On the Animation Trail

20 Years of Animation Festival History

Nancy Denney-Phelps (Animation World Network, CA, USA.)

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CRC Press
20 December 2024

Animated movies & films; Media studies; Digital animation

This book charts the history of more than 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.

What is it like to travel to China, Beirut, or Kosovo for an animation festival? Spend a week on a boat with 200 animators from around the world or be thrown off a train in Belarus? All of this and much, much more has happened to Nancy Denney‑Phelps in her many years as an animation journalist.

Documenting more than 20 years of travels, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in animation. If you are a young animator and want to know what festival life is like, this is the book for you. If you are a seasoned veteran and want to bring back some memories of festivals past, this book should bring some smiles to your face.

By: Nancy Denney-Phelps (Animation World Network CA USA.)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781032565682
ISBN 10: 1032565683
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 20 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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...

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

Reviews for On the Animation Trail: 20 Years of Animation Festival History

“There has never been a book like this before: an animation festival travel book! Animation journalist Nancy Denney-Phelps documents more than 20 years of travel to festivals large and small around the world. If there was ever an expert on all the secrets of the animation world, Nancy is the one.” Signe Baumane, is a multi-award-winning Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer, currently living and working in New York City. “Among other things, several pages are dedicated to the beloved “Krok” and Irina Kaplichnya. Nancy is an amazing person, tireless traveller, involved in countless projects from creating the legendary Burning Man to working in ASIFA. This book is highly recommended to all animators!” Sergey Kapkov, animation critic and author. “Nancy Denney-Phelps brings to us the history of animation festivals over the previous 20 years. She has documented not just the films displayed but also the people and what makes each festival special, from Annecy, the world's oldest animation festival, to Beirut and the birth of the festival in Peja, Kosovo. An amazing experience that she generously shares with us throughout the book's pages.” Eliane Gordeeff is a Brazilian animator (known as Gordeeff), professor, researcher of animation, and collaborator researcher at CIEBA/FBAUL, Portugal. “It’s a wonderful read for all of exciting news of festivals to add to your go-to-visit list. But don’t forget to take notes on the travel experiences for sightseeing and restaurants along the way.” Dot Janson, ASIFA-San Francisco Newsletter, February 2025.