We are pleased to announce that we will hold our General Membership Meeting on May 5, 2018 at The Animation Guild in Burbank, California from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm PDT. The meeting will feature a full afternoon of discussions and screenings, along with an opportunity to catch up with colleagues. This year’s theme is “Where the Jobs Are: Mapping […]

At SIGGRAPH 2017, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Presents “Using Open Source Software & Tools in Animation Education” A discussion with fellow animation educators from around the world on the merits or drawbacks of adapting current teaching models to use open-source software. With Danny Young (FuseFX) and other members of the Open Source Community. Tom Sito (USC) will moderate. Using Open […]

Sixth Annual General Membership Meeting April 22, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Vincent Price Art Museum (S2), Lecture Hall 112, East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, California 91754 Today’s stream will be archived at our YouTube channel. 10:00 – 10:50 AM Welcome Beverages and snacks provided by ASIFA-Hollywood. Please do not bring […]

ASIFA-Hollywood board member and current member of the steering committee for The Animation Educators Forum Aubry Mintz and animation educator and co-author Ellen Besen will be guest presenters of an evening of NFB Animation on the Turner Classic Movie Channel (TCM ), April 9 at 5:00 PM PST. The program will survey the incredible body of work produced by the […]

When? February 23, 2017 @ JBHS and February 24, 2017 @ BHS Where? Large Gym What time? Check in—9:15am Start time—10:00am End Time—1:00pm Questions? Contact Diana Dysthe dianadysthe@burbankusd.org Save

Legendary animator Bob Kurtz will be speaking on Tuesday November 29 from 5-7pm at California State University Long Beach. There is plenty of room at the university’s Carpenter Center and the lecture is FREE! Just register for your free ticket at this link. Carpenter Center, California State University Long Beach 6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815 About Bob […]

The 24 HOUR Animation Contest for Students is excited about the official sponsors for 2016!

The 2016 edition of the 24 Hour Animation Contest will take place on Friday, October 7 at 3pm PST! This is the contest’s 14th year, and the teams will have double the amount of participants of last year’s event. This contest will teach students much about working together, meeting deadlines and making creative decisions under pressure. Although it is quite […]

The 2016 edition of the 24 Hour Animation Contest will take place on Friday, October 7 at 3pm PST! This is the contest’s 14th year, and the teams will have double the amount of participants of last year’s event. This contest will teach students much about working together, meeting deadlines and making creative decisions under pressure. Although it is quite […]

SIGGRAPH is the world’s largest, most influential annual event in computer graphics and interactive techniques: Five days of research results, demos, educational sessions, art, screenings, and hands-on interactivity featuring the community’s latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry’s current hardware, software, and services. The Animation Educators will be there and will be hosting a discussion […]