Animation in Croatia - Zagreb School and Beyond

This book provides a comprehensive account of Croatian animation history, as well as an analysis of background factors such as political and social circumstances and cultural heritage that influenced the great international success of Croatian animators between the 1960s and 1980s.

List of contents

Introduction. Chapter 1- Some introductory thoughts on modernist animation. Chapter 2-Little man at the turn of the worlds. Chapter 3- Central European humour in regional animation. Chapter 4- The view from the glass dome. Chapter 5-The tradion of intermingling between comics and animation in the Zagreb School. Chapter 6- The new wave of Croatian animation.

About the author

Midhat Ajanovi¿ is a writer and film scholar born in Sarajevo (Bosnia) in 1959. He studied journalism in Sarajevo and practiced film animation at the Zagreb Film Studio of Animation (Croatia). Since 1994 he has lived in Gothenburg where he obtained a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Film Studies. He teaches storytelling, history and aesthetics of cinema animation at University West in Trollhättan and writes regularly about film and animation.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive account of Croatian animation history, as well as an analysis of background factors such as political and social circumstances and cultural heritage that influenced the great international success of Croatian animators between the 1960s and 1980s.

Product details

• Authors: Midhat (Univ. West Ajanovic, Midhat Ajanović
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032451473
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245147-3
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: European Animation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Croatia, Digital Animation, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Video & Animation