If you are still searching for the perfect gift idea then check out the National Film Board of Canada’s brand new Animation Express 2. The 27 films on the DVD include new films by such well known names in animation as Paul Driessen (Oedipe/Oedius), Academy Award Winner Koji Yamamura (les Cordes De Muybridge/Muybridge’s Strings), and Romance, a beautifully romantic saga by Georges Schwizgebel.
Two of the 2011 Academy Awards Short Listed Animations are included on the DVD. Patrick Doyon’s Dimanche/Sunday is a magical tale of life seen through a child’s life. It has been 12 years since Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby garnered the Palme d’ Or and an Academy Award nomination for their beautiful film When Day Breaks. Their long awaited new film Une Vie Sauvage/Wild Life has put them on the 2011 Academy Short List. Their story of the beauty of the 1909 Canadian prairie and the pain of feeling out of place and homesick is my personal favorite of the short listed films.
All this and much more for the price of $21.95 makes this the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Every one in the animation industry will want Animation Express 2 in their collection. If the person on your gift list is only familiar with big, block buster animations this is a wonderful way to introduce them to the magical world of creative short animation.
You can also get a special Blu-Ray Edition which contains 6 additional films.
You can read more about Animation Express 2, and order it at the NFB Store:
If you are looking for a lovely book to give I heartily recommend Animasophy – Theoretical Writings on the Animated Film by Estonian animator Ulo Pikkov and Tobias Wengert’s Animators How Did You Do That?
I have already written extensive reviews of both books which you can read on my blog at: www.animationblogspot.com
The reviews are under the Educational heading.
You can also read more and order Ulo’s book at:
http://www.Kriso.ee/Animasophy-theoretical-writings-animated-film/db/9789949467068i.html
The book also includes a DVD which is worth the 21.92 euro price alone.
To learn more about Animators How Did You Do That and purchase it visit:
Wishing you all an Animated Christmas!
