廣島(dao)國際動畫(hua)節與法國昂西國際動畫(hua)節,加拿大渥太華國際動畫(hua)節,克羅地亞的薩(sa)格勒布(bu)動畫(hua)節并列為世(shi)界(jie)四大動畫(hua)節。
1984年(nian)9月,國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫協(xie)會(ASIFA)決(jue)定(ding)在(zai)廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)舉(ju)(ju)(ju)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)一屆(jie)(jie)國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)節(jie)(jie)。選擇這座城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)原因,一方(fang)(fang)面是(shi)(shi)由于它(ta)不幸的(de)(de)歷史與國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)協(xie)會"動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫是(shi)(shi)人類尋求和平(ping)生活(huo)的(de)(de)一種方(fang)(fang)式"的(de)(de)理念相(xiang)吻合(he),另一方(fang)(fang)面是(shi)(shi)源自廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)的(de)(de)渴望,和平(ping)的(de)(de)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)希望能夠承辦(ban)(ban)(ban)連續性的(de)(de)國(guo)際活(huo)動(dong)(dong)(dong)。因此,廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)作為國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫協(xie)會在(zai)亞(ya)洲的(de)(de)首選城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi),在(zai)1985年(nian)舉(ju)(ju)(ju)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)了(le)(le)第一屆(jie)(jie)國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫節(jie)(jie)--這也正是(shi)(shi)它(ta)遭受原子(zi)彈襲擊四十周(zhou)年(nian)的(de)(de)日子(zi)。這是(shi)(shi)首次在(zai)日本(ben)舉(ju)(ju)(ju)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)如此規模宏大(da)的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)節(jie)(jie)。從那(nei)以后,廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)連續舉(ju)(ju)(ju)辦(ban)(ban)(ban)了(le)(le)國(guo)際動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫節(jie)(jie),1987,1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000,2002,2004和2006年(nian)時光變換,動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫的(de)(de)世(shi)界和廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)這座城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)(shi)都發生了(le)(le)很大(da)的(de)(de)變化。到2006年(nian)度,全(quan)世(shi)界58個國(guo)家和地區的(de)(de)1764優秀動(dong)(dong)(dong)畫作品(pin)在(zai)廣(guang)(guang)島(dao)(dao)(dao)齊聚(ju)一堂,共同演繹(yi)"愛與和平(ping)"的(de)(de)人類永恒主題。