The Animation That Changed Me: Maureen Furniss on ‘Voices’
“It was a film by a woman, featuring a woman who was talking about very un-cartoony topics,” says Furniss of Joanna Priestley’s 1985 short. “I’d never seen anything like it.”
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Explore The 100 ‘Most Important’ Sequences In Animation History, As Picked By Vulture
The culture website’s wonderful article runs through the history of the medium, from magic lanterns to “Steven Universe.”
A Preview Of Breaking The Glass Frame, A Timely Symposium In L.A. About Women In Animation
“We really want to dig in,” the event organizers tell Cartoon Brew. “We need actual, positive strategies for moving forward.”
Breaking The Glass Frame Symposium Will Spotlight Women’s Contributions To Animation
Three prestigious American animation schools – Calarts, USC, and UCLA – are teaming up for this first-of-its-kind symposium dedicated to the contributions of women in animation.
‘A New History of Animation’ Could Become The Definitive Textbook History of The Art Form
This new animation history textbook is based on the animation history courses that author Maureen Furniss teaches at CalArts.
New Books
The Vault of Walt by my old friend Jim Korkis is a great read and must have for anyone interested in the history of Walt Disney. Korkis …
