Clare Kitson scheduled animation programmes at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the early 70s and was a programmer at the National Film Theatre in the 80s. From 1989 to 1999 she commissioned Channel 4’s animation. Her highly-praised book Yuri Norstein and Tale of Tales: An animator’s journey (John Libbey Publishing) appeared in 2005. Clare Kitson’s latest book, British animation: The Channel 4 factor is soon to be published by Parliament Hill Publishing.
More about Clare Kitson
Animation World Magazine’s tribute to Clare Kitson, Building A New British Empire
Curzon screening
Clare Kitson introduced a programme of Channel 4 films featured in the book at the Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Avenue, London on 5th December 2008, and signed copies of British animation: The Channel 4 factor
Reviews of Yuri Norstein and Tale of Tales: An animator’s journey
The Guardian: Sweet little mystery
Tale of Tales has been called the greatest animated film ever. But what does it mean? By AS Byatt
Animation World Magazine: Book Review
Famed animation historian Giannalberto Bendazzi cracks open Clare Kitson’s new book, Yuri Norstein and Tale of Tales: An Animator’s Journey, and tells us what he has discovered.
British animation: The Channel 4 factor is available at £17.99 including postage and packing in the UK
