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..."
Hans Fischerkoesen
Filed under: people, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Cartoon Characters, East Germany, Fischerkoesen Studios , Germany, hand-drawn, Hans Fischerkoesen , UFA Film GmbH, Advertiser, Animator, Cartoonist, Studio Head
"Hans Fischer was one of the first people to bring an animated film to German cinemas through his 1919 film Das Loch im Westen (The Hole in the West). (Klatt, 2013) “Fisher” was a common surname in Germany, so Fischer adopted th..."
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)."