International Animation Day Is Commemorated On 28 October
Highlights:
- The International Animation day is celebrated on the 28th october aiming to honor the art of animation.
- International Animation Day is observed every year on the 28th of October to celebrate the art of animation.
- This day also recognizes the artists, scientists and technicians behind animation.
- This year marks the 20th International Animation Day as it was founded in 2002 by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), an International Animated Film Association and a member of UNESCO.
- President of ASIFA is Sayoko Kinoshita and ASIFA Founder is John Halas.
- ASIFA was founded in 1960, in Annecy, France.
- ASIFA created the International Animation Day (IAD) in 2002, honouring the birth of animation.
- This is recognized as the first public performance of projected moving images, Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris, on the 28th of October 1892.
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