Short films by Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985. In addition to producing 18 feature films, the studio has produced several short films, including commercials, films for the Ghibli Museum, music videos, and works released directly to video.
Golden age of American animation
In 1941 in order to compensate for the relative poor box office of "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia", Disney produced a low-budget feature film, "Dumbo". Just a few days after rough animation was complete on "Dumbo", the Disney animators' strike broke out. This was caused by the Screen Cartoonist's Guild (which had been formed in 1938), who severed many ties between Walt Disney and his staff, while encouraging many members of the Disney studio to leave and seek greener pastures. Later that year, "Dumbo" became a big success, the first time since "Snow White". The critically acclaimed film brought in much-needed revenue and kept the studio afloat. A few months after "Dumbo" was released, the United States entered the war after Pearl Harbor was attacked. This caused the mobilization of all movie studios (including their cartoon divisions) to produce propaganda material to bolster public confidence and encourage support for the war effort. The war (along with the strike) shook Walt Disney's empire, as the US Army had seized Disney's studio as soon as the US entered World War II in December 1941. Due to this, Disney put the feature films "Alice in Wonderland", "Peter Pan", "Wind in the Willows", "Song of the South", "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and "Bongo" on hold until the war was over. The only feature film that was allowed to continue production was "Bambi", which was released in 1942. "Bambi" was ground-breaking in terms of animating animals realistically. However, due to the war "Bambi" failed at the box-office and received mixed reviews from the critics. This was to be short lived as it grossed a considerable amount of money in the 1947 re-release.