ASIFA-SF held its annual chapter meeting on Friday, April 18, according to the bylaws set down by the ancient animators of Annecy, long before the dawn of CGI. Karl Cohen reviewed the achievements and events of 2007, including open screenings for professionals and students/independents; special guests including visitors from Belgium, China and the Czech Republic; a Careers in Animation panel; special invites for members to see Bee Movie, Beowulf, and the Oscar-nominated animated shorts; a couple of parties and more.

Treasurer Karen Lithgow gave the financial report (we’re solvent!) but issued a plea to the membership to consider other fund-raising activities in the coming year. (That’s a good idea, Karen—art auction, anyone?) Your humble conductors PowellMason and CaliforniaKid rolled out the CableCartoon in public for all to see, with signs and flyers, too! And finally, Mr. Cohen was officially re-elected President of ASIFA-SF for the sixteenth consecutive year, and we finally gave him some business cards, just to show it was official.