Society for Animation Studies (SAS)

This CFP might be of interest to SAS members. Details can also be found at www.intellectbooks.com/ijds.

In this Animation Studies 2.0 post, Maria Pagès explores how the success of Flow could be ascribed to the ways it utilizes video games strategies, strengthening the viewers experience of immersion through discovery, replayability, and the overall use of gamification. Read it at bit.ly/4lQQ3T7.

Animation Studies 2.0 is currently accepting submissions for its Learning and Animation theme. The editors welcome essays that explore various aspects of the study of creating animation. The full CFP can be found at bit.ly/3U5hSLo. The deadline is August 29, 2025.

In her essay for Animation Studies 2.0, Samantha Baugus examines Flow to show how the creator’s respect for its characters’ lived reality is strengthened by the use of animation to playfully present its anthropomorphic narrative mode. Read it at bit.ly/459H5ui.

We can't believe it's been a week since the end of #SAS36! It was such a great event. We also can't stop thinking about the animation @joanna-quinn.bsky.social made during her keynote. Here is a version she created just for us! Thanks, Joanna!

Congratulations to Clara Schulze from @filmuni.bsky.social for receiving the Maureen Furniss Award for Best Student Paper! #SAS36

Congratulations to Anastasiia Guschina for winning the Norman McLaren/Evelyn Lambert Award for Best Essay in Animation!

And so #SAS36 comes to a close. Thanks to chairs David McGowan and Susi Wilkinson, and their entire team at the London College of Communication at the University of the Arts, for a great conference! Hope to see you at #SAS37 in Pittsburgh in 2026!

David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, closes #SAS36 with his keynote talking about his career.

Clara Schulze, student at @filmuni.bsky.social and winner of the Maureen Furniss Award for Best Student Paper, presents her award-winning research. #SAS36

SAS’ Co-President Cristina Formenti takes the stage to discuss the environmental footprint of digital animation
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Maike Sarah Reinerth kicks off one of the final panels by talking about pragmatic green storytelling. #SAS36

Lisa Scoggin talks about the use of music to explore the father-son relationship in del Toro's Pinocchio. #SAS36

Peter Chanthanakone explores animation and electronic dance music. #SAS36

Aaron Borok on Deleuze and the Amazing Digital Circus
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Michael Meindl on The Magic School Bus’s brand identity and legacy
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Sam Summers on Cult Toons and Hanna-Barbera
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Angela Hernandez-Scoggins talks about teaching animation in the era of apps. #SAS36

Mark Collington talks about the creation of visual scenes with retinal prosthesis patients. #SAS36

While we're done yet with #SAS36, we're excited to announce that next year's #SAS37 will be held in Pittsburgh (June 22-26, 2026)! Hope to see you there!

Laurence Arcadias talking about using animation to explore astronomy. #SAS36

Michael Dudok de Wit talking about rhythm in The Red Turtle. #SAS36

Michael Dudok de Wit giving our third keynote address! He shared his thoughts on animation and the environment. #SAS36

Cristina Formenti and Misha Mihailova, co-presidents of SAS, kick off the annual general meeting! #SAS36

Miriam Harris on hybrid stop motion and experimental creativity

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James McGrath kicking off day three with a talk on scale, time, and materiality in stop motion animation

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Nicholas Andrew Miller on Laika and the tongue in sensorial bodies and stop-motion

Markus Beeken talks about contemporary Hollywood stop-motion animation. #SAS36

Life drawing with legendary British animator Joanna Quinn

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