Friday, January 27, 2006
A Letter From Leonard Maltin
Dear Friend of Animation,
It's very easy to become so focused on the current state of the animation scene that we forget the debt we owe to the innovative filmmakers whose passion built the foundation for the art form we all benefit from-- whether as professionals in the industry or as members of the audience. The history of animation isn't just a dry catalog of studios and films. It's the living story of the PEOPLE who made the films we all love. These stories need to be heard by students of the medium, those who currently work in the industry, and the millions of people who love the animated films they see on TV and DVD and in theaters.
Did you know that there is no archive, library and museum dedicated to animation anywhere in the United States? There are museums devoted to hundreds of other aspects of film-making and the entertainment business, but none for the history of the animated film. Hollywood is clearly the proper place for a facility like this. With its proven track record of over three decades of service to the art of animation, ASIFA-Hollywood is clearly the organization that should undertake the project.
The Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood has established a digital archive in Burbank as the first step toward creating a world class research facility dedicated to animation. This resource is bound to be of tremendous value to the animation industry. ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Archive will provide a foundation for untold numbers of students... the animators, directors and designers of the future. It will also be a useful resource for research by industry professionals and animation historians. And it will function as an outreach to the general public on behalf of the art form.
I encourage you to generously support this project, either personally through a monetary donation or professionally as a Corporate Sponsor. Every dollar donated to the project will be used to establish, maintain and expand ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Archive Project. We owe it to ourselves, and to the future growth and nourishment of the art form we love.
Thank you,
Leonard Maltin
LeonardMaltin.com
To contribute, please see the... Contribution Categories Page
Donate online using our PayPal button...
To join ASIFA-Hollywood, please see the Membership Page
Contributions can be sent to...
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
2114 Burbank Bl
Burbank, CA 91506
When contributing to this project, please write ARCHIVE DONATION on the subject line of your check. ¶ 3:07 AM
It's very easy to become so focused on the current state of the animation scene that we forget the debt we owe to the innovative filmmakers whose passion built the foundation for the art form we all benefit from-- whether as professionals in the industry or as members of the audience. The history of animation isn't just a dry catalog of studios and films. It's the living story of the PEOPLE who made the films we all love. These stories need to be heard by students of the medium, those who currently work in the industry, and the millions of people who love the animated films they see on TV and DVD and in theaters.Did you know that there is no archive, library and museum dedicated to animation anywhere in the United States? There are museums devoted to hundreds of other aspects of film-making and the entertainment business, but none for the history of the animated film. Hollywood is clearly the proper place for a facility like this. With its proven track record of over three decades of service to the art of animation, ASIFA-Hollywood is clearly the organization that should undertake the project.
The Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood has established a digital archive in Burbank as the first step toward creating a world class research facility dedicated to animation. This resource is bound to be of tremendous value to the animation industry. ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Archive will provide a foundation for untold numbers of students... the animators, directors and designers of the future. It will also be a useful resource for research by industry professionals and animation historians. And it will function as an outreach to the general public on behalf of the art form.
I encourage you to generously support this project, either personally through a monetary donation or professionally as a Corporate Sponsor. Every dollar donated to the project will be used to establish, maintain and expand ASIFA-Hollywood's Animation Archive Project. We owe it to ourselves, and to the future growth and nourishment of the art form we love.
Thank you,
Leonard Maltin
LeonardMaltin.com
To contribute, please see the... Contribution Categories Page
Donate online using our PayPal button...
To join ASIFA-Hollywood, please see the Membership Page
Contributions can be sent to...
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive
2114 Burbank Bl
Burbank, CA 91506
When contributing to this project, please write ARCHIVE DONATION on the subject line of your check. ¶ 3:07 AM
