Annecy 2015: Thoughts From a First-Time Attendee
Observations and tips from a first-time attendee of the world’s largest animation festival.
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Jeff Hale, ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Thank You Mask Man’ Animator, RIP
From “Muppet Babies” to “Heavy Metal,” British animator and director Jeff Hale had an eclectic animation career.
Four Fantastic New Books: On McKimson, Gottfredson, Henson and Wreck-It Ralph!
To recap: this season has already brought two must-have books – J.B. Kaufman’s Snow White history, The Fairest One Of All and Charles …
The Jim Henson Company To Develop “Frog And Toad” Animated Feature Film
Adaptation of popular children’s books to be written by Craig Bartlett and directed by Cory Edwards The Jim Henson Company becomes …
Chronicle Books Is Releasing A Ton Of Cartoon Titles This Fall
My favorite publisher Chronicle Books just put out their Fall/Winter 2012 catalog and they’re releasing more animation and …
2012 Animation Book Preview
The future of animation books, like the rest of the publishing industry, isn’t rosy. Page counts and print runs are shrinking, and …
“Alexander The Grape” by Jim Henson (1965)
A few years ago, The Jim Henson Company Archives discovered material relating to an unfinished 1965 animated short by Jim Henson: …
Jim Henson Animating
Short, silent, but priceless color footage of Jim Henson working at his animation stand in Bethesda, MD around 1961. (Thanks, …
Jim Henson’s “Wizard of Id” Pilot Uncovered
Who knew that Jim Henson created a TV pilot in 1969 based on Johnny Hart and Brant Parker’s Wizard of Id? Watch rare excerpts above and …
Buy Jim Henson’s Townhouse for Only $28 Million
If Al Hirschfeld’s $5 million Manhattan townhouse was too rich for your blood, then you probably won’t want to hear about Jim Henson’s …