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International Animation Day Was Celebrated on 28 October 2024.

Important Days | Dated: 03 Nov 2024

International Animation Day (IAD) is observed annually across the globe on October 28 to commemorate the birth of animation, marking the first public performance of projected moving images at Emile Reynaud's Theatre Optique in Paris, France, on October 28, 1892.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - In 2002, the Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA) decided to observe October 28 every year as International Animation Day (IAD) to commemorate the birth of animation.
  • - The first public performance of projected moving images by Emile Reynaud's Theatre Optique in Paris on October 28, 1892, is considered the birth of animation.
  • - The Praxinoscope was an animation device invented by Charles-Émile Reynaud (a French inventor) in France in 1877. It helped create moving images.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) 28th October 2024 marks the observance of the 23rd IAD.
  • (ii) The day is coordinated and promoted annually by the Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA).
  • (iii) The first IAD was observed on October 28, 2002.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

When is International Animation Day recently celebrated?

Correct Answer: October 28

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About Association Internationale du Film Animation (ASIFA)

  • President : Deanna Morse
  • Headquarters : Annecy, France