Animation in Austria

An Almost Invisible Art

Florian Schmidlechner

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040330340
• Topic: Computer Science
• Index: Computer Science

This book provides a comprehensive account of Austrian animation history, as well as an analysis of the current state of the industry in competition with American and cheaper international products in the face of dwindling budgets.

The book outlines the history of Austrian animated film from the actual beginnings at the time of the First World War. It looks at the reconstruction of the animation industry during the 1950s and 60s and covers experimental animation from the 1970s onwards. The final part of the book explores modern Austrian animation and looks ahead to the future of animation production within the country.

This book will be of great interest to academics, students, and professionals working and researching in the field of animation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement Page
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue: A Nation of Animation without Animation
• Part 1 From Flickers to Frames: Animation through the Lens of Innovation and War
• Part 2 From War Rooms to Animation Studios: Austria’s Journey into the Digital Age
• Part 3 What Was Once Invisible: Austria’s Animation Claims Its Place
• Epilogue: “Animation Can Save the World”
• Bibliography
• Name Index
• Title Index