Alois Nebel: an existential thriller for old times' sake

 The Czech director Tomáš Luňák adapts a graphic novel, and brings the intricacies of the Cold War era into animated focus.

Mononoke Shima no Naki: Friends from Japan

Forget Miyazaki! (if you can) Here comes the first 3D, CGI feature film from Japan, directed by Takashi Yamazaki.

Barry Purves presents Tchaikovsky

The acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Barry Purves gives us a glimpse of his forthcoming stop-motion work on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Watch a 'majestic' excerpt with the director at work.

Paul Driessen returns: Oedipus

The Oscar-nominated Dutch director, and master of the absurdist humor, now goes back to the famous tormented Greek story of Oedipus.

Green Wave: the new war documentary-animation

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Ali Samadi Ahadi directs a documentary about the 2009 Iran uprising, called "The Green Wave", and shots it in live-action and animation.

Brothers Quay direct Maska

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Stephen and Timothy Quay tackle the world of Stanislaw Lem, and prepare for Annecy 2011.

How bad is 3D?

In a moment when the industry has fallen in love with everything in 3D, there are some lone voices.

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The documentary film that brings the world of Disney executives into focus. Read Don Hahn's interview (producer of The Beauty and the Beast) at Zippyframes.com

Sita Sings the blues

The first feminist animated musical: Sita Sings the Blues by the American independent artist Nina Paley.

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Eastern Promises: Georgian Animation at Anifilm Festival 2024 (GoCritic! Review)

Heather Bradshaw reports on the Georgian Animation programme 'Eastern Promises' at this year's Anifilm Festival 2024, part of our GoCritic! review series.

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Broncos and Buffalos: Reinventing Muybridge at Anifilm Festival (GoCritic! Review)

Gijs Suy reports on two contemporary experimental animation shorts, screened at Anifilm Festival 2024 (part of our GoCritic! review series).

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Behind The Scenes: Zoon by Jonatan Schwenk

Acclaimed animation director Jonatan Schwenk presents his Zoon animation short -and a 6-minute behind-the-scenes video.

News from the independent animation production world

Calls addressed to animation project at the stage of development

Awards and prizes to European and independent animation films.

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