PRESS RELEASE: ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD TO PROVIDE MORE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO ANIMATION AID FOUNDATION

BURBANK, CA (October 21, 2014) – ASIFA-Hollywood, the nonprofit 

professional organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation, recently 

announced plans to provide more scholarships to animation students and to allocate 

more funds for artists and film preservation. “While you may know ASIFA-Hollywood 

for its annual Annie Award ceremony, honoring the best in the animation industry, we 

want to spread the word about the other areas of our industry that we support,“ says 

ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Frank Gladstone. “In the coming year, we plan 

to allocate considerably more funds to our Animation Aid Foundation, supporting artists 

who have fallen on hard times, and we will also be increasing funds for ongoing film 

preservation. Additionally, the chapter plans to assist ASIFA International, our umbrella 

organization, in creating a new web presence.”



ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) will select and distribute

five sizeable animation scholarships. According to AEF steering committee chair/

member, Aubry Mintz, “AEF provides an important link between the animation industry 

and students, and will provide well-deserved scholarships to students across the United 

States.” 

 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 wide range of animation activities 

and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the 

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive and the Motion Picture Academy, animation 

film preservation, special events, classes and screenings. 

 For information on ASIFA-Hollywood, please visit www.asifa-hollywood.org.

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