Countries

Rudy Ising

Filed under: people, Bosko, Early Sound, Looney Tunes, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Animator

"Ising began his animation career first working for Walt Disney, and was the lifelong business partner of Hugh Harman, producing Oscar-win..."

Running a Cinema (1921)

Filed under: animation, 1920s, Britain, Durdley Buxton, Silent, U.K., 1921

Release Date: ?/?/1921

"Running a Cinema is a black-and-white silent animated short making fun of film theatre operations of its time. The projection of an animated sequence within the animated theatre demonstrates an interplay of medium self-reflexivity. The short was c..."

Rusalochka/The Little Mermaid

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Russia, Soyuzmultfilm, 1968

Producer(s): Fyodor Ivanov

Release Date: 1968

Sadie Friedlander Bodin

Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Color, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., Van Beuren Corporation, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Background Artist, Colorist, Inker, Union Activist

"Sadie Bodin was an extremely influential animator, being the first to picket an animation studio during the fight for animation workers' rights in the 1930s. Bodin was also one of the few women animators to move up into managerial positions, becoming..."

Sally Cruikshank

Filed under: people, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Sally Cruikshank, Technicolor, U.S.A., Animator, Artist, Cartoonist, Director

"Sally Cruikshank is an American independent animator, cartoonist, and director. She is most known for her psychedelic and surrealist depictions of oftentimes anthropomorphic figures. Cruikshank majored in art during undergraduate study at Smith Co..."

Sammy Timberg

Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Betty Boop series, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Music, Superman, U.S.A., Composer

"Sammy Timberg was the musical director for Fleischer Studios and one of the most important composers of music in the history of American cartoons. Although Timberg had a long career that began in vaudeville in the 1910s, Timberg is best known for th..."

Scott Bradley

Filed under: people, 1930s, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, Composer

"Scott Bradley was a film composer who wrote acclaimed music for many memorable cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He is best known for his work at MGM, scoring the..."

Sen noci svatojánské (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Classical, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Fantasy, Jiři Trnka, Jiří Trnka Studio, Puppetoons, Stop Motion, Studio kresleného a loutkového filmu, Válclav Trojan, 1959

Release Date: 25/09/1959

"Sen noci svatojánské directed by Jiří Trnka, is a Czech animated puppetry film based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The film was the last feature-length film directed by Trnka, but one of the most remarkable (Osmon..."

Seymour Kneitel

Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Baby Huey, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Bray Productions, Casper the Ghost, Color, Dave Fleischer, Herman and Katnip, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Isadore Sparber, Koko the Clown, Max Fleischer, Noveltoons, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Sam Buchwald, Seymour Kneitel, Superman, U.S.A., Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Executive Producer, Studio Head

"Seymour Kneitel was an early American animator, most well known for his work with Fleischer Studios. After the studio closed, he headed its successor, Famous Studios."

Shaman

Filed under: animation, 2010s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation, 2017

Producer(s): Kat Baulu

Release Date: 2017

"An Inuk shaman turns a terrifying polar bear into stone."

Shanghai Animation Film Studio (上海美术电影制片厂)

Filed under: studio, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Anime, China, Painted Animation, Pixilation, Propaganda, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Stop Motion, Technicolor, 1957

"Foundation Northeast Film Company (东北电影公司), SAFS’ predecessor, was founded in Changchun, China, on October 1st, 1945 (Yan 72). During the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949) between the Communist and Nationalist Parties, the company reloca..."

Sidney (Sid) Marcus

Filed under: people, U.S.A., Animator, Director

"Marcus began his career in animation in 1916 as an animator for William Randolph Hearst's International Film Service, where he animated the Krazy Kat series. In 1925, he joined Associated Animators in order to work on Mutt and Jeff animations for Sho..."

Sikusilarmiut

Filed under: studio, 1970s, Canada, Racial representation, Studios, 1972

"General: The Sikusilarmiut Animation Studio was an animation collective in Kinnigat, Nunavut that existed from 1972-1975. The studio, which was founded by a group of Inuit artists during a National Film Board of Canada (NFB) workshop, made a serie..."

