Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons
Encyclopedia
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons was a Walt Disney
animated film released in the United States on May 19, 1937 for a limited time to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
. It was a collection of five Oscar-winning Silly Symphonies
shorts, bridged together with title cards and a narrator. Like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
, each of the cartoons had been released on its own at first before being fused together as one film. The separate cartoon shorts are now available on DVD
.
At approximately 41 minutes, the film does not seem to fulfill today's expectations for a feature film
. However, Saludos Amigos
, which at approximately 42 minutes also does not seem to meet the criterion, is considered by Disney as one of their Animated Classic Features (the official BFI
, AMPAS
and AFI
definition of a feature film requires it to be over 40 minutes long). When excluding the live action between the animated segments, the total amount of actual animation in Saludos Amigos is even less than in Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons. The official book Disney A to Z
by Dave Smith
, however, does not include the film in its feature film list.
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons was re-released and updated with additional four shorts in 1966 with no narration.
Both versions of the film were released in United Kingdom on VHS
on June 21, 1993.
The following additional shorts were included in the 1966 release:
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
animated film released in the United States on May 19, 1937 for a limited time to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
. It was a collection of five Oscar-winning Silly Symphonies
Silly Symphonies
Silly Symphonies is a series of animated short subjects, 75 in total, produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939, while the studio was still located at Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles...
shorts, bridged together with title cards and a narrator. Like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is the 22nd full-length animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on March 11, 1977....
, each of the cartoons had been released on its own at first before being fused together as one film. The separate cartoon shorts are now available on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
At approximately 41 minutes, the film does not seem to fulfill today's expectations for a feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
. However, Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos is a 1942 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the 6th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is the first of six package films made by the Disney studio in the 1940s...
, which at approximately 42 minutes also does not seem to meet the criterion, is considered by Disney as one of their Animated Classic Features (the official BFI
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
, AMPAS
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
and AFI
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
definition of a feature film requires it to be over 40 minutes long). When excluding the live action between the animated segments, the total amount of actual animation in Saludos Amigos is even less than in Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons. The official book Disney A to Z
Disney A to Z
Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia is the official encyclopedia of The Walt Disney Company. It is written by Disney's head archivist, Dave Smith.-Editions:* Disney Editions - ISBN 0-7868-6223-8...
by Dave Smith
Dave Smith (archivist)
Dave Smith is the founder and former chief archivist at the Walt Disney Archives, which is located in the Frank G. Wells Building at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. He joined the company on June 22, 1970, as its first-ever archivist...
, however, does not include the film in its feature film list.
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons was re-released and updated with additional four shorts in 1966 with no narration.
Both versions of the film were released in United Kingdom on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
on June 21, 1993.
Film segments
The original film consists of the following five shorts:- Flowers and TreesFlowers and TreesFlowers and Trees is a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932...
(1932) - Three Little PigsThree Little Pigs (film)Three Little Pigs is an animated short film released on May 27, 1933 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Burt Gillett. Based on a fairy tale of the same name, Three Little Pigs won the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. In 1994, it was voted #11 of the 50...
(1933) - The Tortoise and the HareThe Tortoise and the HareThe Tortoise and the Hare is a fable attributed to Aesop and is number 226 in the Perry Index. The story concerns a hare who ridicules a slow-moving tortoise and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, decides to take a nap midway through...
(1934) - Three Orphan KittensThree Orphan KittensThree Orphan Kittens is a 1935 animated short film in the Silly Symphonies series produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was the winner of the 1935 Academy Award for Best Short Subject . It was followed in 1936 by a sequel, More Kittens....
(1935) - The Country CousinThe Country CousinThe Country Cousin is an animated short film released on October 31, 1936 by RKO Radio Pictures. The winner of the 1936 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, the film was produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred Jackson, and animated by Art Babbitt and Les Clark...
(1936)
The following additional shorts were included in the 1966 release:
- The Old MillThe Old MillThe Old Mill is a 1937 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Wilfred Jackson, scored by Leigh Harline, and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1937...
(1937) - Ferdinand the BullFerdinand the Bull (film)Ferdinand the Bull is a Walt Disney cartoon released on November 25, 1938 by R.K.O. Radio Pictures, directed by Dick Rickard. Based on the book, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and illustrations by Robert Lawson...
(1938) - The Ugly Duckling (1939)
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
External links
- Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons at the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....