Book Review: ‘Pulses Of Abstraction: Episodes From A History Of Animation’
An insightful, if sometimes dryly academic, look at the development of abstract in animation, chiefly between the 1950s and 1970s.
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Adults In The Dark: Avant-Garde Animation at MAD
It all kicks off on September 27th at New York’s Museum of Art and Design (aka MAD) with a screening of the works of James and John …
Robert Breer (1926-2011)
Experimental animator Robert Breer has passed away. Breer was a fine art painter who became interested in creating films as art in the …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Screening Room dvds
A company called Documentary Educational Resources (DER) has begun releasing episodes of a rare 1970s tv series called Screening Room …
Aurora In The UK
After Annecy and Platform, I figured I’d had my fill of animation festivals for the year, but I’m rethinking that stance after hearing …
UBUWEB
UbuWeb bills itself as a “YouTube of the Avant-Garde” and I can’t think of a better description. Among other things, they have a great …
The Greatest Animation Event Ever?
Animation festivals are fine nowadays, but I can’t think of any event that could possibly compare to the Montreal Expo’s World Exhibition …
Animation Festival Done Right
The WEBSITE for the Ottawa Animation Festival (September 22-26, 2004) has just posted details for all of their screenings and …