Animation industry in the UK and Japan
Print versionCreativity, identity and the global marketplace
1-6pm, 30 October 2009, Council Room, Strand Campus, King’s College London
This symposium discussed the dynamics of the animation industry in both global and national contexts, focusing on the experiences of the UK and Japanese animation industries. The main questions for the papers and panel discussion were as follows: why and how the UK and Japan have developed different types of animation industry; how the development of the animation industry is mediated by cultural policy; can globally financed, produced and distributed animations have a national cultural identity; and what kind of creativity is needed if a country is to nurture a successful animation industry. The symposium’s presenters were a mix of academics and industry practitioners who are regarded as key commentators on animation. They included the following:
Clare Kitson (former Head of Animation, Channel 4), ‘British animation and the Channel 4 effect’
Phil Davies (Producer, The Elf Factory), ‘Making animation in the UK’ (to be confirmed)
Professor Paul Wells (School of Arts and Design, Loughborough University), ‘Future of the British animation industry’ (to be confirmed)
Hugh K. David (UK Media Consultant, Palisades Tartan), ‘Fan communities and the consumption of anime in the UK’
Dr Rayna Denison (Lecturer, Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia), ‘Cultural identity of globalised anime’
Dr Hye-Kyung Lee (Lecturer, CMCI King's College London), ‘Anime fansubbing: global consumption of Japanese animation in the digital age’
In addition to researchers and students in this field, the symposium attracted animation practitioners and fans. The event was advertised via various mailing lists of cultural and media industries academics and practitioners, and fan websites such as Animation News Networks (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/) and Animation World Network (http://www.awn.com/).
The programme is downloadable via the link below.
This symposium discussed the dynamics of the animation industry in both global and national contexts, focusing on the experiences of the UK and Japanese animation industries. The main questions for the papers and panel discussion were as follows: why and how the UK and Japan have developed different types of animation industry; how the development of the animation industry is mediated by cultural policy; can globally financed, produced and distributed animations have a national cultural identity; and what kind of creativity is needed if a country is to nurture a successful animation industry. The symposium’s presenters were a mix of academics and industry practitioners who are regarded as key commentators on animation. They included the following:
Clare Kitson (former Head of Animation, Channel 4), ‘British animation and the Channel 4 effect’
Phil Davies (Producer, The Elf Factory), ‘Making animation in the UK’ (to be confirmed)
Professor Paul Wells (School of Arts and Design, Loughborough University), ‘Future of the British animation industry’ (to be confirmed)
Hugh K. David (UK Media Consultant, Palisades Tartan), ‘Fan communities and the consumption of anime in the UK’
Dr Rayna Denison (Lecturer, Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia), ‘Cultural identity of globalised anime’
Dr Hye-Kyung Lee (Lecturer, CMCI King's College London), ‘Anime fansubbing: global consumption of Japanese animation in the digital age’
In addition to researchers and students in this field, the symposium attracted animation practitioners and fans. The event was advertised via various mailing lists of cultural and media industries academics and practitioners, and fan websites such as Animation News Networks (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/) and Animation World Network (http://www.awn.com/).
The programme is downloadable via the link below.
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