1st Edition
Animation in Spain Magic Tricks, Drawings on Cels, and CGI
Foreword by Nea Ehrlich
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. From Trick Films to Cels (1906-1915): Early Spanish Animation
Chapter 3. The Arrival of American Techniques (1915-1939): Advertising Introduces Factory Production-line Routines
Chapter 4. The Golden Age of Spanish Animation (1939-1952)
Chapter 5. From Short Production to Long-form Animated Film (1945-1952)
Chapter 6. The Decline of Feature Films and the Emergence of Contemporary Advertising Strategies (1952-1966)
Chapter 7. Television, Inner Market and Underground Economy (1966-1975)
Chapter 8. The Opposing Ways to Face Outsourcing in the 1960s and 1970s: Cruz Delgado Studio and Filman
Chapter 9. The Invigoration of Regional Autonomy in the Post-dictatorship Era and the Basque Production after 1975
Chapter 10. Final Splendor of Spanish Traditional Animation (1975-1990)
Chapter 11. Maite Ruiz de Austri, a Fruitful Director
Chapter 12. Hybridization of 2D and 3D: Studios and Periodization
Chapter 13. Women Association and Government Subsidies: Looking for Equality
Chapter 14. Conclusions
Appendix 1. Interview with Carles and Jordi Grangel (Grangel Studio)
Appendix 2. Discussion Session with Isabel Herguera, Director of Sultana’s Dream (2023)
Biography
Maria Pagès Rovira specializes in Spanish animation, holding a PhD in Animation from Universitat de Vic‑UCC. She teaches 2D Animation in Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and she is a member of the Research Group Dicode in the Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia.
