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This book charts the history of the last 20 years of animation festivals. From Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut, or the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo, Nancy-Denney Phelps has recorded not just the films screened but also the people and what makes each festival unique.
List of contents
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: On to Annecy... Never Like the First Time
Chapter 3: Upping the Ante on Festival Standards
Chapter 4: It’s Not a Trick. It’s Animation!
Chapter 5: The Festival That Changed a City
Chapter 6: What’s in a Name?
Chapter 7: Exploring Polish Animation
Chapter 8: Puppet Animation Takes Center Stage
Chapter 9: A Tale of Two Portugals
Chapter10: Euganea: On the Way to Three Days on The Island in The Sky
Chapter11: Two Capitals, Five Cinemas and a River of Animated Films
Chapter 12: Beirut Animated
Chapter 13: To See or Not to See Animation in China
Chapter 14: My Love Affair with Norway
Chapter 15: The Magic of Animation Comes to Life on a Beautiful Greek Island
Chapter 16: Pedro’s Party in Bilbao
Chapter 17: The Warm Hospitality of The Republic of Georgia
Chapter 18: A Place in The Sun for Animation
Chapter 19: Those Were Some Jolly Good Times
Chapter 20: This is the End, My Friend...
About the author
Nancy Denney-Phelps lives in Belgium with her husband Nik and their dog, Miss Coco Chanel. She has been an animation journalist writing for Animation World Network for many years as well as an animation historian. She has served on numerous festival juries, selection committees, and delivered papers at numerous animation festivals and events as well as curating animation programs. She is also a pitching coach. Nancy loves to watch animation. You can read her AWN blog at: www.awn.com/blogs/sprockets
Summary
This book charts the history of the last 20 years of animation festivals. From Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut, or the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo, Nancy-Denney Phelps has recorded not just the films screened but also the people and what makes each festival unique.
