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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.

  • During a winter in the forest, here lies a story of friendship, love, and self-sacrifice.

    Featured Animation: Snow Child (1980)

    During a winter in the forest, here lies a story of friendship, love, and self-sacrifice.

  • Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) unveiled the winners of the 2023 Industry Excellence Awards and Film Awards. The awards ceremony was held on the November 16.

    Link of the Month: ‘Chicken for Linda!’ & ‘The Miracle’ Win Top Film Prizes at Manchester Animation Festival

    Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) unveiled the winners of the 2023 Industry Excellence Awards and Film Awards. The awards ceremony was held on the November 16.

  • Introducing the female director who created one of the most emotionally triggering work in Early Chinese Animation.

    Biography of the Month: Lin Wenxiao

    Introducing the female director who created one of the most emotionally triggering work in Early Chinese Animation.

  • Rolf Giesen has made an ambitious attempt to remedy history of Chinese Animation with a near-cenury's worth of material from the beginnings to 2012.

    Explore: “Book Review: ‘Chinese Animation: A History and Filmography’”

    Rolf Giesen has made an ambitious attempt to remedy history of Chinese Animation with a near-cenury’s worth of material from the beginnings to 2012.

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