Name: Kermesse fantastique
Genre: Animation, Short, Music
Released: 1952-11-01
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 8.8

Vintage stop motion animation. Produced for 'Philips Radio'. Concept developed in 1948 and Released in 1951. In vintage sci-fi setting man jumps into his radio receiver and visits a fantastic fair which means 'kermis' or 'kermesse'. He makes a superb trip, to realizes that is just was a dream. Or wasn't is? Runningtime 10 minutes. To be seen at goo.gl/MkS6TL

Please visit the website dedicated to the historic puppet films as produced by Dutch movie mogul Joop Geesink and his Dollywood studios.

We'll take you back to the '40s and '50s of the previous century, the era of hand-made puppet animation before computers and video-assist. These animated films were of an unequaled craftsmanship, meticulously produced with time-consuming production methods that required highly specialized skill sets. Dollywood...?

The name Dollywood is a wordplay, combining "doll" and "Hollywood". It suggests film tycoons, movie stars and big budgets. This isn't very far from the truth... Located in Amsterdam, Holland, the Dollywood studios produced a steady stream of high-quality corporate puppet films for countries all over Europe, the United States, as well as countries in the Middle East and Africa. For over two decades the Dollywood name was synonymous with classy, state-of-the-art commercials and corporate films, starring a wide range of puppet actors.

The studios no longer exist. If you Google the name Dollywood now, you'll probably wind up at the Dollywood theme park named after its founder, singer Dolly Parton. Other than their name, the film studio and the theme park have nothing in common.

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Animation is a form of visual storytelling that involves creating visual art and motion through the use of various techniques and technologies. In animation, images are manipulated to create the illusion of movement, bringing characters, objects, and environments to life. Animation can encompass a wide range of styles, themes, and intended audiences, making it a diverse and versatile form of storytelling.

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This is a vintage stop-motion animation produced for Philips Radio. The concept was developed in 1948 and released in 1951. In a vintage setting, a man jumps into his radio amplifiers and visits a fantastic fair that represents a "kermis" or "kermesse." He embarks on an extraordinary journey but realizes it was all just a dream. Or was it? The running time is 10 minutes.

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