Kathleen "Kay" Bell 1937 Kathleen Bell was a 20th Century illustrator whose work is now almost completely forgotten. She was...

A still image from "Prologue" Animation director Richard Williams recently completed his long-anticipated short film Prologue...

A still image from Prologue Animation guru Richard Williams, who directed The Thief and the Cobbler, and was animation director on Who ...

On stage at Annecy - Le Voleur et Le Cordonnier Friday 19 June was the last day of the MIFA marketplace at Annecy, and also a rare chanc...

Animator's Survival Kit - now on iBooks Faber and Faber has just announced the launch of the Animator's Survival Kit for iBooks...

Freud - The Musical Natasha Sutton-Williams presents "Freud, The Musical", opening in London this weekend. The show is descri...

Spot the Difference Way back in 1971 my Dad's animation studio at no. 13 Soho Square in London took on their biggest project yet -...

Animation people in the UK were in for a rare treat on the first Sunday in June. AMPAS [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] a...

On June 1st, the BFI (British Film Institute) in association with the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences is screening the UK and Europe...

I'm writing this as a bit of an addendum to the VANITY FAIR article on the early years of Cal Arts. I'm pleased and honored to hav...

The Golden City - part of the newly restored Director's Cut of The Thief Last night on Tuesday December 10th Richard Williams introd...

It's that time again, when media whips people into a shopping frenzy, then sits back and laughs as gift buying turns into a bloodsport. ...

Richard Williams, Eric Goldberg and a Rabbit Last night the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid tribute to ...

FLIP interviews FLIP again!  This time it's Alex's turn to talk.  His on-line animation school Animation Apprentice is completing ...

Canadian riflemen land at Juno Beach, D Day, 6 June 1944. Colour photo by Ken Bell Ken Bell was my great uncle. Before WW2 he was a k...

City Street by Holly Williams Holly Williams is a fine art painter and animation artist. She grew up in London and Los Angeles, st...

Giant cartoon dogs on the streets this summer Giant cartoon dogs are coming to the streets of Bristol this summer. "Gromit Unleashe...

Artwork from The Thief and the Cobbler by Errol Le Cain Margaret Williams was the co-writer of the original screenplay of The Thief and ...

My father is 80 years old this year. He doesn't look it. He still draws every day, working as passionately as ever on animation he d...

Last week I had dinner with some dinosaurs. Or, as they are more commonly known, cartoonists. The occasion was the semi-annual dinner of ...