2020: Of Cartoons and Community
As the year comes to a close, I’d like to say one last thing for it.
The Good Cartoon – Rhythm in the Ranks (1941 – Dir: George Pal)
Cartoonmilk takes a look at A Good Cartoon, namely George Pals 1941 masterpiece “Rhythm in the Ranks”.
Cookie Crisp – The CartoonMilk Review
Eating cereal is just like watching cartoons. Cookie Crisp is a very poor cartoon.
Rapsittie Street Kids – Believe in Santa – 12 Days of Anime(tion)
I am sure as you read the title, you wonder what the hell is going on. Is this respectable animation blog, with writings on underappreciated Russian animators and animation for everyone really going to delve into Rapsittie Street Kids, a terrible cartoon already covered by every single Nostalgia Critic rip-off YouTube essayist? Well I am …
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Anime for the Season – 12 Days of Anime(tion)
Cartoon Milk takes a look at some seasonal cartoons from Japan.
An Excessively Brief History of Estonian Animation – 12 Days of Anime(tion)
The first known animated cartoon from Estonia is Juku the Dog. Voldemar Pats directed the short in 1931. Juku the Dog was a forgotten film until it was partially rediscovered in a national archive in 1987.
While the film itself is charming but not particularly memorable it serves as an important reminder of the history that did exist prior to nationalization.
The state owned film company in Estonia was Tallinnfilm. The Estonian Ministry of Culture founded Tallinnfilm in 1931. During this period the studio largely served as a film distributor.
In 1940 Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union and the Studio was nationalized. This takeover kicked off a period of increased production for the Estonian film industry.