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Annie Awards Set to Honor 2024’s Animation Achievements, Aid Community Hit by Fires

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Terry Flores The board of ASIFA-Hollywood, the organization behind the 52nd annual Annie Awards, pondered, like many other organizers behind events on the awards season calendar, whether the show should be postponed or scaled back because of the devastating fires that ravaged Los Angeles in early January.

Many members of the animation community are among those who’ve been severely impacted. “We represent the animation community and it’s really important to us, especially at this time, that we support them a thousand percent,” says ASIFA-Hollywood executive director Aubry Mintz.

And after much discussion, the board decided that the show will go on, albeit with a somewhat more somber tone and featuring the announcement of efforts to consolidate resources and support for those in the community dealing with various (and in many cases multiple) losses. “We discussed this with the board: ‘What are the implications if we go forward with the Annies versus pause it or extend it?’ And the majority felt that more than anything people want to feel like they have the community,” he says. “That’s why it’s crucial that we keep it going.

The tone will change, but it will feel more supportive.” One major way it will be supportive is via a fundraising venture that will be announced during the Annies. “We are still learning about our colleagues who have been evacuated, and those who have lost their homes,” Mintz says. “We’re pleased to report that we have just approved a fundraising initiative that will have substantial reach into our community.

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