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Society for Animation Studies: 8th Annual Conference

Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.

ANIMATIONWorld

Dirdy Birdy

A international selection of filmmakers, executives and others share their thoughts about why animators should consider sending their works to festivals.

In ANIMATIONWorld

Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook: Interactive Animation

In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Desert

Tim Burton's 'Vincent'--A Matter of Pastiche

Michael Frierson provides an in-depth look at the animated short that brought Tim Burton his first inkling of fame.

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Through the Looking-Cel . . . er, Glass

A personal memoir by Linda Jones of how she and her father got started in producing and selling animation art.

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Desert Island Series....A Little of Dis 'n Dat.

Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.

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Interactive Trendlines

A sampling of what some of the leading lights in interactive animation have to say about what the future has in store.

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How The Grinch Stole Christmas . . . and My Heart

Frankie Kowalski takes a loving peek at the Christmas classic on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.

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The Animated World of John Canemaker

Filmmaker, teacher and animation historian, John Canemaker has been called animation's ambassador at large. Mike Lyons explains why.

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La Cambre, an Animation School in Brussels

Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.

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Une école d'animation à Bruxelles: la Cambre

Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.

Game ANIMATIONWorld

Lettuce Entertain You: A Visit to Sierra On-Line

Judith Shane reports on what goes on behind the scenes at one of the leading video game producers and of the latest escapades of Leisure Suit Larry and Jolly Al.

Film ANIMATIONWorld

Espinho 96: Small Is Still Beautiful

Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

New Media--A Ringside View of Trends in the Industry

Andrew Zucker provides a blow-by-blow description of the fate of "new media," from computer animation to interactive CD-ROMs.

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The Fremont Street Experience--No Glitz, No Glory!

Las Vegas' Freemont Street Experience boasts of the world's largest electric sign and Jane Baer explains to Frankie Kowalski how one does animation for a 5 screen panel that is almost 1,400 feet long.

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Disneyland and Europe: Walt Disney's First Magic Kingdom

Robin Allan examines how Disneyland, the progenitor of today's theme parks, came into being and the role animation had in it.

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The Electric Felix Man

John Canemaker relates how Otto Messmer, the creator of Felix the Cat, got into directing animated films for a Times Square landmark.

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Betty Boop: The Definitive Collection

Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook by Harvey Deneroff.

In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Desert

Dirdy Birdy

Judith Shane reports on what goes on behind the scenes at one of the leading video game producers and of the latest escapades of Leisure Suit Larry and Jolly Al.

In ANIMATIONWorld

Desert Island Series....Please keep your arms in the vehicle while the ride is in motion!

Scott Ross, Jane Baer and Bob Rogers.

Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Brisbane Animation Festival

Festivals are wonderful places to discover the like-minded and the like-minded wannabes. The debut of the Brisbane Animation Festival, cheekily entitled Celluloid Briefs, drew the vibrant Queensland animation community and the lovers of animation to revel in two days of flickering projected images. And, it appears from the success of this first time out, it will be, as the organizers have promised, a biennial event.

Brisbane, a city of about one and a half million has a surprisingly active animation group. With 260 members in the Queensland Animators Group, the organization is certainly on...

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The National Lottery: A Polemic

The unexpected success of Britain's new national lottery can be a means of mitigating the dire results of privatization in funding animated films. Jill McGreal explains.