Newsletter Archive

“We never sleep in our quest for ANIMATION news!”

2022 (MMXXII) Newsletters:


2021 Newsletters:

2021 Very Late Winter – Feb- ASIFA Central Newsletter – IAD 2020, Dein roter Mund, Winsor McCay obscurities, Upcoming Virtual FestivalsDownload
2021 Spring – March – ASIFA Central newsletter – ZOOM Issue! – Deanna OWNS the AAFF – ZOOM Coffee with Michael – Hoo-Hah! – Hochstetter, Reiniger, and Chuck – Pamela Colman Smith and tale of the TarotDownload
2021 Later Spring -April- ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Zoomers Read – Little Nemo in Pop Music – Hochstetter, Reiniger and Chuck – 48 minutes of down under fame – GLAS Festival Panels – Members Promote- PD and Tom Lehrer – Michael Long ProfileDownload
2021 Early Summer NewsletterETTE for mid-June – Retreat announcementDownload
Retreat Program for 16 July 2021 – the schedule of events for a day-long activity of electronic and bathroom-tissue based animation fun!Download
2021 Summertime Board Candidate Newsletter 1 August – Meet the Board Candidates for the upcoming 2021 electionDownload
2021 Summer (August) ASIFA newsletter – 2021 retreat – OIAF discounts – Melissa’s Mysterious TP Workshop GuideDownload
2021 ASIFA CENTRAL October/Fall 2021 – ArtPrize and Polly Wolly Doodlers, Remembering Stuttgart and the ITFS, Signe Baumane’s Wrap Party, Updated Board of Directors for 2021-2022, Member Activity Update Download
2021 November ASIFA November – IAD 2021 Afterglow – PD Update for 2022 – HorsePower – McCay’s Homestead – Festival Flashbacks for 2021 – OIAF – BBC and freesound – Internet Archive Hits 25 – Maryam Mohajer Interview – Jim Korkis’ Last Vault – E-gaming Challenges by Karl CohenDownload

Earlier Material (direct link to PDF from older WordPress files):

2018-2020:

2018 Summer ASIFA newsletter – Women in Animation – New Website

2018 Autumn ASIFA Central Newsletter – Notes from President Yarhouse – Lip Synch Retreat with Extra Baboons – Storyboarding Notebook – Notes from Canada – International ASIFA news – 

2019 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – April – Brad Yarhouse Elected IAD Coordinator – Tumo Center for Creative Tech – Pilar Newton-Katz – Memorial for Larry Larson – Deanna Morse at Ann Arbor – Julie Goldstein and Virtual Memory

2019 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – IAD Anijam – St Louis Retreat – PD Music 1923 and before – Upcoming Anniversaries

2019 2020 ASIFA Central Winter Newsletter – President Brad has a Message – Tom Sullivan and Thriller Chiller – OIAF report

2020 Springtime ASIFA Central Newsletter – Bylaws – Armchair Historical Research – Zoom Meetings

2020 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – 28th Retreat, Chris Sullivan, Nina Paley, PD music

Ah, the sweet sound of analog…

The Archaic Archive:

–1980s–

1980s ASIFA Central Promotional FliersDownload
1982 – Fall – Reviews of Animation a Ref Guide – Before Mickey – School News and Tournee SearchDownload
1983 – January – Gordon Sheehan – Boyerberry Computerized – Mickey Christmas Carol DelayedDownload
1983 – Spring – ASIFA Spring Burnout – 17th Tournee – Student Annecy FundingDownload
1983 – Fall-Winter – SF Animators – Animator RipOffs – Twice Upon a Time BombsDownload
1984 – Fall – Toronto 84 Fest Report – Anijam – UPA 40thDownload
1985 – Sept – Rock n Rule Trickfilm 85 – Howard BeckermanDownload
1986 – April – Zagreb 86 – Local ProgramsDownload
1986 – Fall – Calabash Productions – Cartoon Characters – Hamilton 86 FestLock n Load
I just LOVE the smell of archives!

