International Animation Day

On October 28th, 1892, a French inventor Emile Reynaud (1844-1918) made the first public performance of animation at the Grevin Museum in Paris, using his own invention "optical theater".

In 2002, ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d' Animation, registered in Annecy, France) decided to celebrate this historic day as "International Animation Day", aiming to promote and develop animation art all over the world.

ASIFA National Groups started to hold the celebration on and around October 28th, as a simultaneous manifestation in various countries.

ASIFA-Japan also decided to join this international art manifestation in 2005, and has been participating since then. This year, we will be holding "International Animation Day 2018 in Japan" in four cities: KYOTO, HIROSHIMA, NONOICHI and ATSUGI.

The official poster of International Animation Day 2018 was made by
Misael Barbosa, Juan Pablo Becerra, Emilia Castillo, René Castillo, Eliant Elias,
Ricardo Niño, Mario Ruiz, Ángeles Vargas & Christian Vázquez (ASIFA-Mexico),
and it will be used throughout the world.
The Japanese version design was made by ASIFA-JAPAN.