Confessions of a Festival Juror
Maureen Furniss recounts her experiences as a member of the Ottawa 96 selection committee, providing some friendly advice from her and her fellow jurors.
Category: People
Mancia Musings
Wherein the Museum of Modern Art's Adrienne Mancia reminisces to Mark Langer about her past efforts in animation programming and her thoughts about the state of the craft today.
Festival Programming
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Yvette Kaplan On the Beavis and Butt-head Watch
Janet Benn provides a case study of the role played by Animation Director Yvette Kaplan on Beavis and Butt-head Do America, while saying more than a little about who Yvette is.
Desert Island Series . . . Festive Festivalers Make Their Picks
Tom Knott, Gigi Hu, Chris Robinson, Philippe Moins and Yvette Kaplan.
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years.
Rendezvous In Annecy: An Interview With Jean-Luc Xiberras
Annick Teninge talks with the current director of Annecy, the granddaddy of all animation festivals, about how and why it has changed over the years. [
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.
Desert Island Series....A Little of Dis 'n Dat.
Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.
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.
Desert Island Series....Please keep your arms in the vehicle while the ride is in motion!
Scott Ross, Jane Baer and Bob Rogers.
T2-3D
Bob Swain interviews director Jim Cameron's reworking of Terminator 2 for Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Terminator 2-3D .
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.
Desert Island Series....The Pragmatic Voice of Kibitzing?!?
Tom Sito, June Foray and Bob Basler.
The View From Hollywood
Raimund Krumme, one of Germany's top independent animators who is now working on a feature version of a children's classic, talks about Hollywood and the challenges posed by his new project.
The Case of Hans Fischerkoesen
Hans Fischerkoesen, Germany's leading producer of animated commercials, was ordered to make theatrical cartoons by the government in World War II, as William Moritz notes, he produced a trio of remarkable films which were not exactly Nazi propaganda.
Nickelodeon Goes Global
Michael Goldman talks to Nickelodeon International's Lisa Judson about how the cable network that redefined animation for the 90s is expanding around the world.
Desert Island Series....Be sure to bring a power source for TV!
Clare Kitson, John Coates, Gerry Travers, Fred Seibert, and Phil Roman
Larry Jordan
Jackie Leger surveys the films of Larry Jordan, surrealist and master of collage animation.
Fred Ladd: An Interview
In the early days of American television, anime gained a small foothold. Fred Ladd, who played a key role in this effort, recalls what happened.
Desert Island Series...Mango, I mean, Manga Mania!
The GiggleBone Gang is alive and well at Seattle-based Headbone Interactive. Judith Shane explains it all.
Interview de Raoul Servais
Belgium filmmaker Raoul Servais, who recently completed his first feature, talks with Philippe Moins about his films, international festivals, and the problems of making features, among other things. En franis (in French).
Raoul Servais: An Interview
Belgium filmmaker Raoul Servais, who recently completed his first feature, talks with Philippe Moins about his films, international festivals, and the problems of making features, among other things.
Robert Breer: Animator
Once of America's most prominent independent animators, Robert Breer continues to explore historical perspectives and experiment with new techniques. Jackie Leger looks at his career, past and present.
The Olympiad of Animation: An Interview With Fini Littlejohn
In 1984, ASIFA-Hollywood and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences put on a unique mini-animation festival as part of Los Angeles' Olympic Arts Festival. Harvey Deneroff profiles the woman behind the Olympiad of Animation, along with listings of films, including the landmark poll of the 50 greatest animated films of all time.
