ASIFA-Hollywood issues call for entries; honoring excellence in the field of animation, awards will be presented in 36 categories at ceremony set for February 26, 2022.
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has issued its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 49th Annual Annie Awards. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, awards will be presented in 36 categories including Animated Feature, Animated Feature-Independent, TV/Media Production, Sponsored Production, Short Subject, and Student Film, as well as Achievement and Honorary awards. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Changes to this year’s rules include: the definition of episodes in the TV/Media categories; limits to the number of team members in the achievement, direction, and student film categories; and clip content clarification.
To review this year's rules and submit projects, visit ASIFA here. Entries submitted for consideration will be from animated productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Exceptions are commercials, short subjects, special projects, and student films, which can qualify with or without United States releases. Submissions close on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 5pm PST.
The deadline to become an Annie Awards Sponsor, to reserve advertising space in the program book, to join ASIFA-Hollywood or to renew membership, and to submit voting applications is Friday, December 31. 2021, 11:59 p.m., PST.
Now through September 21, 2021, ASIFA-Hollywood is also conducting the 49th Annual Annie Awards Call for Nominating Committee Judges. All judges, whether they have applied in the past or are enrolling for the first time, will need to submit a new application. To be considered for a nominating committee, judges do not need to be a member of ASIFA-Hollywood but must have an established career in animation and exemplary professional credentials in at least one of the Annie Award categories. Individuals in the animation community, who are interested in being a nomination committee judge, will find the application here. August 9 also began ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annual Membership Drive which will continue through December 31.
Created in 1972 by veteran voice acting legend June Foray, and in whose name the philanthropic June Foray Award was established, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it.
Additional information and updates for the 49th Annie Awards is available here.
Source: ASIFA Hollywood
