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Chinese Animated Film and Ideology Tradition, Innovation, and Interculturality

Chinese Animated Film and Ideology: Tradition, Innovation, and Interculturality

1st Edition

By Olga Bobrowska
December 11, 2023

This book presents a contextualized overview of the history of Chinese animated film, pointing out the most influential self-definitions of Chinese culture employed in animation art of Mao Zedong’s rule (1949–1976) but largely focusing on the representation strategies created in the times of ...

Michel Ocelot A World of Animated Images

Michel Ocelot: A World of Animated Images

1st Edition

By Laura Buono
December 01, 2023

This unique book examines the career of Michel Ocelot, from his earliest works to his latest research and productions, including an interview regarding his latest film Le Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse (2022). The book highlights the director’s role in the panorama of contemporary animated ...

Cheer and Loathing Scattered Ramblings on Indie Animation

Cheer and Loathing: Scattered Ramblings on Indie Animation

1st Edition

By Chris Robinson
November 08, 2023

One of the most acclaimed writers in animation returns with this informal sequel to his previous books on indie animation, Unsung Heroes of Animation, Animators Unearthed, and Mad Eyed Misfits. In this collection, award-winning writer, Chris Robinson, looks at a wide range of films, topics (sex, ...

Fëdor Khitruk A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master

Fëdor Khitruk: A Look at Soviet Animation through the Work of One Master

1st Edition

By Laura Pontieri
August 08, 2023

This book is a first and long-awaited study of the directorial work of the animation master Fëdor Khitruk (1917–2012), an artist who formed in the tradition of classical cel animation only to break the conventions once he turned into a director; a liaison between artists and authorities; a ...

Earmarked for Collision A Highly Biased Tour of Collage Animation

Earmarked for Collision: A Highly Biased Tour of Collage Animation

1st Edition

By Chris Robinson
May 25, 2023

Collage art and film date back to the early 20th century (the earliest collages have roots in 12th-century Japan). It was rooted in the age of consumerism where artists addressed an array of political and social issues by creating a carefully crafted collision of pre-existing images and sounds to ...

Nordic Animation Balancing the East and the West

Nordic Animation: Balancing the East and the West

1st Edition

By Liisa Vähäkylä
April 07, 2023

This book examines the state of the animation industry within the Nordic countries. It looks at the success of popular brands such as Moomins and The Angry Birds, studios such as Anima Vitae and Qvisten, and individuals from the Nordics who have made their mark on the global animation industry. ...

Chinese Animated Film and Ideology, 1940s-1970s Fighting Puppets

Chinese Animated Film and Ideology, 1940s-1970s: Fighting Puppets

1st Edition

By Olga Bobrowska
October 24, 2022

This book examines animated propaganda produced in mainland China from the 1940s to the 1970s. The analyses of four puppet films demonstrate how animation and Maoist doctrine became tightly but dynamically entangled. The book firstly contextualizes the production conditions and ideological ...

Life in Death My Animated Films 1976-2020

Life in Death: My Animated Films 1976-2020

1st Edition

By Dennis Tupicoff
April 21, 2022

Death—the very word is resonant with emotion, imagery, and meaning. It is the ultimate life-event that all living things will eventually experience; as such, it comes as no surprise that death is often a popular theme of literature, art, games, cinema, music, and even animation. Dennis Tupicoff, ...

Mad Eyed Misfits Writings on Indie Animation

Mad Eyed Misfits: Writings on Indie Animation

1st Edition

By Chris Robinson
March 29, 2022

One of the most stylistically original and provocative writers in animation returns with this informal sequel to his previous books on indie animation, Unsung Heroes of Animation and Animators Unearthed. In this collection, award-winning writer Chris Robinson looks at a wide range of films and ...

Wharfie Animator Harry Reade, The Sydney Waterfront, and the Cuban Revolution

Wharfie Animator: Harry Reade, The Sydney Waterfront, and the Cuban Revolution

1st Edition

By Max Bannah
December 17, 2020

This book examines the life of the Australian artist Harry Reade (1927–1998) and his largely overlooked contribution to animation. It constitutes a biography of Reade, tracing his life from his birth to his period of involvement with animation between 1956 and 1969. It explores the forces that ...

A Moving Subject

A Moving Subject

1st Edition

By Giannalberto Bendazzi
November 23, 2020

Description: A Moving Subject offers a collection of essays from around the world. From Italy to the Middle East, from an analysis of A Night on Bald Mountain to African cinema animation, these essays help to paint the world of animation in a comprehensive and international manner. Handpicked by ...

Michael Dudok de Wit A Life in Animation

Michael Dudok de Wit: A Life in Animation

1st Edition

By Andrijana Ruzic
November 16, 2020

This unique survey of the career of Michael Dudok de Wit discusses all of his works and offers a glimpse into his private life. The biography of this European master of 2D animation, born in the Netherlands and based in London, is the first complete overview of the well-defined and canonic opus of ...

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