Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney's Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairytales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about paperschnitte, or papercuts, which helped her create her signature style of silhouettes. She grew...

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A memoir from the screenwriter, animator, visionary film director, and founding member of Monty Python describes his life through recollections, anecdotes, and never-before-seen photographs and artwork.

Lotte thinks the cinema is magic. But Lotte doesn't just want to watch the magic: she wants to make it. Before Walt Disney made history with Snow White, Lotte Reiniger created what is considered one of the first feature-length animated films: The Adventures of Prince Achmed. With the outset of World War II, Lotte had to leave her home in Germany, fleeing from place to place for years. But she never stopped creating. Through a love of fairy tales,...

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Miyuki Sanada decides to become an animator! Harsh lessons and even harsher financial realities await, but will Miyuki's passion be enough to make her dream come true?Miyuki Sanada had just been going through the motions until one night she came across a certain late-night anime that made her feel true passion for the first time in her life. She was so impressed by the production that she decided to become an animator herself! But was that really...

Miyuki may have scraped through the first round of animator training at N2, but having an artist's eye is useless if she can't hit her deadlines! If increasing pressure to level up wasn't enough to bring a girl down, the alcohol and unpleasant truths start flowing in equal measure on the company retreat. Can Miyuki get over her initial hump and find a place with the best animation has to offer -- or will she find herself shunned within the studio?...