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Oceania
Australia
Eric Porter, whose work is discussed later in this chapter, is considered the founder of Australian animation. He worked in the 1930s and 1940s. During World War II, the Owen brothers in Melbourne made two-minute propaganda films, commissioned by the Department of Information.
The Australian federation’s animation reached its maturity with the diffusion of television in 1956. The advertising and commissioned films were joined by television specials and series, and gradually by features and art animation. Major and minor studios were founded in several cities. In 1983, Bob Hanlon counted thirteen in Sydney (in New South Wales), four in Melbourne (Victoria) and three in Adelaide (South Australia), adding that there were many ...
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