Akira materials assembled by Joe Peacock With the financial support of ASIFA Hollywood, the Academy Archives now provides a permanent home for the largest private collection of Akira materials.

Collectors are often way ahead of the curve when it comes to pop culture materials whose significance is not always readily apparent.  Their foresight can lead them to the acquisition of items that will become quite valuable but every so often, we meet a collector who has the means to seek a way to keep …

Life just got more difficult! The first results of our paint questionnaire

Until now we received 23 responses to our paint questionnaire. 23 might seem a disappointing number, but it actually is a big chunk of the total number of Dutch animators who have worked with cels, are still alive and have an email address. With thanks to the team of the Holland Animation Film Festival, who kindly sent out our …

Buying and selling animation artwork a conversation with Hans Walther

Hans Walther is a  Dutch film maker and animation enthusiast. In the animation world he is known as the talk show host of the KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival. But Hans Walther is also one of the most important animation artwork collectors in the Netherlands. We talked with Hans Walther to learn more about the market …