Fundraising Auction for Los Angeles Wildfire Aid: Bid on Animation Artifacts and Unique Items
The Animation Community Rallies Together 🚀
The nail-biting animated world, hand-in-hand with ASIFA-Hollywood, has launched AnimAID, an extraordinary fundraising event held at the prestigious Sotheby's, aimed at aiding eager workers in the animation sector struggling due to the devastating LA wildfires. Major players like Disney, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks, and more have donated a breathtaking assortment of animation art for the bidding wars.
The event's digital doors flung open this week, inspirited by reuniting the hearts and homes of these hard-hit industry professionals. Animation producer Don Hahn (Beauty and The Beast, Howard) encapsulated the cause in an emotive Instagram post:
"Los Angeles' animation community has been battered by the raging infernos. But now, a beacon of hope sparkles as the animation realm merges together, donating rare masterpieces of art to the Sotheby's exceptional auction to bless AnimAID and its fire-stricken victims."
Looking back on 90 jaw-dropping years of artistry, the auction gleans from both cinema and television behemoths, like Snow White, The Simpsons, Inside Out, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Wild Robot, Beauty and the Beast, Avatar, and countless cherished titles.
Hahn continued: "Every bid counts and forges a path towards a new reality for people to rebuild their homes and their lives."
The resolute bidding has already commenced, and here's a snapshot of some coveted items up for grabs. Goodies include film industry artist commissions, studio tours, signed posters, and more, alongside original production drawings and animation cells.
😍Take a Peek at the Goodies Here👈
For the live auction and further deets, gang to this link.
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- In support of the animation community affected by the wildfires, a fundraising event named AnimAID has been launched by ASIFA-Hollywood in collaboration with Sotheby's.
- Major studios like Disney, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Animation, DreamWorks, and more have donated extraordinary animation art for the AnimAID auction.
- The auction includes rare masterpieces from cinema and television, such as Snow White, The Simpsons, Inside Out, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Wild Robot, Avatar, Beauty and the Beast, and many cherished titles.
- Gizmodo and io9 encourage everyone to bid on coveted items like film industry artist commissions, studio tours, signed posters, original production drawings, and animation cells at the AnimAID auction.
- To stay updated on the live auction and the latest news in Hollywood, entertainment, technology, and animation, including Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, DC Universe, and Doctor Who, visit io9.
