In 2002, ASIFA, the International Animated Film Association, launched a global event to celebrate the art of animation. October 28th was proclaimed as International Animation Day (IAD), commemorating the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique at the Grevin Museum in Paris in 1892.
Each year, on 28th October, ASIFA groups around the world celebrate International Animation Day. In 2005, 37 different countries in all the continents celebrated this day. The various ASIFA groups celebrate IAD by screening animated films, organizing workshops, exhibiting artwork and stills, providing technical demonstrations, and helping to promote the art of animation.
In India, IAD has been celebrated every year since 2002 in various cities around the country. What started out as a small celebration has now blossomed into a must-attend event for all Indian artists and has the support and sponsorship of multiple organizations throughout India. In the year 2006, IAD was celebrated across 8 cities in India simultaneously, with over 3000+ people participating. The chapter also recognizes the best animation in India through the ASIFA India Awards of Excellence. In addition to this ASIFA India also extends its support to other community building events.
Read more about IAD 2006
IAD ‘07 CELEBRATIONS:
This year Asifa India will take the celebrations to a much larger scale. Not just focussing on having bigger events in Mumbai but also in cities like Hyderabad, Pune and Delhi and many more.
21st October: Mumbai, at NCPA with the Awards of Excellence (click here for details)
24th October: Pune, at MCCIA Towers (click here for details)
28th October: all across the country, including Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram.
In addition to these exciting events, for the first time in India, IAD will see the support of other prominent international animation festivals like ANNECY and FMX.
Activities include:
-Awards of Excellence
– 35 MM animated films screening
– Content Screenings
– Workshops(Acting, Drawing)
– Interactive Sessions
– Presentations
– Fun Activities
– Boutique
– User-Group Meetings
– Content from all around the world
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:
The ASIFA India Awards of Excellence is an annual awards ceremony established in 2002 to recognize and celebrate the best in Indian animation. There is a national call for entries where animation films for both student and professional categories are solicited. The deadline for entries is usually the first week of October. There has been an overwhelming response from around the country with many students and professionals submitting their work for the Awards. The submissions are then judged by a distinguished panel of artists and they selected the films worthy of the “ASIFA India Award of Excellence” trophy.
The awards ceremony was the highlight of International Animation Day 06 and was celebrated in the evening at the Main Auditorium, NCPA, Mumbai, in 2006. Being one of the most awaited Awards ceremony of the country, in 2007, Mumbai will once again host the event.
JURY MEMBERS:
A respected panel of industry experts were assembled to judge all the entries for the ASIFA India Awards of Excellence.
1. Dana Boadway
2. Virendra Chauhan
3. Terrance Masson
4. Sanjiv Waeerkar
5. Serkan Zelzele