AEF History

A Historical Timeline of the Animation Educators Forum

Choiunard 1937
Harry Love Class HannaBarbera 1978
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Don Graham Disney
Muybridge
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Meeko USC 2012
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"Animation is such a long, hard work. You have to keep doing, doing, doing to learn. You can only have one love if you want to be an animator: animation. You can’t devote yourself to it part-time."

– Tissa David

2007
Animation Educators Forum Meets for first time
2008
First Animation Educators Forum Student Animation Festival
2009
AEF online discussion group launched
2011
First Birds of a Feather Discussion at CTN eXpo
2012
AEF Student Film Festival inspires the Student Annie Award
2015
First AEF Scholarships awarded
2018
Faculty Grant Winners
2020
First Student Animation Showcase Premiere
2022
Launch of New AEF Website
2023
First Animation Salon