The first academic explanation for how spectators use their imaginations as part of the experience and appreciation of popular fantasy filmmaking.2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleShortlisted for the 2022 Best First Monograph Award presented by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen StudiesHollywood fantasy cinema is responsible for some of the most lucr...

This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation. Animation has played a key role in defining our collective expectations and experiences of fantasy cinema, just as fantasy storytelling has often served as inspiration for our most popular animated film and television. Bringing together contributions from world-renowned film and media scholars, Fantasy/Animation considers the various historical, theoretical, and cultural ramificatio...