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 ..."
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..."
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 Children and the Bear
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Color, Propaganda, Toei Animation Studio, 1959
Producer(s): Payut Ngaokrachang United States Information Agency Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
Release Date: 1959
"An anti-communist allegory about a bear (meant to represent Russia) that escapes from his keeper. The bear encounters a group of children, consuming several of them. The remaining children (representing Southeast Asian countries) join together and sc..."
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 Fleischer Story
Filed under: resource, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Book
Author: Leslie Cabarga
"This is a biography of Max Fleischer."
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
The Great Bluegrass Mountain Race
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Color, Farmhouse Films, U.S.A., 1977
Producer(s): Fred Calvert
Release Date: 12/11/1977
"This is the tenth episode of the short-lived series, I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali, Damon, and Nicky help their friend, a train engineer named Jimmy, win a race against two dishonest truckers."
The National Film Board of Canada
Filed under: resource, Canada, Color, Documentary, National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren, Pixilation, Website
"The National Film Board of Canada was established in 1939, and has remained a leading support and collaborative base for Canadian directors, filmmakers and animators, many of whom have won numerous awards for their work. The board's official site fea..."
The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation, 1974
Producer(s): Pierre Moretti
Release Date: 1974
"From the National Film Board of Canada: Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. Th..."
The Skeleton Dance
Filed under: animation, 1920s, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, 1929
Producer(s): Walt Disney
Release Date: 22/08/1929
"As we hear the chimes at midnight and bats flutter from a belfry; as a hound howls at the full moon and black cats brawl on the tombstones; Through the gloom, white skeletons pass, Running and leaping in their shrouds!"
The Sliphorn King of Polaroo
Filed under: animation, Racial representation, U.S.A., Universal Studios, 1945
Producer(s): Walter Lantz
Release Date: 19/03/1945
"Shipwrecked Jackson, a trombone player, is washed up on an arctic island. His solid technique on the sliding brass captivates the native seals and penguins, who elect him King of Polaroo."
The Street
Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation, 1976
Producer(s): Wolf Koenig Guy Glover
Release Date: 01/01/1976
""This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.""
The Tell-Tale Heart
Filed under: animation, 1950s, Technicolor, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA), 1953
Producer(s): John Hubley Stephen Bosustow
Release Date: 27/12/1953
"Based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. The caretaker of an old man suffers paranoid delusions surrounding his employer's blind eye. In a fit of rage, he murders the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. Facing police inv..."
The Wan Brothers (万氏兄弟)
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, China, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Silent, Technicolor, Animator, Cartoonist, Character Designer, Director, Screenwriter, Writer
"The Wan Brothers (万氏兄弟) are the group entitlements of a total of brothers—Wan Jiazong (万嘉综), Wan Jiaqi (万嘉淇), Wan Jiajie (万嘉结), and Wan Jiakun (万嘉坤)—who later took aliases as Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan, Wan Chaochen, ..."
The Wanted 18 (2014): Run Yara Run
Filed under: animation, 2010s, Amer Shomali, animated documentary, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Palestine, Stop Motion, 2014
Producer(s): Saed Andoni Ina Fichman Dominique Barneaud Nathalie Cloutie
Release Date: 12/09/2014
"The Wanted 18 (2014) is a Palestinian-Canadian animated documentary about the effort of Palestinians in Beit Sahour engaging in the First Intifada (1987-1993), a series of acts of collective civil disobedience and protests against Israeli military oc..."
The Yogi Bear Show: Ring-a-Ding Picnic Basket
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, 1961
Producer(s): William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Release Date: 1961
"Ranger Joe buys a new booby-trapped picnic basket to discourage Yogi Bear's picnic-stealing habits, but it's all for naught. However, when Yogi hears Ranger Joe talking on the phone about shooting an animal and shipping it to the zoo, he assumes that..."
Three Little Pigs
Filed under: animation, 1930s, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, 1933
Producer(s): Walt Disney
Release Date: 27/05/1933
"The story of the three little pigs with minor variations including the wolf's attempts to outsmart the pigs."
Three Monks (三个和尚)(1980)
Filed under: animation, 1980s, China, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, 1980
Release Date: 01/01/1980
"Based on a Chinese proverb of the same name, Three Monks depicts the perpetual shift between conflict and collabouration among three Buddhist monks regarding water delivery to the temple they live in. The young monk, in red, who is the first to arriv..."
To Spring
Filed under: animation, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, 1936
Producer(s): Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising
Release Date: 04/06/1936
"Dwarfs greet the coming of spring by manufacturing various bright colours."
Tom and Jerry – Safety Second
Filed under: animation, Bill Hanna, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Technicolor, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., 1950
Producer(s): Fred Quimby
Release Date: 01/07/1950
"Jerry and Nibbles celebrate spend the day prepping for 4th of July celebrations, however Jerry strongly disapproves of the latter's penchant for pyrotechnics, forbidding him from using fireworks and explosives for the occasion. Instead, Jerry propose..."
Tom Sito
Filed under: people, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 3D Animation, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Animator
"Tom Sito is a highly influential American animator, animation historian and teacher, who has often been considered one of the key figures in the Disney Renaissance."
Tommy Bond
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Warner Bros., Actor
"Tommy Bond was an American actor who got his start in the industry as a child at the age of 5. Bond passed away in 2005 due to heart disease. "
Ub Iwerks Studio
Filed under: studio, 1930s, Cinecolor, Color, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Technicolor, Ub Iwerks, 1930
"Ub Iwerks Studio was a short lived animation studio in the 1930s. Ub Iwerks, one of the closest partners of Walt Disney in the 1920s, decided to open his own animation studio after he was offered financial support from Pat Powers. Flip the Frog was..."