Silly Scandals

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Betty Boop, Early Sound, U.S.A., 1931

Producer(s): Max Fleischer Adolph Zukor

Release Date: 23/05/1931

"This cartoon marks the origin of Betty Boop (at least the name anyway, the character, or at least one with an uncanny resemblance, had appeared before). Bimbo sneaks into a vaudeville theater to see Betty perform. He is enthralled with her performanc..."

Sinkin’ In The Bathtub

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Looney Tunes, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1930

Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger

Release Date: 19/04/1930

"Both racist and a blatant ripoff of Mickey Mouse, this is the first Looney Tunes cartoon. It follows Bosko bathing and then having an adventure on a tiny anthropomorphic train, during this he courts Honey. "

Snow Child (雪孩子)

Filed under: animation, 1980s, Anime, China, Painted Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, 1980

Release Date: 1980

"A rabbit mother piled up a snow child as companion to her bunny before going out. The snow child and the bunny became friends, skiing and dancing on icy lake. Later, when the house was accidentally on fire, the snow child rescued the sleepy bunny out..."

Snow White

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Anime, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Dave Fleischer, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Musical, U.S.A., 1933

Producer(s): Max Fleischer

Release Date: 31/03/1933

"A slim musical adaptation of Snow White's tale. Despite the queen's order to behead Betty (Snow White), the two guards, Bimbo and Koko, rescued Betty and entered a cave where Koko's renowned dancing rotoscoped from Cab Calloway. The evil queen pursue..."

Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) (1981)-Kingdom Restored

Filed under: animation, 1980s, Color, Hungarian animation, Hungary, Marcell Jankovics, Pannonia Studio, psychedelic animation, Technicolor, 1981

Producer(s): Román Kunz

Release Date: 22/10/1981

"Based on a Hungarian folktale of the same name, Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) tells the story of three sons of a white mare—Fanyüvö the Treeshaker, Kömorzsoló the Stonecrumbler, and Vasgyúyó the Ironrubber—who restored a lost kingdom..."

Soul (2020)-Jazz Performance Scene

Filed under: animation, 2020s, 3D Animation, Jazz, Pixar Animation Studios, U.S.A., 2020

Producer(s): Dana Murray

Release Date: 11/10/2020 (BFI Fest), 25/12/2020 (Disney+)

"Soul is a story about Joes, a middle-school band teacher, who finds the true meaning of life after encountering journey in another realm. The clip above shows Joe finally fulfilling his dream of playing jazz by performing with Dorothea, the saxphonist. "

Space Ghost: “The Heat Thing”

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Animation Series, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Space Ghost, U.S.A., 1966

Producer(s): Joseph Barbera William Hanna

Release Date: 10/09/1966

"Space Ghost imagines intergalactic adventures through the superhero Space Ghost and his sidekicks Jace and Jan, and their pet monkey Blip, who assist in keeping outer space free from trouble. Space Ghost was pivotal in the rising popularity of superh..."

Special Delivery

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada, 1978

Producer(s): Derek Lamb

Release Date: 1978

"Ralph Phelps ignores his wife's orders to clean the snow off their porch and goes for a walk instead. His day spirals into anarchy when he returns to find the mailman on his front yard, his neck broken from slipping and falling down the stairs."

Spring Hits a Snag

Filed under: animation, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A., 1961

Producer(s): Joseph Barbera and William Hanna

Release Date: 1961

""Snagglepuss rescues Lila, a lovely young miss in distress, who he then envisions as a suitable Mrs. Snagglepuss. This was actually Lila's plan all along and in no time at all, she is ensconced in Snag's domain. But all is not sweetness and light. Th..."

Steamboat Willie

Filed under: animation, Early Sound, Mickey Mouse, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, 1928

Producer(s): Walt Disney Roy O. Disney

Release Date: 29/07/1928

"The first Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound. Disney agonized over the synchronization of sound to the animation in Steamboat Willie. The cartoon also introduces a prototypical Minnie mouse. Mickey's pretty much a jerk within the narrative ..."

Stephen and Timothy Quay (Brothers Quay)

Filed under: people, 1970s, 1980s, Stop Motion, U.K., Animator, Director

"Stephen and Timothy Quay are identical twin brothers and animators, working together as the Quay Brothers. They are extremely influential in the field of stop-motion animation, creating dark and esoteric works that have built on several fascinating a..."

