The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has put out a call for entries for the 36th Annual Annie Awards. Taking place on Friday, Jan. 30 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, the ceremony will honor overall excellence and individual achievement in a total of 24 categories ranging from production design, character animation and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, music and voice acting. Entry forms, current categories and rules can be found online at www.annieawards.org.
Entries submitted for consideration must have originally aired, been exhibited in an animation festival or commercially released between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008. Entry forms must be submitted by Oct. 10, and nomination judging materials should be in by Friday, Oct. 31. Nominations will be announced on Monday, Dec. 1, and online voting will be open from Monday, Jan. 12 to Friday, Jan 23.
ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest of an international network of chapters, supports a range of animation initiatives through its membership. Current projects include an animation archives, library and museum, special animation events and film preservation efforts. For more information about ASIFA-Hollywood, please visit www.asifa-hollywood.org.
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