Shin Dong Mun, An Old Warrior in Korean Animation
John A. Lent interviews one of the pioneers of Korean animation, who had a profound effect on the course of the nation's indigenous production
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Remembering Al
Animator Alfred Eugster, whose career started in the silent era and ended doing animation for TV, passed away the night of January 1, 1997 at the age of 87. The following memoir and biofilmography was prepared by his friend and sometime colleague, Mark Mayerson.Left to right: Otto Englander, Shamus Culhane, and Al Eugster at Disney in 1935. From Shamus Culhane's Talking Animals and Other People (St. Martin's Press, 1986). Collection of Bernie Wolf.I first met Al in 1975 when I was researching an article on cartoons released by MGM when he let me interview him about the Iwerks studio.
When I...
The Lyon Conference
Jean-Luc Ballester talks how a 1983 government proposal changed the French animation industry and how the major entertainment union used it to improve working conditions for animation artists.
The Changing Winds of Korean Animation
Chung-bae Park explains why South Korea is turning its attention to animation as part of its economic strategy for the 21st century.
The Changing Face of Festivals
Tom Knott, the former director of the Ottawa Festival, takes a look at how festivals have changed over the past few years, in terms of quality, independent filmmaking, and as a venue for the major studios.
To Be or Not To Be An ASIFA-Sanctioned Festival
Chris Robinson, Director of the Ottawa Festival takes a hard look at the relationships between festivals and the international animators' association which accredits them.
Mancia Musings
Wherein the Museum of Modern Art's Adrienne Mancia reminisces to Mark Langer about her past efforts in animation programming and her thoughts about the state of the craft today.
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years.
Waiting for Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French Release Version).
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years. [
Festival Programming
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Il Paese degli animali
Are you wondering what to give someone, who works in animation or aspires to this holiday season? Well, wonder no more. The Career Coach has the answer.
Il Paese degli animali (Animaland)
Danny Fingeroth spins through the new book by Michael Mallory that covers everything Marvel in big, bold and glossy pages.
La Freccia Azzurra
Scarafoni in La Freccia Azzurra by Enzo d'Alò.Usa il computer in maniera raffinatissima, questo film: cosraffinata che quasi non si vede. Guidata dal cervello elettronico, la sua macchina da presa compie carrellate ed evoluzioni che sarebbero possibili solo nel cinema "dal vero"; disegnati dai pixel, i suoi personaggi arrivano a disporsi su 30-40 livelli in profonditdi campo, rimanendo tutti perfettamente a fuoco. questo uno dei segreti della fondamentale leggerezza di un film che non assomiglia a nessun altro, e che riesce a narrare una divertente e gentile fiaba...
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow)
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow) is a film that uses computers in a highly refined manner; so much so, that one hardly notices. Guided by an electronic brain, its camera is able to execute tracking shots and pans which one only thought possible in a live-action movie; drawn with pixels, the film's characters are seen across 30-40 levels, with each one staying in perfect focus. This is one of the secrets to the basic "lightness" of a film like no other, one which tells an amusing and fun-loving fairy tale set in the 30s, with the touch of a modern electronic storyteller. Scarafoni...
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook: Festival Matters
In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Editor
Yvette Kaplan On the Beavis and Butt-head Watch
Janet Benn provides a case study of the role played by Animation Director Yvette Kaplan on Beavis and Butt-head Do America, while saying more than a little about who Yvette is.
Desert Island Series . . . Festive Festivalers Make Their Picks
Tom Knott, Gigi Hu, Chris Robinson, Philippe Moins and Yvette Kaplan.
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Dirdy Birdy
January 1997's Dirdy Birdy by John Dilworth.
Animation Festivals: A Brief History
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
En attendant Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French Release Version)
Festivals de Films d'Animation
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
Bruxelles, The Festival
Philippe Moins, the Festival's founder, presents the whys and wherefore's of the event which starts off each festival year.
Confessions of a Festival Juror
Maureen Furniss recounts her experiences as a member of the Ottawa 96 selection committee, providing some friendly advice from her and her fellow jurors.
