Participant Profile: ASIFA-Atlanta!

We want to welcome another one of our participating organizations, ASIFA-Atlanta. This brief overview was provided by their president, Brett W. Thompson. ASIFA-Atlanta is the local chapter of the worldwide animation society ASIFA (“Association International du Film d’Animation”), founded in France in 1960. ASIFA’s purpose is to promote the art of animation. A year’s membership for ASIFA-Atlanta is $35. Students can join for $25. With membership you will receive a subscription to the ASIFA members-only magazine as well as discounted or free entry to ASIFA-Atlanta events. By joining and supporting ASIFA-Atlanta, you are helping to make their screenings and events possible. ASIFA-Atlanta holds the following events yearly: - “Roll Yer Own” in May - showcase of locally-made independent animation - “Blowin’ Smoke” in July - showcase of locally-made commercial animation - “Animation Attack!” in August - festival of cartoons; part of Atlanta Underground Film Festival - “International Animation Day” in October - animation from around the world - Art Show in December - year-end art show / party ASIFA offers the following recurring events: - Figure drawing - every Thursday at Westwood College, $5 for a two hour session - Atlanta Animation Workshop - monthly meeting of animators to teach/learn or share work Some of the special events they had in 2008: - Don Hertzfeldt’s “I Am So Proud of You”; Don showed his work on 35mm - “To Hell With Hitler”, a screening on 16mm of WWII-era propaganda cartoons curated by C. Martin Croker, voice of Zorak