
- 194 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book charts the history of more than 20 years of animation festivals. From Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut, or the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo, Nancy Denney?Phelps has recorded not just the films screened but also the people and what makes each festival unique.
What is it like to travel to China, Beirut, or Kosovo for an animation festival? Spend a week on a boat with 200 animators from around the world or be thrown off a train in Belarus? All of this and much, much more has happened to Nancy Denney?Phelps in her many years as an animation journalist.
Documenting more than 20 years of travels, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in animation. If you are a young animator and want to know what festival life is like, this is the book for you. If you are a seasoned veteran and want to bring back some memories of festivals past, this book should bring some smiles to your face.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsement Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Author Biography
- 1 In the Beginning
- 2 On to Annecy… Never Like the First Time
- 3 Upping the Ante on Festival Standards
- 4 It’s Not a Trick. It’s Animation!
- 5 The Festival That Changed a City
- 6 What’s in a Name?
- 7 Exploring Polish Animation
- 8 Puppet Animation Takes Center Stage
- 9 A Tale of Two Portugals
- 10 Euganea: On the Way to Three Days on the Island in the Sky
- 11 Two Capitals, Five Cinemas, and a River of Animated Films
- 12 Beirut Animated
- 13 To See or Not to See Animation in China
- 14 My Love Affair with Norway
- 15 The Magic of Animation Comes to Life on a Beautiful Greek Island
- 16 Pedro’s Party in Bilbao
- 17 The Warm Hospitality of the Republic of Georgia
- 18 A Place in the Sun for Animation
- 19 Those Were Some Jolly Good Times
- 20 This Is the End, My Friend…
- Appendix: Pitching Film/Series
- Index
- Index of Films, Songs, Presentations and Exhibitions