Unidentified Fiendish Object
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Hanna-Barbera Studios, U.S.A., 1966
Producer(s): William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Release Date: 15/10/1966
"Buzz Conroy and Frankenstein Jr. face off against an evil alien and his robotic minion."
Vatroslav Mimica
Filed under: people, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Anime, Croatia, Technicolor, Vatroslav Mimica, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia (Croatia), Zagreb Film, Author, Director, Screenwriter, Writer
"Vatroslav Mimica is a Croatian screenwriter and director who is considered one of the pioneers of the Zagreb school animation originated from Croatia and former Yugoslavia. Mimica entered the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before joining ..."
Virgil Ross
Filed under: people, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros., Animator, Cartoonist
"Virgil Ross was an animator, cartoonist and artist - primarily known for his association with Warner Bros., working alongside legendary directors like Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, and Tex Avery. Known for his expressive and personal style of animation,..."
Vladimir William (“Bill”) Tytla
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Casper the Ghost, Color, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Little Lulu, Musical, Popeye, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Animator, Artist
"Vladimir Tytla worked as an animator for several studios, including his own. His happiest times, and best work, were done at Disney Studios where he felt a certain atmosphere of artistry and care for the animated product, which fed his deep interest ..."
Walt Disney Studio
Filed under: studio, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, 1923
"Walt Disney's Studio first found its headquarters in Burbank, California. A personal winner of of twenty Academy Awards within his lifetime, with a total of 63 total nominations, as well as 4 Special or Honorary Oscars, Disney is remembered as an ico..."
Walt Disney: His Life in Pictures
Filed under: resource, Walt Disney Studios, Book
Author: Russell Schroeder
"The author was Disney's illustrator for 25 years. This book is a compilation of 178 photos from the company archives. Focusing on Walt Disney's private life, as well as his career as animator, film producer and television personality, the chronologic..."
Walter Tournier
Filed under: people, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Documentary, Stop Motion, Technicolor, Tournier Animation, Uruguay, Walter Tournier, Animator, Artist, Director, Puppeteer
"Walter Tournier is a Uruguayan animator, director, and sculptor known for his specialization in stop-motion animation. Tournier studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Montevideo when he discovered his true interest in film (“Walter Tournier..."
Ward Walrath Kimball
Filed under: people, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Color, Musical, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Animator, Artist, Character Designer
"Ward Kimball was a prolific animator for Walt Disney, part of the earliest team of core animators known as "Disney's Nine Old Men." While extremely influential, his importance in the early days of Disney has meant that biographers have encountered se..."
Warren Foster
Filed under: people, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Porky Pig, Warner Bros., Animator, Cartoonist, Composer, Screenwriter, Writer
"Warren Foster was an American animator, writer and composer, known for his work first at Warner Bros. and later at Hanna-Barbera. "
What’s Cookin’ Doc?
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Animation Series, Bob Clampett, Bugs Bunny, Color, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1944
Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger
Release Date: 08/01/1944
""When James Cagney wins the Oscar, Bugs shows a clip from "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" (1941) and demands a recount of the voting.""
What’s Opera, Doc?
Filed under: animation, 1950s, All Music, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes, Technicolor, U.S.A., Warner Bros., 1957
Producer(s): Edward Seizer
Release Date: 06/07/1957
"In this parody of Wagner's The Ring Cycle, Elmer Fudd plays a viking endowed with a spear, magic helmet, and undying drive to kill the rabbit."
William C. (Bill) Nolan
Filed under: people, Early Sound, Felix the Cat, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Oswald, Popeye, U.S.A.
"Nolan was a innovative film animator and director during the early days of sound animation, working mostly with Walter Lantz and J.R. Bra..."
William Hanna
Filed under: people, Bill Hanna, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Animator, Director, Producer, Voice Actor
"William Hanna was a seven-time Oscar winning animation legend, who along with partner Joseph Barbera created hundreds of the most memorable cartoon characters and shorts. These characters incl..."
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Bill Hanna, Color, Droopy, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Tom and Jerry, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A., Animation Supervisor, Animator, Cartoonist, Director
"William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two animators from MGM who began their own animated television studio, Hanna-Barbera Productions; a studio which would dominate and transform the industry from the 60s to the end of the century.William Denby “B..."
Yan Dingxian (严定宪)
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, China, Color, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, Animator, Character Designer, Director
"Yan Dingxian (严定宪) is the most renowned animator, character designer and director of early Chinese animation. He is the former president of Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS, 上海美术电影制片厂), China Film Association (中国影协..."
Yuri Norstein
Filed under: people, Russia, Soyuzmultfilm, Animator, Director
"Norstein was born in Andreyevka, Penza region in Russia on September 15, 1941. Norstein is credited as one of the most legendary Russian animators of all time. His most famous film, Hedgehog in the Fog, released in 1975 to critical acclaim, and w..."
Zlatko Grgíc
Filed under: people, Color, Professor Balthazar, Yugoslavia (Croatia), Zagreb Film, Animation Designer, Animator, Director
"Zlakto Grgíc was a Croatian-Canadian animator and director known for his projects with Zagreb Film, creating the Yugoslav series Professor Balthazar and Maxi Cat, as well as award-nominated shorts such as Muzikalno prase/The Musical Pig (1966) and L..."