THE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM SOCIETY
2114 Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91506 * 818 842-8330
ASIFA-HOLLYWOOD

Important Notice For Members of ASIFA-Hollywood
[September 9, 2005] The Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood is pleased to announce that the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will be opening to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm to 9 pm beginning on September 20th. We have purchased the necessary equipment, and are in the beginning stages of creating a world class archive dedicated to the art of animation. In case you are not familiar with our plans, we have included an informational brochure on the project with this mailing.

Thanks to the generosity of animation director John Kricfalusi, the public archive holdings are inaugurated with a wonderful collection of animated films, including all 120 black and white Popeye cartoons, along with the best work of cartoon director, Bob Clampett (Coal Black, Tin Pan Alley Cats, Great Piggy Bank Robbery, etc.) These films are available for viewing during office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Currently, the public holdings are limited to this collection, but as time goes by, we will be adding more items to the archive. For updates, see the Animation Archive Project Blog...
http://www.animationarchive.org/blogger.html

Please make a point in the next few weeks to stop by the archive and see what we are doing. In particular, students, researchers and artists are encouraged to visit . . . this archive is intended for your use. If you would like to volunteer to help the project reach its goals, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days to stop by and help out. The more support we get from the membership in these important first few months, the faster the archive will grow.

Currently, we only have funding in the Archive budget to maintain the Tuesday and Thursday public hours through the end of the year. We are hoping that the membership will see the value of this project, and will contribute to extend and expand the public availability of this important resource. Your generosity is appreciated, and every cent donated to the project will be used to establish and expand the archive.

The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 pm to 9 pm 2114 Burbank Blvd, Burbank (just East of Buena Vista)  ¶ 10:26 AM