On September 18, 2010, Mr. Nelson Shin President of Association International du Film dAnimation (ASIFA) paid a visit to School of Animation, CUC(Communication University of China) in company with Ms Vesna Dovnikovic Secretary-General of ASIFA, Mr. Bordo Dovnikovic the Lifetime Honorary President of ASIFA as well as the famous former Yugoslavia animation master and Mr. David Ehrlich former Vice-President of ASIFA. Dean of School of Animation Liao Xiangzhong and Dean Assistant Wang Lei and other people related attended the meeting.
Mr. Nelson led the delegation to visit the Exhibition Hall of China Animation Art and to appreciate students works, among them is the 3D digital animation Deep Green , which won the "Monkey King" Best Students Animation Award at the 6th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival of 2010. Mr. Nelson praised highly of the exceptional art and learning atmosphere as well as teachers and students creative standards of School of Animation.
Subsequently, the two sides held talks. Mr. Nelson was deeply impressed by the visit to School of Animation. He said excitedly that through the visit, he found many of the foreign teachers working in School of Animation were his well-known old friends, including Mr. David Ehrlich. And every one of them is an animation master who enjoys a high reputation in animation. He admired sincerely that School of Animation had such a rich faculty. Mr. Nelson mentioned several times of the Exhibition Hall of China Animation Art in the meeting and appreciated the effort of School of Animation in protecting and inheriting traditional culture and art. He remarked that as a global animation art association, ASIFA devoted itself to international exchanges and communication in animation art, and School of animation s administration and teaching of international level plus their respect for traditional Chinese art heritage accorded very much with ASIFA s philosophy. China animation is an important part of the International animation. He hoped that ASIFA could strengthen cooperation with School of Animation to make contributions to pushing the development and international cooperation of China animation.
Mrs. Dovnikovic and Mr. Bordo said they had already visited Animation School of CUC many times , first at its birth, later through opportunities, such as Aniwow! China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival. And every time when they came here, they definitely found a great deal of surprising changes in School of Animation. That was quite pleasant, especially, after they saw works of School of Animation, CUC, and met teachers and students in international animation festivals and meetings several times in recent years. Mrs. Dovnikovic offered to make more donations of precious animation data from different countries and regions in the world to the Exhibition Hall of China Animation Art through the platform of ASIFA and invited world renown animation masters to be the Schools part-time professors. Meanwhile, she also noted that ASIFA would back up student animation festival as they always did and wish the animation festival would get even better.
Dean Liao extended warm welcome to Nelson Shin and his delegation and appreciated ASIFA s persistent support and help to China animation and School of Animation, CUC. During the talk, Dean Liao pointed out that China animation once had a glorious past and played an important role in international animation. With the joint efforts of Chinese government and China animators, China animation was bound to develop rapidly in the coming years and he hoped that ASIFA could grasp this historical opportunity to enhance cooperation with China animation as School of Animation would support ASIFA s work actively, and make efforts to push China animation into the world, improve its influence in the field of world animation and renew the glory of China animation. Besides, the two sides also had discussion about the possibility of establishing an academic institute in CUC by ASIFA.
Founded in 1960, as a global international animation art association, ASIFA has local Chapters over 30 countries in the world and authorizes the worlds leading animation festival, exhibition and important events, such as Annecy, France, International Animated Film Festival; Ottawa, Canada, International Animation Festival; Hiroshima, Japan Animation Festival, as well as the guiding institute of Aniwow! China (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival. ASIFA President s visit will further exchanges and cooperation between School of Animation and International animation, which will improve CUC s international fame positively and make a commitment to bringing China animation into the main stream of the world s animation.
Translated by Chen Han
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