Animation in the Middle East : practice and aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca / editor, Stefanie Van de Peer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-297), filmographies and index.

"The internationally acclaimed films Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir only hinted at the vibrant animation culture that exists within the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of censorship, oppression and war, animation studios have thrived in recent years - in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Turkey - giving rise to a whole new generation of entrepreneurs and artists. The success of animation in the Middle East is in part a product of a changing cultural climate, which is increasingly calling for art that reflects politics. Equally, the professionalization and popularization of film festivals and the emergence of animation studios and private initiatives are the results of a growing consumer culture, in which family-friendly entertainment is big business. This book uncovers the history and politics that have defined the practice and study of animation in the Middle East, and explores the innovative visions of contemporary animators in the region."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: Modelling Local Content for Animation in the Middle East / Stefanie Van de Peer -- Restoring Cultural Historical Memories: Animating Folktales to Form New Iraqi Identities / Amber Shields -- The Key Frames: Milestones in the Institutional History of Animation in Iran / Maryam Ghorbankarimi -- Local Minds, Foreign Hands: Animation in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf / Omar Adam Sayfo -- Turkish Animation: A Contemporary Reflection of the Karagoz Shadow Play / Basak Orkmez -- From Animated Cartoons to Suspended Animation: A History of Syrian Animation / Stefanie Van de Peer -- Cultivating an Arthouse Viewership: Lebanese Animation Audiences Grow Up / Lina Ghaibeh and George Khoury (Jad) -- Pixelated Intifada: Animating Palestine Under Digital Occupation / Colleen Jankovic -- Beyond the Burden of Representation: Israeli Animation Between Escapism and Subversion / Yael Friedman -- From the Pioneers to the Revolutionaries: The Art of Animation in Egypt / Mohamed Ghazala -- Animating Libya in Shorthand: The Skilful Art of Visualising the Repressed Body / Nisrine Mansour -- Cinema Against an Authoritarian Backdrop: A History of Tunisian Animation / Maya Ben Ayed -- Animation in Morocco: New Generations and Emerging Communities / Paula Callus.