Sterling Holloway

Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Winnie the Pooh, Actor, Voice Actor

"Born in Cedartown, Georgia to a grocer, Sterling Holloway's acting career began in his teens, when he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where his classmates included Spencer Tracy and Pat O'Brien. After graduation, h..."

Storyboard Studios/Hubley Studios

Filed under: studio, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Commercials, HUAC, John Hubley, Research Subjects, Sesame Street, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA), 1953

"After John Hubley was blacklisted by HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) for not testifying before the committee, he had to leave his position at United Productions of America (UPA) in 1952 and as a result founded his own independent animat..."

Swing Shift Cinderella

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Musical, U.S.A., World War 2 ( WW2 ), 1945

Producer(s): William Hanna Fred Quimby

Release Date: 25/08/1945

"Bored with chasing Red Riding Hood, the Wolf decides to go after Cinderella, but her fairy godmother takes a shine to him instead - and has an arsenal of magical powers to help achieve her ends."

Swooner Crooner

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Merrie Melodies, Porky Pig, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1944

Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger

Release Date: 06/05/1944

"Porky Pig's egg farm faces production problems when a crooning rooster distracts the hens from their jobs."

Taiji Yabushita (藪下泰司)

Filed under: people, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Japan, Taiji Yabushita, Technicolor, Toei Animation Studio, Director, Educator, Screenwriter, Writer

"Taiji Serushita graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts and studied photography. He is a pioneer of Japanese animation. After graduation, he joined the filming department of Matsuktake Co. Ltd. in 1925. Later, he worked in the film production equipm..."

Tarantella

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Color, U.S.A., 1940

Release Date: 31/12/1940

"Tarantella is an avant-garde, abstract, animated short film with piano accompaniment by Edwin Gerschefski. Mary Ellen Bute, the director and animator of Tarantella, kept some of Norman McLaren’s original paintings from their previous collaboration ..."

Terrytoons

Filed under: studio, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Casper the Ghost, Color, Early Sound, Paul Terry, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, U.S.A., 1929

"Paul Terry opened his own animation studio, called Terrytoons, in 1929.   Paul Terry is known in the animation industry for producing his cartoons quickly, and for resisting improvements. Terry’s goal was to produce cartoons at the lowest cost po..."

The Band Concert

Filed under: animation, 1930s, All Music, Color, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Musical, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, 1935

Producer(s): Walt Disney

Release Date: 23/02/1935

"Mickey and his friends Peter Pig, Paddy Pig, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and Goofy try to put on an outdoor concert. As they attempt to play the William Tell Overture they face many problems, chief among them Donald Duck and a pesky bee. "

The Bandmaster

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Oswald, U.S.A., Universal Studios, 1931

Producer(s): Walter Lantz

Release Date: 18/05/1931

"Oswald conducts, and then a slew of seemingly random events ensue. Although at moments narrative causality matters, for the most part spectacle drives the cartoon (for example, when objects seemingly magically transform)."

The Banyan Deer

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Color, Films Division, India, 1957

Producer(s): Claire Weeks Ezra-Mir

Release Date: 1957

The Cartoon Factory

Filed under: animation, 1920s, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., 1924

Producer(s): Max Fleischer Alfred Weiss

Release Date: 21/02/1924

""KoKo the Clown and a live-action Max Fleischer. Max has invented a new, electric, drawing device. He uses this to finish the drawing and then, with a somewhat maniacal grin on his face, he turns the device on poor, hapless KoKo.""

The Cobweb Hotel

Filed under: animation, Color, Dave Fleischer, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, U.S.A., 1936

Producer(s): Max Fleischer

Release Date: 15/05/1936

"A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion" and the spider winds up in a bottle of library paste. "

The Flintstones: Cave Scout Jamboree

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A., 1966

Producer(s): William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Release Date: 01/04/1966

"After flooding the quarry where he works, Fred is laid off work for a few days. He convinces Wilma and Betty to accompany he and Barney on a camping trip, promising them a peaceful getaway. However, when they learn that their campground is the site o..."

The Friendly Ghost-Casper playing with friends

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Anime, Casper the Ghost, Color, Early Sound, Famous Studios, Joe Oriolo, Painted Animation, Paramount Pictures, U.S.A., 1945

Producer(s): Sam Buchwald

Release Date: 16/11/1945