Animation in the Middle East

Practice and Aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca

Stefanie Van de Peer

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English

I.B. Tauris
17 February 2017

Animated movies & films; Cinema industry

Series: World Cinema

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.

Edited by: Stefanie Van de Peer
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 549g
ISBN: 9781784533267
ISBN 10: 1784533262
Series: World Cinema
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 17 February 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stefanie Van de Peer is Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. She has co-edited two books: Art and Trauma in Africa (I.B.Tauris, 2013) and Film Festivals and the Middle East (2014). She has also worked behind the scenes of several Arab and African fi lm festivals around the world, including the Africa in Motion Film Festival, REEL Festivals, the Middle Eastern Film Festival, and the Boston Palestine Film Festival.

Reviews for Animation in the Middle East: Practice and Aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca

For years the history of animation was understood as the history of the American animated cartoon. This eclectic, informative and insightful collection evidences lesser-known but significant traditions of production in the Middle East. It decodes and champions the aesthetic, creative and political distinctiveness in the region, and is an important contribution in revising assumptions about animation history and culture. --Paul Wells, Animation Academy, Loughborough University