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International Animated Film Association

Voluntary association

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The International Animated Film Association (French: Association Internationale du Film d'Animation, ASIFA) is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960. ASIFA's purpose is to cultivate and promote the art of animation. Its founders include well-known animation artists such as Canadian animator Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world. Its Japanese chapter, ASIFA-Japan, was established in 1981 by Renzō Kinoshita, Yōji Kuri, Taiji Yabushita, Osamu Tezuka, and 18 other founding members, and co-organized the Hiroshima International Animation Festival from 1985 to 2020.

ASIFA's board of directors includes animation professionals from all over the world. They meet at ASIFA-sponsored animation film festivals on a regular basis. Some of the most well-known festivals include the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada, the Animae Caribe in the Caribbean, the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan, and the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films in Croatia. The annual Annie Awards are presented by the Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood).

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