The Animation Show is looking for information and images dating back to start of ASIFA and the international film festival Annecy. The touring festival The Animation Show which brings an annual tour of animated short films from around the world to arthouse theaters across the US and Canada is currently working on a documentary film detailing the history of animated short films over the last 100 years. We cover a lot of ground from J. Stuart Blackton to Walt Disney and the formation of the UPA. ASIFA plays a very large roll in this timeline both as an organization for animation and for starting festivals such as ANNECY and Zagreb and we want to detail our history accurately. We’ve already filmed a number of animation historians and animators including Jerry Beck, Mark Kausler, Irene Kolartz, Mike Judge, and Bill Plympton and now are looking for images dating back to the birth of ASIFA and ANNECY to visually represent what our historians explain. We would love your help and will of course credit your findings in the piece.
The documentary will be featured on our next DVD release which is being distributed by MTV and Paramount Pictures this winter. We’re hoping to introduce an entire new audience to these wonderful short films and short film history. If anyone has information and images dating back to this time period please drop me a line when you have a chance, and thank you for your time!
Robert May
Animation Show
www.animationshow.com
818-973-7602
