Submit Your Film to Northwest Animation Festival
Our friends at the Northwest Animation Festival have written us with the news that they are currently accepting film entries for 2015—and entry is free if you get your film…
Michael Sporn (1946-2014)
ASIFA and the New York animation community mourn the passing of a most extraordinary artist and friend—renowned animation producer and director Michael Sporn, who died January 19, at age 67,…
SVA presents Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
The School of Visual Arts Animation Department and animators Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith invite you to the Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation. The festival will be presented August…
ASIFA-Hollywood Member’s Choice Annie Award
This invitation comes to us from ASIFA-Hollywood, who have kindly invited all ASIFA members to take part in this year’s Member’s Choice award vote for Best Animated Feature Film: ASIFA-Hollywood…
International Animation Day Event: 11 Celebrated Short Films
A reminder to join us Friday, October 28, for our International Animation Day screening! 7 PM, at School of Visual Arts, 209 E. 23 Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave),…
SICAF 2011 International Digital Cartoon Competition
ASIFA East encourages its members to enter the SICAF 2011 International Digital Cartoon Competition.Digital artists—not just animators—may enter illustrations or comics of any length, from “Web Cartoon” (up to four…
Have ASIFA-East Mementos?
Do you have an old sketch, a photo or doodle on a cocktail napkin from an ASIFA-East event gone by, an ancient program or poster from a years-ago event, or…
International Animation Day 2010: A Tribute to Prescott Wright
ASIFA-East was pleased once again, on October 26, to celebrate International Animation Day and the 50th anniversary of ASIFA with a program of classic animated shorts curated specially for International…
William Littlejohn 1914-2010
by Tom SitoTom Sito of ASIFA-Hollywood wrote the following obituary of Bill Littlejohn for ASIFA Magazine. Our thanks to Tom and to ASIFA-Hollywood president Antran Manoogian for kindly sharing it…
Bill Littlejohn, Celebrated Animator, Officer of ASIFA, Animation Guild, Dies at 96
ASIFA is grieved to report the death of veteran animator and former ASIFA vice-president, Bill Littlejohn, who died September 18. He was 96.Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1914, Bill…