In Watership Down (1978), there are several famous (or perhaps infamous) scenes in which terrified rabbits are chased and violently attacked by other animals. Similarly, in the classic Tom and Jerry series (1940-1958), Tom the cat is often harmed by…
Book Review, Documentary
The Truth about “Animating Truth”
by Sofía Poggi • October 19, 2021 • 0 Comments
Review of Nea Ehrlich, Animating Truth: Documentary and Visual Culture in the 21st Century, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021. For those of us who are interested in nonfictional animation, Nea Ehrlich’s new book is, to tell the truth, a proper…
Video essay
#AnimationMatters
by Maike Sarah Reinerth and Anna-Sophie Philippi • October 11, 2021 • 0 Comments
Animation as an artistic means of expression has long been put to use in the name of politics. Animated films have served as political propaganda, expressed political protest, and dealt with political questions in many genres such as fiction, documentary,…
Metaphor and metamorphosis in animation
A Virtual Roundtable on Relations Between Metaphor and Metamorphosis (Part 4)
by Erwin Feyersinger and Carmen Hannibal • October 4, 2021 • 8 Comments
Animation is a time-based image-making practice that can change our ideas, experience, and view of the world. Both metamorphosis and metaphor are powerful means to realizing this capacity. In the broadest sense, metamorphosis can be characterized as a striking change…
Metaphor and metamorphosis in animation
A Virtual Roundtable on Relations Between Metaphor and Metamorphosis (Part 3)
by Erwin Feyersinger and Carmen Hannibal • September 27, 2021 • 1 Comment
Animation is a time-based image-making practice that can change our ideas, experience, and view of the world. Both metamorphosis and metaphor are powerful means to realizing this capacity. In the broadest sense, metamorphosis can be characterized as a striking change…
Book Review
Expanding into Unchartered Land: Arab Animation Production from the Thirties to Today
by Myria Christophini • September 20, 2021 • 0 Comments
Review of Omar Sayfo, Arab Animation: Images of Identity, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021. Probably the first extensive dedication to the subject, Arab Animation: Images of Identity is a major contribution to the diverse world of Arab and international animation…
Metaphor and metamorphosis in animation
A Virtual Roundtable on Relations Between Metaphor and Metamorphosis (Part 2)
by Erwin Feyersinger and Carmen Hannibal • September 13, 2021 • 1 Comment
Animation is a time-based image-making practice that can change our ideas, experience, and view of the world. Both metamorphosis and metaphor are powerful means to realizing this capacity. In the broadest sense, metamorphosis can be characterized as a striking change…
Metaphor and metamorphosis in animation
A Virtual Roundtable on Relations Between Metaphor and Metamorphosis (Part 1)
by Erwin Feyersinger and Carmen Hannibal • September 6, 2021 • 1 Comment
Animation is a time-based image-making practice that can change our ideas, experience, and view of the world. Both metamorphosis and metaphor are powerful means to realizing this capacity. In the broadest sense, metamorphosis can be characterized as a striking change…
Animating Superheroes
On Anime Superheroes
by Patrick Gwillim-Thomas • July 15, 2021 • 2 Comments
Tackling the subject of anime superheroes, both the graduate thesis “Superman vs. Goku: Different Cultural Values Represented in Superhero Characters in American and Japanese Comics”[1] and the widely viewed YouTube video essay How HeroAca and One Punch Man Flip the…
Festivals, Awards and Animation
Indie Online. Adapting to New Online Platforms: A Focus on Independent Animation Project Development, Distribution and Training
by Michelle and Uri Kranot and Ellie Land • June 7, 2021 • 1 Comment
The upheaval of the global COVID pandemic has likely transformed the traditional festival circuit as well as the way we watch films, consume content, and participate in events. Film festivals provide the independent animator and filmmaker opportunities to connect with…