StudioCanal August 7, 2024 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage Ari Chand, University of South Australia The new film could be considered a huge achievement in Australian animation – even if it does lack adult appeal.
Mavka in Mavka: The Forest Song. Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo February 27, 2024 Mavka: The Forest Song – Ukrainian animation echoes the ecocide of wartime Viktoriia Grivina, University of St Andrews Sometimes I feel that after Chernobyl our land is cursed. Hearing about French children watching Mavka in a Parisian cinema, I felt hope.
A scene from Ponyo (2008), Ghibli’s adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Cinematic/Alamy Stock Photo December 18, 2023 Studio Ghibli’s layering of Japanese and western storytelling is key to their success Zoe Crombie, Lancaster University These stories allow for beautiful explorations of the British countryside, and the female-focused approach that Ghibli have become known for.
United Archives GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo December 14, 2023 The Wrong Trousers: why the Wallace and Gromit animation is still a family favourite 30 years later Melvyn F Ternan, Sheffield Hallam University The Wrong Trousers introduced viewers to the endeavours of Feathers McGraw, a silent criminal mastermind penguin.
Getty Images October 31, 2022 Frozen offered a new way to look at Disney princesses. But the best leader was the villain David Belgrave, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University In Frozen, Disney created princesses who were more than simply destined for marriage to a handsome prince, but the movie maker still needs to show princesses can truly rule as queens.