Anijam
1984-01-01 · 10 min · ★ 6.7
The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own sequence only and did not know what action preceded or followed his or her sequence, except that the first drawing of a sequence is the last drawing from the previous sequence. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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- Directors
- Marv Newland
- Production companies
- The International Rocketship Limited Canada Council
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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