Nancy Denney-Phelps: Grand Visit and Book Signing!!!
Monday 3rd February 2025, from 7.30 pm (slightly earlier than usual) at the Green Man, 36 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EP. See on map.
London Animation Club’s first event of 2025! Having joined us before only virtually, this time the legendary NANCY DENNEY-PHELPS joins us IN PERSON and sign copies of her new book ON THE ANIMATION TRAIL – 20 YEARS OF ANIMATION FESTIVAL HISTORY!
Also attending will be Joanna Quinn, who designed the cover, editor Will Bateman and Nancy’s husband Nik.
ABOUT NANCY
Nancy Denney-Phelps is a journalist writing about European animation and festivals as well as a producer of music for animation. Along with her composer/musician husband Nik Phelps, she co-founded the Sprocket Ensemble dedicated to presenting live performances of original music with screenings of contemporary animation from around the world.
Nancy’s writings have appeared in such publications as CARTOON and ANIMATOON as well as on her regular blog for AWN (Animation World Network). She is also a regular correspondent for ASIFA/San Francisco and a member of the ASIFA International Board of Directors.
Nancy has served on numerous International Animation Festival juries and taught time management for animators at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Art and Design. Her strong interest in the history of animation has led her to present programs on the history of animation traced through music at many animation festivals and conferences worldwide. She also works as advisor to several animation festivals.
ON THE ANIMATION TRAIL – 20 YEARS OF ANIMATION FESTIVAL HISTORY
This book charts the history of more than 20 years of animation festivals. From Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut, or the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo, Nancy Denney‑Phelps has recorded not just the films screened but also the people and what makes each festival unique.
What is it like to travel to China, Beirut, or Kosovo for an animation festival? Spend a week on a boat with 200 animators from around the world or be thrown off a train in Belarus? All of this and much, much more has happened to Nancy Denney‑Phelps in her many years as an animation journalist.
Documenting more than 20 years of travels, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in animation. If you are a young animator and want to know what festival life is like, this is the book for you. If you are a seasoned veteran and want to bring back some memories of festivals past, this book should bring some smiles to your face.