Friday 29th September, Canterbury Christ Church University This year’s Canterbury Anifest, which celebrated its 10th anniversary, opened with a symposium coinciding with another major animated anniversary: the release of Disney’s first feature-length animated film Snow White and the Seven…
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When Disney Met Sci-Fi: The Marketing of Lilo & Stitch (2002)
by Eve Benhamou • May 8, 2017 • 2 Comments
With its mischievous smile, big expressive eyes, and red collar, the creature featuring on the promotional poster for Lilo & Stitch (2002, by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders) might recall the numerous pets of the Disney canon. Yet, his blue…
Beyond the “Children’s Film” Label: Animating Generic Hybridity in Contemporary Mainstream Animation
by Eve Benhamou • April 29, 2016 • 1 Comment
“A stunning big-screen comedy-adventure.”[i] This enthusiastic advertising description does not refer to a Marvel superhero film, or an action-adventure franchise like Pirates of the Caribbean, or not even to the highly successful Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Abrams, 2015).…