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  • Welcome to the Early Animation Wiki! We are a collaborative place to share information on the early days of animation.

    Welcome…

    Welcome to the Early Animation Wiki! We are a collaborative place to share information on the early days of animation.

  • Find biographical information on animators, directors, background artists, composers voice actors, and more. Pictured: Tex Avery.

    People database

    Find biographical information on animators, directors, background artists, composers voice actors, and more. Pictured: Tex Avery.

  • Watch examples of early animation, complete with links to information about the cartoons, their makers, and their studios.

    Animation database

    Watch examples of early animation, complete with links to information about the cartoons, their makers, and their studios.

  • Histories of the studios responsible for producing and distributing early animation.

    Studio database

    Histories of the studios responsible for producing and distributing early animation.

  • Find information on early animators, animation studios, artistic movements, influences, and more in books, journal and magazine articles, and links to websites, blogs, and collections.

    Resources

    Find information on early animators, animation studios, artistic movements, influences, and more in books, journal and magazine articles, and links to websites, blogs, and collections.

  • August 15th observes India’s independence from the British Empire in 1947. August 26th also marks the birthday of the Father of Indian Animation, Ram Mohan! To celebrate Mohan and India’s national holiday, we feature Films Division’s ‘Banyan Deer’, on which Mohan was a trainee animator on this film.

    Featured Animation: The Banyan Deer

    August 15th observes India’s independence from the British Empire in 1947. August 26th also marks the birthday of the Father of Indian Animation, Ram Mohan! To celebrate Mohan and India’s national holiday, we feature Films Division’s ‘Banyan Deer’, on which Mohan was a trainee animator on this film.

  • The Howrah station. Photo credit: Clyde Waddell/Upenn Ms Coll.802

    Link of the Month: The Neglected Queen Of Indian Animation

    The Howrah station. Photo credit: Clyde Waddell/Upenn Ms Coll.802

  • Biography of the Month: Ram Mohan

  • Behold the extensive and expressive history of Indian animation in this animated documentary by Films Division.

    Explore: Glimpses of Indian Animation (1997)

    Behold the extensive and expressive history of Indian animation in this animated documentary by Films Division.

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