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.
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.
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.
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines…
Learn more about the creator of everyone’s favourite cartoon little girl.
Global education organization Read the Room promotes gender equality with an animated film project focusing on young women from around the world as they confront challenges unique to their lives, such as discrimination, menstruation, and more.
Anna Sowa breaks down the short animated documentary Nobody’s Metaphor (2019), which captures the unfolding stories of young Muslim girls and women of colour through the lens of intersectional feminism.