Vecteur d’ouverture sur les créations animées de toutes origines et de tous formats, la « Journée Mondiale du cinéma d’animation » est chaque année relayée par des centaines de lieux culturels dans le monde.
Cette journée est née de la volonté de l’Association internationale du cinéma d’animation (Asifa) de mettre en valeur les richesses d’un art encore trop méconnu à travers le monde et de le faire découvrir au plus grand nombre de gens.
La date du 28 octobre a été choisie en hommage à l’un des pionniers du cinéma d’animation, Emile Reynaud, qui le 28 octobre 1892 projetait pour la première fois ses pantomimes lumineuses devant le public parisien au Musée Grévin.
Outre les différents groupes nationaux de l’Asifa (présents dans une trentaine de pays) qui célèbrent cette Journée Mondiale, l’Asifa invite tous les amoureux de l’animation à se joindre à cette célébration en organisant des projections, des ateliers d’initiation, en montant une exposition, une démonstration technique...
Structure hors France métropolitaine et DOM TOM, si vous souhaitez participer, merci de nous communiquer les détails de vos programmes en remplissant ce bulletin d’inscription à la Journée mondiale du cinéma d’animation 2009 qui nous aidera à collecter les informations autour du monde ! Nous les publierons ensuite sur le site internet de l’Asifa.
Comment participer ?
L’Afca est responsable de la coordination de la communication et de l’échange entre la France et l’étranger. N’hésitez pas à contacter Juliette Crochu, coordinatrice générale de la Fête du cinéma d’animation en France et déléguée par l’Asifa pour la Journée Mondiale :
E-mail : [Email]
Tél : +33 1 48 78 25 67 / Fax : +33 1 40 23 09 17
English version
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 », commemorating the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Optic Theatre in Paris in 1892.
Such a celebration is an outstanding opportunity to put the animated film in the limelight and make this art more accessible to the public.
Beyond the several national Asifa national Chapters (more than 30 different countries) which celebrate the International Animation Day, any cultural or educational structure can join this event by screening animated films, organizing workshops, exhibiting artwork and stills, providing technical demonstrations, helping to promote the art of animation…
If you are participating, please communicate the details of your programs by filling in this application form for the 2009 International Animation Day , which will help us collect the information from around the world ! We will then publish it on the Asifa website.
Who is the IAD for ?
There is an amazing diversity in animation films, which means that this event doesn’t only aim for a young public. Even better, it seems that animation is growing beyond this first aim, attracting many more adolescents and adults than in the past. There is a real interested public for animation to whom we need to show more about what we do !
What is shown ?
Some full length animation films have major box office successes – and this is true on all continents – also because there go further than basic entertainment. The forms of shorts, TV series, video clips, ads, and special effects also invade our different screens.
We are thus witnessing an important development of this art, regarding not only inspiration sources but also influences on many different fields. An extraordinary range of techniques are imagined – drawing, painting, animating puppets and objects, using clay, sand, paper, computerised techniques etc – which, combined with stories, sets and sounds, give an infinite variety of aesthetics and messages.
Asifa’s role is both to enhance and satisfy the public’s curiosity, in particular with the means of other forms of shows : encounters, concerts, exhibitions, dynamic activities related to contemporary events or local interests…
Communication tools
Each year, the Asifa also calls upon a famous director to create the visual of the IAD. This visual is then adapted for each country in order to guarantee a worldwide visibility of the event. Previous editions involved the work of directors such as Iouri Tcherenkov, Paul Driessen, Abi Feijo or Michel Ocelot. This year, Nina Paley (creator of Sita sings the blues) designs the IAD visual.
Exemple of last year’s posters (visual by Michel Ocelot) in different languages :
Program exchanges
In 2005, a system of program exchanges was created to help participants put together culturally diverse animation programs from around the world. In 2008, programmes coming from Brazil, China, France, Hungary, Korea, Poland, Portugal, Russia, USA, Ghana etc were proposed. The exchange is an incredible opportunity to discover films from all over the world during this great international animation celebration.
The event organisers who wish to screen one of these programs must contact the Asifa representative of their country to order the DVDs.
Who to contact
Each structure can contact its country’s national Chapter to establish adequate projects. The contacts are available on the Asifa website > groups. For other information, please contact Juliette Crochu, coordinator of the International Animation Day on behalf of Asifa International.
[Email]
Phone : +33 1 48 78 25 67
Fax : +33 1 40 23 09 17
