Fight To The Death, But Don't Hurt Anybody! Memories of Political Correctness

Tom Sito, fresh from his gig as head of story on Disney's Pocohantas, details his experiences over the years trying to be politically correct.

Icelandic Animation

Animation in Iceland is a relatively recent (and mostly hidden) phenomenon. Giannalberto Bendazzi provides an look at frame-by-frame filmmaking in the island nation.

Leaving Home

Linda Simensky ruminates on the political and other consequences of changing jobs amidst today's boom times in the animation industry.

Locomotion: The Animation Network

America's Hearst Entertainment and Venezuela's Cisneros Group are combining forces to form a new, 24-hour-a-day animation channel for Latin America. Harvey Deneroff reports.

Listen Up, It's Playtime

The GiggleBone Gang is alive and well at Seattle-based Headbone Interactive. Judith Shane explains it all.

Crocadoo Entertains with Energee

Crocadoo, a new series from Energee Animation being broadcast on Australia's Nine Network, is the latest evidence of a small but thriving animation industry. Karen Paterson details what's happening with Energee down under.

So You Wanna Be an Animation Executive?

Cori Stern provides a test to see if you too can join the executive ranks at the animation company of your choice.

Anime: Hollywood's Invisible Animation Genre

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Jerry Beck recounts his fascination with anime and how his frustration with Hollywood's attitude towards it led him and Carl Macek to do something about it.

A Capsule History of Anime

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A brief tour by Fred Patten of Japanese animation from its beginnings by hobbyists in 1917 to its current status as one of the major producing countries in the world.

The Hidden World Of Anime

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John Gosling looks at some of the differences between Western and Japanese animation, as well as speculating on the various cultural influences seen in anime.