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Film Chest Vintage Cartoons

Watch classic animated cartoons from the 1930's and 1940's! All these cartoons have been transferred from original 35 film prints and digitally remastered. The collection includes classics such as Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Porky Pig, The Three Stooges, and others.

• ACM SIGGRAPH: An international community of researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and business professionals who share an interest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. 
• Animation Nation: Animation showcase and discussions on CGI, 3D, 2D, video games, comics, music, technology, 
• Animation World Network:The largest animation-related publishing group on the Internet, providing readers from over 151 countries with a wide range of interesting, relevant and helpful information pertaining to all aspects of animation. Covering areas as diverse as animator profiles, independent film distribution, commercial studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies.
• Animatedbuzz: An Animation Social Network: Animation resource for artists who are working on their animation portfolio, storyboard portfolio, and visual development portfolio. Hire a distinguished Animation tutor to assist you or browse the various animation tutorials and resources to help you with your education.
• ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation): The nternational association was founded in France in 1961 by the then biggest names of the world animation.  ASIFA's mission is to promote  the art of animation; defend the interests of animation filmmakers; co-operate with the most important animation festivals. 
• ASIFA - Hollywood
• Big Cartoon Database: Find any Cartoon ever made on the Oldest and Largest Animated Studio resource on the Internet. See favorite Classic Cartoons, TV Episode Guides & AnimationCartoon Brew
• Cartoon Research: This site celebrates classic cartoons from all over the world – with a special emphasis on Hollywood studio animation. Jerry is aided on this blog by a select group of respected colleagues and historians who also share their enthusiasm for the field, it’s history and its legacy.
• Internet Archive: Animation and Cartoons: Whether you want to watch classic cartoons from a bygone era, Brick Films made with your favorite building toys, Machinima patched together from video games, or the artful computer animations selected for the 2001 SIGGRAPH competition, this library of free animated films and movies has something to keep you entertained!
• Origins of American Animation (Library of Congress): The development of early American animation is represented by this collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, and cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings. They point to a connection between newspaper comic strips and early animated films, as represented by Keeping Up With the Joneses, Krazy Kat, and The Katzenjammer Kids. As well as showing the development of animation, these films also reveal the social attitudes of early twentieth-century America.
• Society for Animation Studies: An international organization dedicated to the study of animation history and theory.
• STASH: Stash delivers inspiration and insight into outstanding design, visual effects and animation projects and the people who create them.
• UCLA Preserved Silent Animation: The collection of animation at UCLA Film & Television Archive from the years 1930-1950. Nitrate prints of classic cartoons abound, as do original negatives or best-surviving printing elements for many of the films from animation’s “golden era.” Included here are most of the Max Fleischer and Famous Studios Paramount subjects; the George Pal “Puppetoons”; the independent productions of Ub Iwerks; many of the Van Beuren “Rainbow Parade” shorts; a large number of Warner Bros. cartoons; and a recent acquisition of “Terrytoons” still being sorted through as of this writing.
• Pixar History
• FX Guide: Behind the scenes content of the latest movies and shows.