Anijam (1984)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.823 |
Directed By
Marv Newland
Crew
Zdenko Gašparović
Marv Newland
Sally Cruikshank
Kathy Rose
Janet Perlman
Hal Fukushima
Dieter Mueller
Wayne Morris
Anne Chevalier
Paul Driessen
Frank Terry
Zlatko Grgić
Per Lygum
Gordon Stanfield
Frank Nissen
Brad Caslor
Mark Kausler
Guido Manuli
Kazunari Furuya
Max Bannah
Paul Vester
Kaj Pindal
TOP CAST
Mark Kausler
Pastor
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