On the Animation Trail

Nancy Denney-Phelps lives in Belgium with her husband Nik and their dog, Miss Coco Chanel. She has been an animation journalist writing for Animation World Network for many years as well as an animation historian. She has served on numerous festival juries, selection committees, and delivered papers at numerous animation festivals and events as well as curating animation programs. She is also a pitching coach. Nancy loves to watch animation. You can read her AWN blog at: www.awn.com/blogs/sprockets

Chapter 1: In the Beginning. Chapter 2: On to Annecy... Never Like the First Time. Chapter 3: Upping the Ante on Festival Standards. Chapter 4: It’s Not a Trick. It’s Animation!. Chapter 5: The Festival That Changed a City. Chapter 6: What’s in a Name?. Chapter 7: Exploring Polish Animation. Chapter 8: Puppet Animation Takes Center Stage. Chapter 9: A Tale of Two Portugals. Chapter10: Euganea: On the Way to Three Days on The Island in The Sky. Chapter11: Two Capitals, Five Cinemas and a River of Animated Films. Chapter 12: Beirut Animated. Chapter 13: To See or Not to See Animation in China. Chapter 14: My Love Affair with Norway. Chapter 15: The Magic of Animation Comes to Life on a Beautiful Greek Island. Chapter 16: Pedro’s Party in Bilbao. Chapter 17: The Warm Hospitality of The Republic of Georgia/ Chapter 18: A Place in The Sun for Animation. Chapter 19: Those Were Some Jolly Good Times. Chapter 20: This is the End, My Friend...