Animation in Germany

<p>This book provides a comprehensive account of German animation history as well as an analysis of the current state of the industry in competition with American and cheaper international products in the face of dwindling budgets.</p><p>Covering film and TV 2D and 3D animation the book considers how Europe has lost its domestic territory of narratives to international competitors. A connection is made between film history and contemporary history: World War I the Weimar Republic National Socialism World War II the Federal Republic and German Democratic Republic Reunification the European Union Digitalization and Globalization and a turn of eras initiated by pandemic war and inflation.</p><p>This book will be of great interest to academics students and professionals working and researching in the field of animation.</p>