http://www.i-dmagazine.com/worldwide/hussien_chalayan.htm
2003 July Temporal Meditations – short film directed by Hussein Chalayan, screened at Pitti Uomo, Florence
Palais du Tokyo, Paris
Saturday 8 August 2009
Friday 7 August 2009
Peace Day animation: A fly's journey with a pepper shaker
comment by youtubeuser "PeaceDaySept21"
September 20, 2008If only every bad thing could stop for at least a day...
21 de Septiembre: Dia Mundial de la Paz
September 21: International Day of Peace
www.internationaldayofpeace.org
Tatanka Animation Studio
www.tatanka.com.ar
My comment: Using humor and the "impossible" to create a plot of an "ideal" world without being too banal.
One Tin Soldier - Coven - 1970s Cartoon version
Comment by youtube user "celesta920
June 27, 2008"
Animated by John Wilson, Fine Arts Films. Basically a song about peace, One Tin Soldier, a song from the 1960s, become popular in 1970-71 as it was featured at the very end of the movie, Billy Jack. I added this to bring attention to where I found it, on OofusTwillip's channel who has a treasure of 14 other rare 1970s cartoon music videos for that era. Link here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos...
A wikipedia article on the history of this song here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Tin_...
Helen Victoria Haynes World Peace Cartoon
Comment by youtube user "eddythebug"
November 21, 2007
This is my cartoon for the Helen Victoria Haynes World Peace Storyboard and Animation Competition. Hope you enjoy!
My comment :
Beautiful idea: visually presents the idea that peace can be achieved when trying to see through the others eyes.
Disney '42 - Stop That Tank!
comment by thelostdisney
May 08, 2008
This film, made for Canada, begins with an interesting cartoon showing Hitler (depicted as a ranting madman speaking in phony German) and an armada of tanks trying to invade a peaceful-looking village, only to be fought off by a barrage of gunfire from anti-tank guns, so much so that it sends Hitler to Hell. The rest of this short is a dry and technical explanation and description of the Boys Anti-Tank Rifle. Just like the previous short, animation is limited.
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
Comment by youtube user "AnimationStation" on the June 06, 2006
:Fun and Facts About America, John Sutherland Productions. Creative Commons license: Public Domain. This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. For more great vintage animation check out www.animationstation.info and subscribe to our podcast.
Escalation - A Film by Ward Kimball, 1968
comment by youtube user "WardKimball"
February 09, 2007
1968 film by Ward Kimball protesting LBJ's escalation of the war in Viet Nam. Look familiar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZBtWNxlQs
on Waed Kimball (wikipedia link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Kimball
also comment on Escaleation by cartoon brew user "Jerry" :
Escalation by Ward Kimball made this film independently from the Disney Studio in 1968. It is the only independent short ever made by one of Disney’s Nine Old Men. He screened it at film festivals, college campuses and personally gave 16mm copies to friends and liberal-minded fans. The film below may be considered NSFW depending on where you work.
and,
comment by "TINKER BELL" on the blog "The Sacred Tree of the Aracuan Bird" :
Okay, I post this, not because I completely understand all of the symbolism in how it relates to Vietnam and the times, but because it is a film by Ward Kimball that was just posted on YouTube the other day. If you visit the page it's on you will see quite a few comments about it. I am going to assume that in the coming days this will generate much talk on a lot of Disney websites.
Please use caution as this file contains some explicit material.
I'd really like to know what all of you think about this piece. Please leave a comment if you feel moved to do so! :D
Posted by Tinker Bell at 12:27 AM
Tuesday 4 August 2009
An Interview with Panicos Chrysanthou By: Sheridan Lambert at the Magazine Arteri2007 issue01
My comment: apologize for the inverted colors...
Sunday 2 August 2009
Dove of Peace and Deer Hunter Video
(comment by youtube subscriber "RingTales" , June 26, 2008: Free iPhone app: http://www.ringtales.com/iPhoneNY
by Leo Cullum and Sam Gross
Animated New Yorker Cartoons. Peace Talks sour and hunters become the hunted.
"Shoooo!"
"Does the NRA know about this?"
Category: Entertainment
Tags: New Yorker RingTales Cullum Gross war peace general hunting deer tanks weapons battle comedy humor satire animation )
My comment: even though this is a very successful animation (in my opinion of course regarding the artistic/technical skills and context, I would rather distance myself from becoming political in this sense since it could potentially offend? so do i forget about just peace for the sake of peace???
(comment by youtube subscriber "zimaroulis" on the February 12, 2008:
A small animation project. Department of Cultural Studies & Communication Original music by Konstantinos Tsitsas a.k.a. ForTune Quote by Jimmy Hendrix)
My comment: This animator uses cliche-like aphorisms such as "when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace" and a very simple in visual context animation of three peace symbols to communicate. I believe that his attempt is unsuccessful due to his luck of depth of context and artistic insight.
Cartoon Conflict
(comment from youtube subscriber "xerowalsh"May 15, 2007: My 2005 entry to a Winsor & Newton set Art and Design Competition based on Conflict, with a very open brief.)
My comment: For a very short cartoon instant this animator managed to show a popular conflict resoluton tactic: that of exterminating the opponent. This could work as it is with a witty title such as "conflict transformation" maybe?
