Sue Shakespeare and Brooke Keesling appointed as VP’s on Asifa-Hollywood Executive Board

Sue Shakespeare and Brooke Keesling appointed as VP’s on Asifa-Hollywood Executive Board

October 23rd, 2018

Jerry Beck

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood recently announced new officer appointments to its Executive Board of Directors. ServIng as Second and Third Vice Presidents, respectively, are Sue Shakespeare, President of the highly successful independent animation studio, Creative Capers Entertainment and Brooke Keesling, former Talent Development Director at Cartoon Network and more recently, Director of Community Culture for the Animation Guild. Shakespeare has served on the ASIFA-Hollywood board for four years, and Keesling has served for seven.

Additionally, Executive Board member, Jeanette Bonds, filmmaker and founder of the GLAS Animation Festival, has been recently appointed as ASIFA-Hollywood’s international representative.

Brooke Keesling and Sue Shakesheare

“Having a female as well as independent studio presence as an Executive board officer is extremely important,” says Shakespeare. “In this capacity, I’m excited to bring a point of view to the Executive Board that directly aligns with the diverse ASIFA membership.”

“June Foray was the first person to tell me about the existence of ASIFA-Hollywood, and I’m happy to be involved in this new VP position to help continue the work that she and her colleagues started years ago,” says Keesling. “I encourage and welcome anyone who doesn’t understand what this volunteer-run organization does, to roll-up your sleeves and volunteer with us! We also invite you to attend our board meetings, usually held at the ASIFA-Hollywood offices in Burbank on the first Monday of each month.”

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. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international ASIFA organization, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators Forum, animated film preservation, special events, scholarships and screenings.

For information about becoming a member of ASIFA-Hollywood and all of its programs and services available to the animation community, please visit: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

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Jerry Beck

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.