Yugoslavia
The Duga Film Studio created "The Big Meeting" in 1951 to celebrate Yugoslavian identity.
Canada
Norman McLaren created "Neighbours" in 1952 which used many types of effects. Some of the killing scenes were edited out for the Oscar submission, which the film won an Oscar in for the documentary category.
UK
Halas and Batchelor created the first British animated film to get a general release, this film was "Animal Farm" in 1954, an animation based on the novel by George Orwell. The film was aimed at a predominantly adult audience as it retells the story of the emergence and development of Soviet communism in the form of a fable, allegorising the rise of Stalin.
Bob Godfrey made "Do it for yourself cartoon Kit" in 1961 in cutout animation, a style later adopted by Terry Gilliam in "Monty Python's Flying circus" in the 1970's.
Hungary/USA
While working in Hollywood, George Pal produced and directed "Tom Thumb" in 1958, creating effects by using a mixture of Giant sets, superimposition and stop frame animation. In 1959 the film won an Oscar for best special effects.
Czech Republic
Karel Zeman made "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne" in 1958, a film that combined stop-frame and live action.
Croatia
Zagreb Film created "Samac" in 1958 which initiated a wave of existential films questioning and commenting on the human condition. The film won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Dusan Vukotic and Zagreb Film made "Surogat" in 1961, the first animated short film to win an Oscar that was not made in the USA. It is considered a modernist short that portrays a mans attempts to show off his gadgets at the beach, in a surrealist way.
Japan
Taiji Yabushita made the first Japanese full-length animated colour feature, "Legend of the White Snake" in 1958. It was produced faster than Western features, and was based more of spectacle and special features rather than character animation. The style was imitated by other companies and is regarded as the roots of manga and anime.
Osamu Tezuka created a manga comic in 1952 called "Astro Boy" which was later developed into a TV series in 1963. The story was inspired by "Pinocchio. The style of "Astro Boy" later became known as anime.
China
Wan Laiming made "Havoc in Heaven", with part one completed and released in 1961 and part two in 1964. Both parts were edited together and screened in 1965. The story was based on a Buddhist Tale about the Monkey King.
Russia
Fyodor Khitruk created "Story of One Crime" in 1962, a modernist style animation about a character driven to his wits end by human noise pollution. The film caused concern among the communist government who saw it as an attack on housing policies. However, the film open the door for a new generation of Russian animators to make grown up films containing irony, satire and originality.
The Duga Film Studio created "The Big Meeting" in 1951 to celebrate Yugoslavian identity.
Norman McLaren created "Neighbours" in 1952 which used many types of effects. Some of the killing scenes were edited out for the Oscar submission, which the film won an Oscar in for the documentary category.
UK
Halas and Batchelor created the first British animated film to get a general release, this film was "Animal Farm" in 1954, an animation based on the novel by George Orwell. The film was aimed at a predominantly adult audience as it retells the story of the emergence and development of Soviet communism in the form of a fable, allegorising the rise of Stalin.
Bob Godfrey made "Do it for yourself cartoon Kit" in 1961 in cutout animation, a style later adopted by Terry Gilliam in "Monty Python's Flying circus" in the 1970's.Hungary/USA
While working in Hollywood, George Pal produced and directed "Tom Thumb" in 1958, creating effects by using a mixture of Giant sets, superimposition and stop frame animation. In 1959 the film won an Oscar for best special effects.
Karel Zeman made "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne" in 1958, a film that combined stop-frame and live action.
Croatia
Zagreb Film created "Samac" in 1958 which initiated a wave of existential films questioning and commenting on the human condition. The film won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Dusan Vukotic and Zagreb Film made "Surogat" in 1961, the first animated short film to win an Oscar that was not made in the USA. It is considered a modernist short that portrays a mans attempts to show off his gadgets at the beach, in a surrealist way.
Japan
Taiji Yabushita made the first Japanese full-length animated colour feature, "Legend of the White Snake" in 1958. It was produced faster than Western features, and was based more of spectacle and special features rather than character animation. The style was imitated by other companies and is regarded as the roots of manga and anime.Osamu Tezuka created a manga comic in 1952 called "Astro Boy" which was later developed into a TV series in 1963. The story was inspired by "Pinocchio. The style of "Astro Boy" later became known as anime.
ChinaWan Laiming made "Havoc in Heaven", with part one completed and released in 1961 and part two in 1964. Both parts were edited together and screened in 1965. The story was based on a Buddhist Tale about the Monkey King.
Russia
Fyodor Khitruk created "Story of One Crime" in 1962, a modernist style animation about a character driven to his wits end by human noise pollution. The film caused concern among the communist government who saw it as an attack on housing policies. However, the film open the door for a new generation of Russian animators to make grown up films containing irony, satire and originality.
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