45th Annie Awards: Call for submissions

ZF Team 23 August 2017

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announcedits ‘Call for Entries’ for the 45th Annual Annie Awards to begin on Monday, August 14.

Honoring excellence in the field of animation, the Annie Awards™ will be presented in nine Production categories (Best Feature, Broadcast Production, Short Film, etc.) and 22 Achievement categories (Best Animation, Direction, Production Design, Music, Voice Acting, etc.). Additionally, up to 5 honorary awards may also be granted for lifetime accomplishments, philanthropy, technical advances, special achievement and meritorious service.

Entries submitted for consideration will be from animated productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Exceptions are commercials, short subjects, special projects and student films, which can qualify with or without United States releases.

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, who passed away in July at the age of 99, and in whose name the philanthropic June Foray Award was established, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. 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 organization ASIFA, 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.

Review the rules and submit your projects, Submissions close on Friday, October 20th at 5pm PST.

Learn more about up-to-the minute details and information on the 45th Annie Awards.

The deadline to become an Annie Awards Corporate Sponsor is midnight Friday, November 3, 2017. Final deadline to join ASIFA-Hollywood or to renew membership and register to participate in the 45th Annie Award voting is midnight Monday, December 18, however, receipt of screeners is not guaranteed unless memberships are current as of November 20.

From August 18 through September 18, ASIFA-Hollywood is also conducting the 45th Annual Annie Awards™ Call for Nominating Committee Judges. All judges, whether they have applied in the past or are enrolling for the first time, will need to submit a new application. To be considered for a nominating committee, judges do not need to be ASIFA-Hollywood members, but must have an established career in animation and exemplary professional credentials in at least one of the Annie Award categories. Individuals in the animation community, who are interested in being a nomination committee judge, will find the application at members.asifa-hollywood.org/judge-application. August 18 also marks the start of ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annual Membership Drive.