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ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) will host its 10th Salon Zoom meeting, A Personal Journey through the Toon Renaissance of the 1990s with animation industry veteran Tom Sito on Thursday, May 28th, 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
In the 1980s, animated cartoons were seen as an art form in decline, an archaic vestige of the old Hollywood studio system. Yet a decade later, animation was booming—blockbuster movies and TV shows, interactive games and special effects extravaganzas all generating billions of dollars. What happened? It is a story of generations.
As a 50-year veteran of the animation industry, Sito worked on everything from Scooby-Doo to The Lion King. He is a retired professor of animation at the University of Southern California, former governor of the Motion Picture Academy and the author of several books. During this salon meeting, Sito takes us deep inside the studio corridors to watch the birth of Roger and Jessica, Bart and Lisa, Yu-Gi-Oh! Mario, and many others.
Animation author and producer Jerry Beck will serve as host and moderator. Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than fifteen books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He is also owner of the online industry website Animation Scoop.
ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA- Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a wide range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators Forum (AEF), film preservation, open-source support, special events, screenings and the annual Annie Awards™.
Lauren Ashton is a Los Angeles-based writer. She has also taught stop-motion animation and film history since 2020, and holds a BFA in Acting from The California Institute of the Arts. Lauren has previously worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, and since graduating from CalArts, she has worked at Spellbound Inc. (a YouTube Production Company), Gnomon School of Animation, and written plays and sketch comedy for various theaters.
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Animation Educators Forum to Host Salon with Animation Industry Veteran Tom Sito
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) will host its 10th Salon Zoom meeting, A Personal Journey through the Toon Renaissance of the 1990s with animation industry veteran Tom Sito on Thursday, May 28th, 6 p.m. Pacific Time. To join this program, please click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81881511353?pwd=KYc5lQVUaYitxpO2IyvzX8yymaxcC1.1 In the 1980s, animated cartoons were seen as an art […]
