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  • Welcome to the Early Animation Wiki! We are a collaborative place to share information on the early days of animation.

    Welcome…

    Welcome to the Early Animation Wiki! We are a collaborative place to share information on the early days of animation.

  • Find biographical information on animators, directors, background artists, composers voice actors, and more. Pictured: Tex Avery.

    People database

    Find biographical information on animators, directors, background artists, composers voice actors, and more. Pictured: Tex Avery.

  • Watch examples of early animation, complete with links to information about the cartoons, their makers, and their studios.

    Animation database

    Watch examples of early animation, complete with links to information about the cartoons, their makers, and their studios.

  • Histories of the studios responsible for producing and distributing early animation.

    Studio database

    Histories of the studios responsible for producing and distributing early animation.

  • Find information on early animators, animation studios, artistic movements, influences, and more in books, journal and magazine articles, and links to websites, blogs, and collections.

    Resources

    Find information on early animators, animation studios, artistic movements, influences, and more in books, journal and magazine articles, and links to websites, blogs, and collections.

  • June is Pride Month, so enjoy this Disney short that won Best Short Subject (Cartoons) in 1939, and whose eponymous character has been read as queer, Ferdinand the Bull!

    Featured Animation: Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

    June is Pride Month, so enjoy this Disney short that won Best Short Subject (Cartoons) in 1939, and whose eponymous character has been read as queer, Ferdinand the Bull!

  • Annecy is this month’s featured link for the second time! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can attend the festival online from June 14 to 19! Also occurring this month is Animafest Zagreb from June 7 to 12. This festival is in-person only, so if you are in Croatia, take a look at their programme if it interests you!

    Link of the Month: Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb

    Annecy is this month’s featured link for the second time! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can attend the festival online from June 14 to 19!

    Also occurring this month is Animafest Zagreb from June 7 to 12. This festival is in-person only, so if you are in Croatia, take a look at their programme if it interests you!

  • Biography of the Month: Jack Bradbury

  • Explore: Cartoon Network Told Rebecca Sugar Not To Speak Publicly About Queer Themes In ‘Steven Universe’

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