Animation in Europe

Description

There is a lot one could say about animation in Europe, but above all, there is no consistent European animation. It is as disparate as the various countries involved. Audiences will certainly recognize American or Japanese animation, but in Europe, it can range from Czech, Polish, and Hungarian to Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and British. Animation in Europe provides a comprehensive review of the history and current situation of animation in over 20 European countries. It features numerous interviews with artists and producers, including rare documents and firsthand accounts that illustrate the rich history of animation in Europe. Additional features include • An extensive chronology with key events in European animation • A Who’s Who of producers, directors, writers, and animators working in Europe • An examination of the origin of European animation and its influence Animation in Europe is the first book devoted entirely to this topic and, therefore, will be of value for animation buffs as well as practitioners and researchers. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Origin of European Animation Chapter 1 Austria The Discovery of Vienna at the North Pole One Left Snotty Boy Note Chapter 2 Baltic States Estonia The Eesti Joonisfilm Studio in Talinn The Spider Queen of Gadgetville Lithuania Snow Shelter Notes Chapter 3 Belgium A Gift for the Fairy The Crab with the Golden Claws Belvision Belgium as Catalyst of the European Comic Scene Fly Me to the Moon Cartoon Media Brussels Cafar Walking the Dog Notes Chapter 4 Bulgaria Typewriter Paper and No Chairs An Angel Borrowed from Jean Effel Caricatures and Limited Animation From Sofia to Prague Notes Chapter 5 Czechoslovakia: Czech Republic and Slovakia Dodal and Týrlová Wedding in the Coral Sea The Trick Brothers Karel Zeman and The Fabulous World of Jules Verne Two Americans in Prague: Tom & Jerry Disney plus Buňuel FAMU: Prague Film and Television Academy of Performing Arts Old Prague Legends Notes Chapter 6 Denmark Egmont H. Petersen and Disney Hans Christian Andersen Valhalla A. Film Production and Two Mozzies The Animation Workshop (TAW) in Viborg Funding The LEGO Franchise Notes Chapter 7 Finland Modest Attempts Tove Jansson in Moominworld Spindrift Angry Birds at the Stock Exchange Funding Animation in Finland Two Experts Commenting on Comics and Animation in Finland Note Chapter 8 France Władysław Starewicz, an Alchemist of Animation French Animation during German Occupation Paul Grimault: The King and the Bird Disney in Paris Home Movies Astérix Go West French Television Gebeka Kirikou Folimage Annecy Education Notes Chapter 9 Germany The Adventures of Prince Achmed The March of the Cigarettes: George Pál and Oskar Fischinger A Plea for Dimensional Color Films Walt Disney Visits Nazi Germany Bee-Sting Swastika: How the Nazis Planned to Outdo Disney in Europe Mickey Mouse in Dachau A Snow Man Doesn’t Survive Summer The European Way of Animation under German Occupation The Denazification of German Animation Somersault into Life Man in Space Little Mainz Men and the HB Man East Germany: DEFA Studio für Trickfilme The Conference of the Animals Two Foxes and a Golden Sickle Asterix Conquers Germany (but not America) Television German Producers Go Feature-Length Adventures in Centopia Happily N’Ever After Sino-German Ventures Moonbound Short Films Education in Animation Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film The Sausage Run Memory Hotel Notes Chapter 10 Great Britain Dreams of Toyland Howard (Watergate!) Hunt and the Animal Farm Sinbad and the Argonauts on the River Thames Yellow Submarine in Swinging London Of Dogs and Sheep Notes Chapter 11 Greece Future Postcards An Emmy not for Greek Animation but for a Greek Animator Notes Chapter 12 Hungary George Pal and John Halas Pannónia and Pumuckl Ferenc Mikulás and the Kecskemét Animation Studio Education in Animation Note Chapter 13 Iceland Chapter 14 Ireland The Legend of Sullivan and Bluth The Secret of Kells Notes Chapter 15 Italy Pinocchio, an Italian Property The Dynamite Brothers Animation, Maestro! Notes Chapter 16 The Netherlands The Puppetoons in Eindhoven Brummi’s Night Music Kurt Gerron and the Seven Nazi Dwarfs Reynard, the Fox Behind the Swastika Olivier B. Bommel From Short to Animated Feature Films Notes Chapter 17 Norway Captain Sabertooth Notes Chapter 18 Poland Snow White in Auschwitz Bolek and Lolek The Polish School of Animation Loving Vincent Notes Chapter 19 Portugal Tragic Story with Happy Ending The Wrong Side of the Bed Chapter 20 Romania A Little Man The Path to Poorhouse Notes Chapter 21 Slovenia A Box Filled with Miserable Creatures Chapter 22 Spain GARBANCITO DE LA MANCHA Television How CGI Created an Animated Forest Donkey Xote and Nocturna Wrinkles Luis Buňuel and the Dragonkeeper Notes Chapter 23 Sweden Captain Grogg Dunderklumpen Peter No Tail Pettson and Findus Blue-Karma Tiger Notes Chapter 24 Switzerland Fantoche The Man with No Shadow My Life as a Zucchini Notes Chapter 25 Zagreb (Croatia) Big Meeting at Kerempuh Satiemanie Animafest The Problems with 3D Computer Animation Summary Instead of An Afterword: The Various Names of the Shadow Devil A Who’s Who of Producers, Directors, Writers and Animators Working inEurope A Chronology of European Animation Bibliography Index