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From: The Little Mermaid (1968), dir. Ivan Aksenchuk, Soyuzmultfilm

The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the earliest animated feature that survives today. It's from 1926 -- and it's a masterpiece. Director Lotte Reiniger and her team set out to make a movie unlike any other, and they succeeded. We tell the story: ─➤animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-99-year-…

Environment designs by Satoshi Kon for Magnetic Rose (1995), dir. Koji Morimoto, Studio 4°C

Visual development art by Paul Felix for Lilo & Stitch (2002), dir. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois

From: Ice (2021), dir. Robert Valley, Passion Animation Studios

From: Inspiration (1948), dir. Karel Zeman, Krátký Film Zlín

Samurai Jack is a classic. And it's fueled by its rich images -- the backgrounds, animation and visual storytelling. Genndy Tartakovsky was sick of dialogue. He wanted to take a risk on a visual series, and Cartoon Network supported it. We explore: ─➤animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-visual-w…

A classic Sesame Street short: 5 Dancing Men (1993), dir. Bill Davis, Artbear Pigmation

From: Hoppity Pop (1946), dir. Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada Animated frame by frame with a nib pen, directly on film stock

From: Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941), dir. Dave Fleischer, Fleischer Studios This film was a key reference point for Hayao Miyazaki, and a favorite film of his around the time of The Castle of Cagliostro

From: The Rabbit with Checkered Ears (1976–1979), created by Veronika Marék and Zsolt Richly, Pannonia Film Studio

From: Baby in the Bank (1988), dir. Vladimír Malík, Slovenská Filmová Tvorba

From: Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950), dir. Robert Cannon, UPA

From: The Man Who Planted Trees (1987), dir. Frédéric Back, Radio-Canada

This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination. The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: ─➤animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-and…

I've been watching the series of this on HBO and folks, they have the sauce

Frankelda was one of the most amazing films I had the pleasure of watching at Annecy. I can't wait to see it again!