http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com A weblog by Mohamed Ghazala Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:28:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most important pioneers of Egyptian animation,Noshi Iskandar (or Nos-hee Eskandar- نُصحي إسكندر ), passed away last week in the age of 71. Noshi was one of establishers of the animation art and industry in Cairo since 1960s ,and was one of the first genrations who set up the animation departent in Egyptian ... http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com/2009/12/25/noshi-iskandar-cairo-1938-2009/ The first Egyptian animation studio was established by the Frenkel brothers in early 1935 and produced the first Egyptian and African Animation films under the title of the hero “Mish Mish” during the 1930s and 1940s, before the Frenkel brothers  emigrated to France in 1951.Some of the oldest studios were ... http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com/2009/04/04/egyptian-animation/ How can we define African Animation? Is it animation produced in Africa by Africans? Or produced with  African budgets? Or produced for African audiences?   These are  important questions to answer before speaking about African animation.   To be more clear, does speaking about animation in Africa include films produced by foreigners and colonizers ... http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com/2009/04/04/what-is-the-african-animation/ African animation, as it is, started about 70 years ago in Egypt, whose founders were Frenkel brothers. The most interesting thing is that pioneers of animation in Africa were not professional artists or animators. It was just a group of carpenters who emigrated to Egypt from Russia in search for ... http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com/2008/07/28/the-african-animation-afica-not-only-animals/ Welcome to AnimationBlogspot.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! http://ghazala.animationblogspot.com/2008/07/24/hello-world/