Tag: Sally Pearce

  • Animated documentary at the Society for Animation Studies Annual Conference

    The Society for Animation Studies (SAS) wrapped up its annual conference yesterday, following four days of talks, panels, and screenings (and one rowdy animation pub quiz). As ever, the event brought together animators and scholars from around the world to discuss a dizzying range of animation-related topics. The conference theme – Sustaining Animation – established…

  • A view of Ecstatic Truth 2017

    The 2017 Ecstatic Truth Symposium took place on May 27 and explored the field of animated documentary. Presentations by scholars and practitioners from around the world covered topics including memory, trauma, visual and verbal language, industry structure and new technologies. The day kicked off with a keynote by Bella Honess Roe, who expanded on the…

  • Ecstatic Truth II: ‘Lessons of Darkness and Light’ 27th May 2017 Symposium at the Royal College of Art

    The second Ecstatic Truth symposium was held at the Royal College of Art, London, on the 27th May 2017. This postgraduate research event was organised by Animation Research Co-ordinator Dr Tereza Stehlikova, working closely with the Animation MA programme leader, Dr Birgitta Hosea. It takes place a year after the launch of the RCA’s MA Documentary Animation pathway.…