (voice of Rocky the Squirrel and many others); Bill
Scott (voice of Bulwinkle); Oscar winner Bill Plympton ("Plymptoons"
on MTV); Oscar winner Faith Hubley; Oscar nominated animator
Barry Purves (UK); Legendary European animators Bordo Dovnikovic
(Zagreb), Yuri Norstein (Russia), and Michel Ocelot (France); animation historian and author Jerry Beck; and many more. |
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 Most importantly, ASIFA Washington gives people
who love animation a focal point for sharing information and
ideas. Members become connected to the whole world of animation
through screenings and lectures by visiting animators. ASIFA works to provide an outlet
in the area for animators and/or their films that might not otherwise
have been screened. It also provides a unique opportunity to
see and discuss animation as an art form. |
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