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Annie Awards Set to Honor 2024’s Animation Achievements, Aid Community Hit by Fires
The Annie Awards will honor animation achievements and fundraise for fire victims at 52nd annual ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 8.
“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.
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