Associations, Non-Profit Organizations and Other Groups

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Atelier de Cinéma d'Animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie - a.a.a.
Animation Workshop (in english et en français)

Animha
Animha is a unique, non-profit, association of artists, writers, animators, and film makers located in the North of England. Animha is dedicated to independant film production and Animation Workshops for all.

ASIFA Hollywood
ASIFA Hollywood is a California nonprofit organization established over twenty years ago to promote and encourage the art and craft of animation.

ASIFA Italia
In english and italian, with a list of the members.

ASIFA San Francisco
What is going on in animation in San Fransisco? Check out their News Letter.

Folioscope
Folioscope is organising the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival. Folioscope also publishes a Newsletter in french called "La Gazette du Loup".
Site in french, flamish and english - Site en français, anglais et néerlandais - Nederlands informatie.

Harry Smith Archives
The Harry Smith Archives is a private, not for profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and presentation of the works of American polymath Harry Everett Smith (1923-1991). Read about this collection in Animation World Magazine's December 1998 article by Rani Singh.

Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Union Local 839
M. P. S. C. Local 839 IATSE is a union of artists, writers and technicians making animated films. They've been around since 1952 helping animation employees get decent wages, better working conditions ... and a little respect.

Quickdraw Animation Society
Quickdraw Animation Society ( QAS ) is a non-profit, artist-run film production co-op located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. QAS is dedicated to the production of independant animation and the appreciation of all types of animation. To this end, QAS offers Free Film Nights, Animation Workshops, and Courses!

The Society for Animation Studies
Read on-line some article of the Newsletter and announcement of upcoming events. Come back often to see this site growing.

Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation - SPFA
French only - En français. Lettre mensuelle du SPFA

Trees for Life

UNICEF & Animation
UNICEF has begun to utilize the medium of animation, not just for raising funds, but for communicating life-saving information. Learn also about the "International Animation Consortium for Child Rights", an association of 80 animation companies around the world.

The Writers Guild of America
Animation Writers Caucus-"For the best animation writers", any need for sripts? Contact the Animation Writers Caucus.

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The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
The world's largest professional association for film, television and video archivists.

ASIFA Canada / Vancouver
A special forum for the animation community, in which to socialize, network, screen and discuss works by local independent animators.

ASIFA Central
The Midwest USA Chapter of ASIFA, the International Animation Association

ASIFA East
ASIFA EAST, based in New York City, is the Eastern U.S. chapter of ASIFA. ASIFA EAST holds free monthly screenings of animated films and publishes a monthly newsletter filled with information of interest to those in the East Coast animation community, as well as fans of the medium. ASIFA EAST also conducts the only annual animation festival held in the United States, a showcase for the most interesting independent and commercial animation being produced today.

ASIFA list of schools / ASIFA International
This is the first version of the online version of the ASIFA list of Animation schools.

Southampton Institute International Animation Research Archive (SIIARA)
This archive, based in Hampshire, in the south of England, holds thousands of examples of animation art and film within its collections. It seeks to participate in the academic study of animation and in the ongoing battle to conserve and preserve a vanishing animation heritage.

UCLA Film and Television Archives
One of the largest university-held moving-image archive in the world.
link to: www.cinema.ucla.edu