–1990s —

1992 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Art Institute – Bios – AnimApoth – NFB – Hoppity hits 503D Node
1992 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – Anijam – Zagreb – Jon McClenahanCommon Code
1992 Later Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – Joe Barbera – Bill Kroyer – FestivalsIllish Bode
1992 Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Festivals – Animathon – Mission StatementsStubbed Tode
1993 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Optical Toys – Member DirectoryWaffle Mode
1993 Summer – ASIFA Central Newsletter – Popeye Extravaganza – Call for Papers – Member Bio and ProjectsSecret Code
1993 Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Children Animation Fest #10 – Ed Counts – Kong at 60Try to Goad
1993 Winter ASIFA Central Newsletter – Oldest Animation – WB Characters – SAS ConfNonesuch Quod
1993 – 1994 Winter-Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Siggraph 94 – Nightmare B4 Xmas – Fischinger – QuiltsRhymes with Load
1994 Spring-Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – Festivals – Donald Duck at 60 – Japanese AnimationHome Abode
1995 Summer-Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Children Fest #12 – Toy Story – Animatin in ArchitectureLoady Load
1996 Jan-Feb – ASIFA Central Newsletter – Conf #4 – IndexToady Toad
1996 – Summer – ASIFA Central Newsletter – Retreat – Fan Mail – Employment Agreements – World PeaceSpringload
1996 – 1997 Fall-Winter 97 – ASIFA Cent News – Timing – Ed Counts Interview – ASIFA Intl – Aztec Myth – Websites – GalleryAbbey Road
1997 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Retreat – Freelance Writing for TV – Gordon Sheehan – Louise Beaudet – Production InsuranceRocky Road
1997 Fall – ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Lab Agreements – Diversity Programming – ASIFA Intl – Attorneys – ISEAHorse Unroad
1998 Jan-Feb Winter ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Kim White of Pixar – ASIFA Intl – Jackie Schneider – Upcoming RetreatBilly goad
1998 Spring ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Retreat 6 – Whos Who – WAC Trip – Barry YoungNicely Flowed
1998 Summer-Fall ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Rush Job – Whos Who – Siggraph – Dave Corbett – Haynes World PeaceTippy Toed
1998 Fall ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Hiroshima 98 – Greg Colton – 3 Frame Animation ChallengeBriskly Snowed
1999 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Animation Aerobics and Ed Counts – 7th Retreat – A Heavy Load
1999 Summer ASIFA Central newsletter – Knock Knock Cartoons – Skywalking Music and Steven Webber InterviewSideload
1999 Fall ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Job Hunting – Wanna Be A PresidentDownload
1999 Winter ASIFA Central Newsletter – OIAF report – OIAF SeminarsLeftload
You’ll need to coffee up soon!

–2000–

2000 Winter – Jan-Feb ASIFA Cent Newsletter – Retreat – UICA – World Peace – CINANIMAThe Garden’s Hoed
2000 Spring ASIFA Cent News – Retreat – Allore and Computers – Board MeetingAgain it snowed
2000 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – Animation Gets Flashy – Deanna Morse Reports From ZagrebForebode
2000 Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Animation Timing – IMAX Cyberworld Review by Chuck Wilson – OIAF and Pumpkins!A Horny Toad
Pace yourself, kiddo…

–2001–

2001 Winter – Jan-Feb ASIFA Central Newsletter – Retreat – Stressed AnimationDownload
2001 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Chuck Wilson at the House of Mouse – Fantasia on DVD – AnnecyInload
2001 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – 3D Film Stuyvesant – Deanna Morse and Her DVD Release PartyOutload
2001 Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Thoughts of Legality of Animation – SAFO and SASWestload HA!
Wear out, don’t rust out!

–2002–

2002 Spring ASIFA Central Newsletter – Abstract German Animation of Silent Era – Stubble Trouble – Remembering Chuck Jones Eastload
2002 Summer ASIFA Central Newsletter – 10th Midwest Conference – KAFI Rocks the MidwestJust a Load
2002 Winter ASIFA Central Newsletter – Animator’s Bookshelf – Editorial Cartoons of Winsor McCayA La Mode
Quiet moments of repose in the form of a doze…

–2003–

2003 Winter Jan-Feb ASIFA Central Newsletter – Hiroshima – Cartoon Music – Chicago Animator Group FormsDownton Load
2003 Summer ASIFA Cent Newsletter – 30 day music video – World Peace Scholarship – Genl Meet – Retreat – Tom Brierton – KAFI – Education – Intl NewsRocky Road
2003 Fall ASIFA Central Newsletter – Festival Update-Four Perspectives – Siggraph 2003 Comstock Lode
“Now THAT’s what I call TELEVISION!”
You won’t find THIS font on Word!
Betty is always a good draw…
How’d we make it through the 80s?

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