The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 47th Annual Annie Awards™ to begin today, August 5. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards™ will be presented in 10 Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, Virtual Reality, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, […]

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its key dates for the 47th Annie Awards ceremony set for Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. “We try to set the Annie Awards early in the award season so that the media and other award ceremonies have a window into how our industry members […]

Today, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI), the premiere destination for animated arts in Toronto, announced award winners for the TAAFI 2019 Film Festival at the Hot Doc Ted Rogers Cinema, which ran on February 15 – 17. Following a successful weekend of artistry and excitement, the film festival celebrated and showcased animated talent […]

Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature at the 46th Annual Annie Awards Saturday evening, and garnered top honors across seven categories including Character Animation – David Han; Character Design – Shiyoon Kim; Directing – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman; Production Design – Justin K. Thompson; Writing – Phil Lord and […]

Asifa Hollywood is live streaming tonight’s Annie Awards ceremony – direct from UCLA’s Royce Hall – and you can watch it here. The award ceremony’s multi-camera and audio set up covered the entire ceremony – the celebrations, the laughs, the flubs, even the audience reactions. You won’t miss a thing. It’s just like being there… […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 91st Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their producers and directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: THE INCREDIBLES 2 Pixar – Director: Brad Bird. Producers: Nicole Paradis Grindle, John Walker. ISLE OF […]