See also:

• Kids and Teens: Entertainment: Animation  (562)
• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Arts and Entertainment: Animation  (20)

» Animation World Network   - Provides information resources to the international animation community. Features include searchable database archives, monthly magazine, web animation guide, the Animation Village, discussion forums and other useful resources.




» About.com: Animation Guide - Keep up with developments in online animation for all skill levels. Download tools, and seek inspiration from online work.




» Animation - American and Japanese - Dan Patanella's essays and reviews on over three dozen films and animated series. Also includes list of animation books, articles, and magazines.




» Digital Media FX: The History of Animation - Michael Crandol takes an exhaustive look at the history of animation and animators/visionaries like Max Fleisher, Walter Lantz, and Otto Messmer.




» Enculturation: From Mouse to Mouse: Overcoming Information - Essay by Patricia Pisters on the animated image and its changing relationship with the cinematic image.




» History of Animation: Before Disney - A short, illustrated essay by Patrick James on the basics of early animations.




» Richard's Animated Divots - Chronology of animated movies, television programs, and short cartoons. Includes animation filmographies and a list of anime television series.




» Spark Online: Only Genius Is Genius - Chris Romano feels that the proliferation of Flash and other web-based animation technologies has not improved the overall quality of animation and cartoons.




» Toonhound - British cartoon, animation and comic strip creations - links, reviews and news from the UK.