ASIFA-South at the ASIFA General Assembly – Animafest Zagreb 2025
- Ginger Tontaveetong
- Jun 9
- 2 min read
"At the ASIFA General Assembly members gathered for a concise yet meaningful meeting. Corrie opened the session, followed by report highlights and unanimous votes to approve the President’s, Financial, and VP/Director reports, supported by over 380 proxies from global chapters. The audit was formally accepted. Ten chapters shared dynamic updates: from ASIFA South and Central USA’s vibrant community efforts, to Hungary’s rich programming, Croatia’s IAD revival, and Japan’s new leadership. Austria and Hellas emphasized institutional partnerships and future goals. East USA celebrated festival milestones, while China showcased growth and structural evolution. Korea raised urgent concerns about AI’s impact on animation education and proposed global collaboration. The assembly concluded with distribution of the 2025–2027 nomination timeline and informal conversations about ASIFA’s future."
-Anastasia Dmitri,Vice President for ongoing projects
This past week, ASIFA-South was honored to take part in the ASIFA General Assembly held during Animafest Zagreb: one of the world’s oldest and most respected animation festivals. It was a powerful reminder that our work as a chapter is part of something a global network of artists, educators, and advocates passionate about animation. Corrie Parks, member of ASIFA-South and ASIFA International's Technical Director from Maryland was there to proxy on our behalf.
At the chapter updates, we are happy to be recognized in summary as "a dynamic chapter, with robust website, varied events, strong leadership. With several satellite chapters. Want more connections with other chapters." Included were hilights from chapters from Japan, Austria, Croatia, Korea, China, etc. From new peace-focused festivals to AI-focused symposium proposals, there was a shared urgency to protect and grow the animation landscape.
We look forward to fostering even stronger international relations with other chapters in the ASIFA Family and will be working towards making it our goal to connect our members with everyone more globally.
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Want to get more involved or connect with another chapter? Let us know—we’re always looking to build bridges across borders!
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