The Animation Atlas

<p><b>Animation is a global artform, and <i>The Animation Atlas</i> is your essential guide to this exciting, expansive world.</b><br><br>From Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, authors and hosts of the Ghibliotheque podcast, comes this whistle-stop tour through animated film history. A cartography of cartoons, <i>The Animation Atlas</i> takes in everything from titans of animation such as <b>Disney</b>, <b>Pixar</b>, <b>Aardman</b> and <b>Studio Ghibli</b> to pioneers, innovators and rising stars from the wider world of cinema.<br><br><b>A truly global history of animation</b> - Each of the 30 chapters sets down in a different country to focus on local talent that has made a global impact on the form, from Spain to South Africa and China to Chile.<br><br><b>Box office hits and hidden gems</b> - Features a dazzling selection of films, from hand-drawn Hollywood classics (<i>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</i>) and award-winning CG masterpieces (<i>Flow</i>), to the works of revered artists such as Lotte Reiniger (<i>The Adventures of Prince Achmed</i>), Jan Švankmajer (<i>Alice</i>) and Hayao Miyazaki (<i>My Neighbour Totoro</i>).<br><br><b>Dozens of gorgeous illustrations</b> - Includes more than 150 photographs, artworks and stills from some of the most beautiful animated films ever made. A perfect gift for film lovers.</p>