- published: 17 Oct 2014
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The International Animated Film Association (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation) or ASIFA is an international non-profit organization founded in 1960 in Annecy, France by the best known animation artists of the time such as the Canadian animator, Norman McLaren. There are now more than 30 chapters of the Association located in many countries of the world.
The organization's ASIFA-Hollywood chapter presents the annual Annie Awards.
ASIFA's board of directors compromise animation professionals from all over the world and they meet at ASIFA-sponsored animation film festivals on a regular basis. Some of the most well-known festivals include the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, the Ottawa International Animated Film Festival in Canada, the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan, and the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films in Croatia. The annual Annie Awards are presented by the Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Association.
Actors: Anita Surendran (miscellaneous crew), Jim Dobson (miscellaneous crew), André Des Rochers (miscellaneous crew), Teddy Blanks (miscellaneous crew), Ray Hubley (editor), Mary Manhardt (editor), Nicholas Bruckman (producer), Musa Syeed (director), Musa Syeed (writer), Mohammed Afzal (actor), Gulzar Ahmed Bhat (actor), Neelofar Hamid (actress), Shoot Permission India (miscellaneous crew), Mubashir Mohi-ud-Din (composer),
Plot: War and poverty force Gulzar, a young tourist boatman, to run away from Kashmir with his best friend. But a military crackdown derails their escape, and they become trapped in Gulzar's lake village. Waiting for conditions to change, they discover a mysterious woman, braving the curfew to research the dying lake. As Gulzar falls for her, rivalry and jealousy threaten his boyhood friendship and their plans of escape. Gulzar must choose between a new life and a new love. The first film set in the endangered lake communities of Kashmir, Valley of Saints blends fiction and documentary to bring audiences inside this unique world.
Genres: Drama,When butterflies leave their silk palaces
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