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This near-forgotten cartoon was the first animated show made for television

On August 1, 1950, "Crusader Rabbit" debuted on the NBC-owned Los Angeles TV station KNBH, making history as the first animated series created specifically for TV broadcast. Produced as a satirical ...
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First Animated Movie That Made Still Images Create Chaos

Learn what the first animated movie was, who invented animation, and how early techniques, landmark films, and CGI shaped animation history.
School of Visual Arts

SVA Animation Programs Participate in the Animation First Festival

2025 marks the 8th year of the Animation First Festival hosted by L’Alliance New York to showcase French and Francophone animation for U.S. audiences. The festival showcases screenings of ...
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A Master of Animation Is Back, With a ‘Magnificent’ Story

The first animated feature in 15 years by the acclaimed French filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, the “Triplets of Belleville” creator, is a biopic of another artist who never lost his ability for wonder and ...
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The Greatest Animated Movie From Every Year of the 2010s

Ever since Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture in 1992, it finally felt as if animation was being recognized. An art form widely appreciated but rarely ...