René Walling · From fps #6 · February 2, 2006 | "Women don't animate."

This infamous quote was the response Anne Jolliffe, the first Australian woman animator, got when she wanted to work as an animator. Similarly, if asked, many people would assume that Australians don't animate. Yet nothing could be further from the truth.

Women Do Animate: Interviews with Ten Australian Women Animators Written by Marian Quigley Insight Publications, 2005 160 pages Shop for Women Do Animate: Interviews with Ten Australian Women Animators: Amazon.ca Amazon.com Insight Publications

Seeing the appallingly small amount of published material on Australian animation, Marian Quigley set out to correct the situation by interviewing ten women from Down Under who animate.

Animation production, funding and distribution in Australia, a look at independent animation worldwide, the role of women in animation and the effects of computer animation on independent productions, are some of the topics covered in the introduction. Some conclusions drawn from the interviews are also covered.

Want to read the rest of this review?

You'll find it and many other articles in the January 2006 issue of fps, available for only 99 cents US.