Al-tariq illa Filastin (The Road to Palestine)
Filed under: animation, 1980s, animated documentary, Color, Cutout, Documentary, East Germany, Layaly Badr, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, Stop Motion, 1985
Producer(s): Palestine Liberation Organization
Release Date: 31/12/1985
"This short documentary-style animation by Layaly Badr tells the story of Layla, a young Palestinian refugee who has been injured in an air raid. Layla and her friends use their imaginations to describe their home country of Palestine to each other, d..."
Grant Munro
Filed under: people, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Canada, Documentary, National Film Board of Canada, Actor, Animator, Filmmaker, Producer
"Grant Munro was an animator, actor, producer and filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada, who was instrumental in many of the first developments of the film board and its associated studios. He was one of the board's earliest and longest ser..."
Layaly Badr
Filed under: people, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Documentary, East Germany, Educational films, Egypt, Musical, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, Papercut, Animation Story Developer, Animator, Artist, Director, Filmmaker, Production Manager, Screenwriter
"Layaly Badr is a Palestinian-Jordinian screenwriter, artist, and animator. To this day she remains a role-model for women, children, and displaced Palestinians, utilizing film as a tool for education and advocacy (Nasr)."
Palestinian Animation Resources
Filed under: resource, 2000s, 2010s, 3D Animation, animated documentary, Color, Documentary, Educational films, Palestine, Papercut, Stop Motion, Film
"Layaly Badr’s Al-Tariq illa Filastin is an extremely powerful Palestinian film, but it isn’t the only one. We felt that offering up just one animation resource to account for the Palestinian identity in cinema, especially during crimes against hu..."
Roque Federizon Lee (Roxlee)
Filed under: people, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, animated documentary, black-and-white ink, Documentary, Philippines, Roxlee, Silent, Stop Motion, Technicolor, Animator, Artist, Author, Cartoonist, Director
"Roque Federizon Lee (Roxlee) is a Filipino experimental animator, filmmaker, and cartoonist who is considered a pioneer in Filipino animation. He is known for proposing the 12 Commandments on the creation of independent Filipino filmmaking, emphasizi..."
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..."
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..."