Despereaux- Anyone else see the Israeli- ...
1. Despereaux- Anyone else see the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict embedded here? | Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm PT
I loved Despereaux and saw many, many references to the conflict in the Middle East, most obviously in the star of David on Princess Pea's pendant but in many other more subtle ways. The message was beautiful if dreamy-eyed "the only thing stronger than grief is forgiveness" My family and I cried a bit, perhaps being too sentimental because it's the first night of Hanukkah but I thought it was such a beautiful message for kids and adults. The people, mice, and even rats were not inherently evil but products of their history, of cycles of violence and retribution. I wasn't looking for anything but a cute movie, and I don't normally see political or religious topics in every film, but did anyone else notice these themes??
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1. Despereaux- Anyone else see the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict embedded here? | Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm PT
http://www.movietome.com/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=775264
I loved Despereaux and saw many, many references to the conflict in the Middle East, most obviously in the star of David on Princess Pea's pendant but in many other more subtle ways. The message was beautiful if dreamy-eyed "the only thing stronger than grief is forgiveness" My family and I cried a bit, perhaps being too sentimental because it's the first night of Hanukkah but I thought it was such a beautiful message for kids and adults. The people, mice, and even rats were not inherently evil but products of their history, of cycles of violence and retribution. I wasn't looking for anything but a cute movie, and I don't normally see political or religious topics in every film, but did anyone else notice these themes??
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1. Despereaux- Anyone else see the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict embedded here? | Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm PT
http://www.movietome.com/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=775264
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/23/waltz.bashir/index.html
updated 2:51 p.m. EDT, Fri May 23, 2008
Mideast conflict forces animation to grow up
\By Peter Sorel-Cameron
For CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Everyone has their childhood favorite: whether it is the hand-drawn beauty of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;" or the modern, computer-generated genius of "Shrek." Cartoons have always been a family staple in the movie industry.
"Waltz with Bashir" explores the effects of trauma experienced during war.
In 2002, however, the Academy Awards took a major step in legitimizing animated feature films, by giving "Shrek" the inaugural "Best Animated Feature" award. Since then several animations have sought to break new ground in mainstream film and help this traditionally childish genre to grow up.
This year's Cannes Film Festival sees "Waltz with Bashir," a brutal and unforgiving animated documentary movie, drawing a lot of attention from audiences and critics alike.
Based on a conversation between the director and an old friend of his, the film explores their shared experiences in the Israeli army and their part in the massacre at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982.
In the film, a character sharing the director's first name visits former Israeli army colleagues to piece together the details of a three-day mission which he cannot remember.
The journey leads to the harrowing reality of Sabra and Shatila, where an estimated 700 to 3,500 Palestinian refugees were killed or injured. Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was sacked as then defense minister for his role in the incident.
From this brief plot outline, it is clear the film is not one for the family.
Even so the movie has caught the imagination of Cannes audiences, and has been included in the Official Selection. There is even speculation it could take the top honor, a feat no animated film has yet achieved.
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For a project of its relatively small size -- the production team consisted of a modest 18 people -- it is amazing that "Waltz" has made it to these dizzying heights.
"I'm still pretty much trying to figure out everything that has happened with the film in the last five days since world premiere of the film here," director Ari Folman told CNN in an interview behind the scenes of the festival.
The making of "Waltz" took a total of four years and included heavy research by Folman. After producing a script, he shot a live action version of the film in a studio and then animated it, using the original version as a reference point for the final movie.
But if they already had a film made, why give himself the extra workload of converting it to animation?
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"If you think about all the elements in the film you would figure it's: memory; lost memory; conscience; subconscious; dreams; hallucinations; drugs; war; death; nightmares. And if you want to go from one dimension to another dimension really with a lot of freedom, for me, the best way to do it would be to draw it," he said.
The movie is far more than a simple documentary account of the Middle East conflict: Flashbacks to war zones, dream sequences and moments where the unreal creeps into an apparently ordinary interview are dotted through the film, emphasizing the personal angle the director has been able to lend to the project.
"The film was kind of a therapeutic process," he told us. "While making the film I was recovering lost pieces of my memory in going to meet people who told me who we were and what we did together."
"In terms of facts it made me learn more about myself, but in terms of psychological manner I would say it made me connect better with what I had been, with what I used to be like when I was 19-years old."
In the movie, we follow Folman's journey to reclaim his past, and witness the affects of recovering memories from a highly traumatic experience.
More than just device for the director to exorcise the demons of his war experience, the film also carries an unambiguous message about the horrors of war.
"If you look at anti-war movies in the eyes of 16- or 15-year old guys they would say 'yes, war is terrible, but then again there is a lot of bravery and man friendship and being cool when you're there' -- and they say 'yes, it's terrible but I want to be one of those guys on the screen.' And I hope when young people watch my film they'll say 'I definitely don't want to be one of those guys.'"
This is definitely more than the run of the mill cartoon. And as such its inclusion in the Cannes Official Selection is justified and it would be a very worthy winner of this year's Palme d'Or, making it the first animated feature to win an award at the festival.
With this film, Folman and his team have proven the versatility and the artistic integrity of animation, adding a weight and seriousness to a medium more often associated with child-like fantasies. E-mail to a friend | Mixx it | Share
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