Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts launches standard work on Swiss animated film
Until now, there has been no comprehensive work on animated film production in Switzerland. Now the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, in collaboration with author Christian Gasser, is publishing *Animation.ch* through Benteli Verlag.
Swiss animated film is in the most productive, ambitious and successful phase of its history, according to a press release from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Never before have so many films been created, and never before have these films been so successful internationally: Whereas in the 1970s and 1980s an average of five animated films were produced each year, now around 80 films are made annually, of which around 25 are invited to international festivals each year and regularly win prizes.
Despite the successes, there has been a lack of an inventory documenting these developments - as well as the diversity of Swiss animated film. The comprehensive publication Animation.ch, for which the journalist and comics expert Christian Gasser was recruited, now provides a remedy.
The book will be presented to the public as part of the Fantoche International Festival of Animated Film with this year's focus on "Swiss Animated Film". The event will take place on Thursday, September 8 at 5 p.m. in the Fantoche Lounge at the Merkker in Baden.
