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→Dec. 1st, 2011 ASIFA-JAPAN official web site – English version – is now open!
English version of ASIFA-JAPAN official web site is now open!!!
Million thanks to our Web Site Committee members, who have been making ceaseless effort for the realization.
→Oct. 1st, 2011　ASIFA-JAPAN official web site – Japanese version – is now open!
Japanese version of ASIFA-JAPAN official web site is now open!!!
Many, many thanks to our Web Site Committee members for their very hard work.
→Oct. 1st, 2011　International Animation Day (IAD) 2011 – Coming Soon!
IAD2011
On October 28th, 1892, a French inventor Emile Reynaud (1844 – 1918) made the first public performance of animation at the Grevin Museum in Paris, using his own invention "optical theater." Since 2002, ASIFA and its National Groups have been celebrating this historical day as "International Animation Day (IAD)," intending to promote and develop animation art all over the world simultaneously. Every year, about 40 countries participate in this celebration.
"IAD 2011 in Japan" will be held in three cities – Kyoto, Tokyo and Hiroshima – to show inspiring animation films from the world.

→ "IAD 2011 in Kyoto" will be held on October 18th at Kyoto University of Art and Design.
→ "IAD 2011 in Tokyo" will be held on October 31st at Azabu Civic Hall, Minato-ku.
→ "IAD 2011 in Hiroshima" will be held from October 8th to November 5th, at the Hiroshima City Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Library (Eizo Bunka Library) as well as at 9 community centers in each of the eight wards in Hiroshima.

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→Oct. 1st, 2011　 ASIFA-JAPAN – 30th Anniversary
ASIFA30周年

ASIFA-JAPAN will be 30 years old on December 22nd, 2011 !
We are planning to hold a special exhibition “ASIFA-JAPAN 30th Anniversary” within HIROSHIMA 2012, from August 23rd to 27th next summer.