For additional animation industry information and contacts check out AWN's brand new AIDB (Animation Industry Database). Use the AIDB to find animation, visual effects and related companies located throughout the world. Choose from over 80 categories ranging from distributors, to casting agents, to trade commissions and festivals. As a buyer's guide, a way to find clients, get work and obtain the products and services you need.
Atelier de Cinéma d'Animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie (aaa) | Animha | ASIFA Canada | ASIFA Hollywood | ASIFA India | ASIFA Italia | ASIFA San Francisco | Folioscope | MPSC Union Local 839 | Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) | The Society for Animation Studies(SAS) | SPFA | Toon Institute | Trees for Life | UNICEF & Animation | The Writers Guild of America | Women In Animation International
Other Associations
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-Canada
Through its publications and activities, the organization seeks to foster communication
amongst ASIFA members within Canada and internationally; inform its members about new
developments in animation; educate the public and governmental bodies of the importance
of animated filmmaking; and encourage participation by its members in animation
festivals around the world. The ASIFA-Canada web site offers practical information on
how to become a member, a discussion group, and a message board/guest book. It also
presents its video project, "Canadian Animation on Video," a compilation video cassette
of 15 films by independent animators, to be launched at the Ottawa Animation Film
Festival in September 2000; and the Norman McLaren Heritage Award, with profiles of the
past winners.
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 India
ASIFA(Association Internationale Du film D'Animation), the only internationally recognized organisation for animation, has opened up it first ever national chapter in India. The national Indian chapter of ASIFA, is located in the Toonz Studios in Technopark, Trivandrum. Check for current newsletters and events.
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". Folioscope's catalogs are available in the Animation
World Store.
Site in french, flamish and english - Site en français, anglais
et néerlandais - Nederlands informatie.
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 (SAS)
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
Toon
Institute
Hosted by Larry Lauria, award winning, former Disney animator and educator,
the Toon Institute presents animation drawings, lessons, news and stories
you can down load and apply to your animation. Regardless of your level,
you will enjoy the animation lessons, character designs and tips on
this new web site.
The Toronto Animated Image Society
Formed in 1984,the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) is a group
of animators and people interested in the art of animation who meet
to watch animated films, hear presentations on the art of animation,
promote the art of animation and socialize. TAIS has already held seminars
on such topics as computer animation, layout, storyboarding and promoting
and distributing animated films. They have also viewed reels of animated
films from other countries; organized portfolio evaluation workshops
for students; held exhibitions of artwork from animated films and socialized
at picnics and parties.
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.
Women In Animation International
Women In Animation International has a brand new Website hosted
by AWN. Women In Animation (WIA) is a professional, non-profit organization
established in 1994 to foster the dignity, concerns and advancement
of women who are involved in any and all aspects of the art and industry
of animation. From workshops to networking events, WIA offers a variety
of events and benefits to its membership.
The following sites are not hosted
by AWN, if you want to come back to AWN after viewing thoses sites,
bookmark this page or the home page:http://www.awn.com.
Most of them have been profiled in the Archives section ofAnimation
World Magazine.
The Association of
Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
The world's largest professional association for film, television
and video archivists.
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 International
ASIFA.NET is the official homepage of the "Association Internationale du
Film d'Animation." ASIFA is an International non-profit association of
animation filmmakers and other professionals and animation lovers
collaborating across country borders.
ASIFA
list of schools / ASIFA International
This is the first version of the online version of the ASIFA list of
Animation schools.
Capital Children's Museum
Within its permanent exhibit,"Chuck Jones: An Animated Life," you can
operate old-fashioned animation machines, create sound effects for a
cartoon and jump into a working TV studio. Explore the process of animation
from start to finish. Design a cartoon character and create your own
animation. The Capital Children's Museum also offers two summer camps
in cartoon and clay animation. Past work from the clay animation camp
has gone on to win awards in national film festivals.
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.
San Francisco's
Cartoon Art Museum
The Cartoon Art Museum
is a 14 year-old non-profit museum in San Francisco, California, USA.
The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, study and display
to the public significant examples of cartoon art. Read about
this art museum in Animation World Magazine's September
'99 issue.
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
Zorobabel
Created in 1994, Brussels-based association Zorobabel
organizes animation workshops for children and young people, as well
as exhibitions and screenings. The site features many clips.
