To the issue of the concept of animation films d’auteur

Animation films d’auteur is a unique direction in cinematography, which is characterized by aesthetic novelty, an original visual language alongside the use of innovative techniques and non-standard narrative structures. The author of the article introduces a definition of the concept of animation d’auteur, based on the analysis of art history studies, encyclopedic and reference sources, various theoretical approaches and examples of animation films, considers the boundaries and relationships between animation films d’auteur and commercial ones. This direction of cinematography assigns the central role to the director who is experimenting with the form and content, and the artistic expression is integrated with collective work.