Animation in the Middle East - Practice and Aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca

The internationally acclaimed films Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir only hinted at the vibrant animation culture that exists within the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of censorship, oppression and war, animation studios have thrived in recent years - in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Turkey - giving rise to a whole new generation of entrepreneurs and artists. The success of animation in the Middle East is in part a product of a changing cultural climate, which is increasingly calling for art that reflects politics. Equally, the professionalization and popularization of film festivals and the emergence of animation studios and private initiatives are the results of a growing consumer culture, in which family-friendly entertainment is big business. Animation in the Middle East uncovers the history and politics that have defined the practice and study of animation in the Middle East, and explores the innovative visions of contemporary animators in the region.

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• Authors: Stefanie Van De Peer, Stefanie Van de Peer
• Assisted by: Lucia Nagib (Editor), Lúcia Nagib (Editor), Stefanie Van De Peer (Editor), Stefanie van de (Queen Margaret University Peer (Editor), Julian Ross (Editor), Stefanie Van de Peer (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2017
• EAN: 9781784533267
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-326-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Tauris World Cinema Series; I.B.TAURIS; Tauris World Cinema Series; I.B.TAURIS; World Cinema
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Social sciences, law, business; Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Pop Arts / Pop Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Animated