Raz Greenberg Raz Greenberg is an animation researcher and a teaching fellow at the Tel Aviv University. Among his areas of research are the history and definition of animation – especially the influence that different forms of animation, as stop motion, have on other forms, as hand-drawn animation. He is the author of “Hayao Miyazaki: Exploring the …
Bernhard Schmitt Bernhard Schmitt is an assistant professor at the school of Art, Design and Media of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Since his graduation from Mainz University of Applied Science Bernhard has worked as animator and animation rigger for a variety of international studios, notably Walt Disney Animation and Aardman Animations. As screenwriter, director …
Katherine O’Connor Katherine has taught animation for nearly twenty years at Teesside University and specialises in 2D and stop-motion animation. Currently studying a practice based PhD her work explores links between the Uncanny and Foucault’s Spaces of Otherness. Her most recent conference publications have examined the heterotopic nature of animation as well as the ‘hiding’ place of the uncanny within the animated form, this paper aims to build on this research, looking at …
Maitane Junguitu Dronda Maitane Junguitu worked as a teacher and researcher at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Her research subject is the historical development of commercial animated cinema from the Basque Country, specifically, the features directed by Juanba Berasategi. The proposed paper goes deep on the context of production and interpretation of Pos …
Rayna Denison Dr Rayna Denison is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department for Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of East Anglia in the UK. She is a specialist in contemporary Japanese cinema and animation and is the author of Anime: A Critical Introduction. She has also edited two collections: the Eisner Award-nominated …
Adam Whybray Dr Adam Whybray lectured in Film Studies at the University of Suffolk but has recently relocated to Maastricht. He gained his PhD in the Philosophy of Film from the University of Exeter in 2015. His book The Art of Czech Animation: A History of Political Dissent and Allegory was published by Bloomsbury in …
Lea Vidakovic Lea Vidakovic is a multimedia artist and independent scholar, who works with traditional puppet animation in the field of art, animated installations and expanded media practices. Her research interests include fragmented narratives and new storytelling approaches for animated installations, expanded cinema, storytelling and puppet animation in contemporary context. She is a recent PhD …
Kamila Boháčková Kamila Boháčková is a PhD student at FAMU Prague. Her research focuses on hand-held puppets in Czech (Czechoslovak) films. Kamila graduated from Faculty of Arts at Charles University Prague with a Master degree in Film Studies and Czech Studies. Currently, she is a head editor of the Czech translation of Giannalberto Bendazzi’s Animation: …
Eliska Decka, Daria Kashcheeva This paper combines theoretical and practical approach of animation studies research. Firstly, it consists of Kashcheeva’s reflection of her own creative process within her critically acclaimed short film Daughter (focusing especially on her innovative use of hand-held camera). Secondly, this paper puts her experience, methods and practices into wider theoretical context …
Myria Christophini Njenga Dr Myria Christophini Njenga is a Scottish and Cypriot experimental animator, visual artist and researcher. She is a graduate of the Bauhaus University, the University for the Creative Arts and the Glasgow School of Art, where she gained a practice-led PhD in animation, social change and peace-building. Currently, she is active as …
