Acclaimed web portal The Animation Showcase has revealed its lineup of top short films included in this year’s Best Animated Short Film Collection.
Oriolo was a cartoon animator who was born in Union City in 1913. He created the famed Casper the Friendly Ghost character, and directed more than one thousand cartoons, including the first syndicated television series of Felix the Cat.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has secured rights in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand to Poland’s international feature Oscar submission The Peasants, the second animated feature from Loving Vincent filmmakers DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
Casper the Friendly Ghost, created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, is an anime character from the Famous Studio. Announcing his debut in the short animation “The Friendly Ghost” (1945), Casper appeared as a translucent, cute ghost child visiting the world of the living, where he makes friends with two human children, Bonnie and Johnny.