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Shin Dong Mun, An Old Warrior in Korean Animation
John A. Lent interviews one of the pioneers of Korean animation, who had a profound effect on the course of the nation's indigenous production
Remembering Al
Animator Alfred Eugster, whose career started in the silent era and ended doing animation for TV, passed away the night of January 1, 1997 at the age of 87. The following memoir and biofilmography was prepared by his friend and sometime colleague, Mark Mayerson.Left to right: Otto Englander, Shamus Culhane, and Al Eugster at Disney in 1935. From Shamus Culhane's Talking Animals and Other People (St. Martin's Press, 1986). Collection of Bernie Wolf.I first met Al in 1975 when I was researching an article on cartoons released by MGM when he let me interview him about the Iwerks studio.
When I...
The Lyon Conference
Jean-Luc Ballester talks how a 1983 government proposal changed the French animation industry and how the major entertainment union used it to improve working conditions for animation artists.
The Changing Winds of Korean Animation
Chung-bae Park explains why South Korea is turning its attention to animation as part of its economic strategy for the 21st century.
The Changing Face of Festivals
Tom Knott, the former director of the Ottawa Festival, takes a look at how festivals have changed over the past few years, in terms of quality, independent filmmaking, and as a venue for the major studios.
To Be or Not To Be An ASIFA-Sanctioned Festival
Chris Robinson, Director of the Ottawa Festival takes a hard look at the relationships between festivals and the international animators' association which accredits them.
Mancia Musings
Wherein the Museum of Modern Art's Adrienne Mancia reminisces to Mark Langer about her past efforts in animation programming and her thoughts about the state of the craft today.
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years.
Waiting for Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French Release Version).
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years. [
Festival Programming
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Il Paese degli animali
Are you wondering what to give someone, who works in animation or aspires to this holiday season? Well, wonder no more. The Career Coach has the answer.
Il Paese degli animali (Animaland)
Danny Fingeroth spins through the new book by Michael Mallory that covers everything Marvel in big, bold and glossy pages.
La Freccia Azzurra
Scarafoni in La Freccia Azzurra by Enzo d'Alò.Usa il computer in maniera raffinatissima, questo film: cosraffinata che quasi non si vede. Guidata dal cervello elettronico, la sua macchina da presa compie carrellate ed evoluzioni che sarebbero possibili solo nel cinema "dal vero"; disegnati dai pixel, i suoi personaggi arrivano a disporsi su 30-40 livelli in profonditdi campo, rimanendo tutti perfettamente a fuoco. questo uno dei segreti della fondamentale leggerezza di un film che non assomiglia a nessun altro, e che riesce a narrare una divertente e gentile fiaba...
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow)
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow) is a film that uses computers in a highly refined manner; so much so, that one hardly notices. Guided by an electronic brain, its camera is able to execute tracking shots and pans which one only thought possible in a live-action movie; drawn with pixels, the film's characters are seen across 30-40 levels, with each one staying in perfect focus. This is one of the secrets to the basic "lightness" of a film like no other, one which tells an amusing and fun-loving fairy tale set in the 30s, with the touch of a modern electronic storyteller. Scarafoni...
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook: Festival Matters
In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Editor
Yvette Kaplan On the Beavis and Butt-head Watch
Janet Benn provides a case study of the role played by Animation Director Yvette Kaplan on Beavis and Butt-head Do America, while saying more than a little about who Yvette is.
Desert Island Series . . . Festive Festivalers Make Their Picks
Tom Knott, Gigi Hu, Chris Robinson, Philippe Moins and Yvette Kaplan.
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Dirdy Birdy
January 1997's Dirdy Birdy by John Dilworth.
Animation Festivals: A Brief History
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
En attendant Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French Release Version)
Festivals de Films d'Animation
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
Bruxelles, The Festival
Philippe Moins, the Festival's founder, presents the whys and wherefore's of the event which starts off each festival year.
Confessions of a Festival Juror
Maureen Furniss recounts her experiences as a member of the Ottawa 96 selection committee, providing some friendly advice from her and her fellow jurors.
