Kitson, Clare

Since the early 1970s, when she was hired as an assistant by the Director General of ASIFA (the International Animated Film Association), Clare Kitson has been a continual and highly regarded presence in the world of animation. Her early work included programming for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Tournee of Animation, the first Zagreb Animation Festival, and the National Film Theatre. From 1989 to 1999, she was employed by Channel 4 to commission and schedule animation, becoming arguably the most important patron of independent animation in the UK. In 1993, four of the five nominee...