Animation Shorts
Spooky Loops by Stas Santimov
Ukrainian animation filmmaker Stas Santimov animates loops and presents 'Spooky Loops'. Here's the...
10+1 Belgian Animation Shorts: Our Top Picks from Anima Festival 2024
Vassilis Kroustallis showcases the best Belgian animation shorts presented at this year's Anima...
'Dear Mahsa' by Martin Pflanzer: Animation Short On the Iranian Mahsa Jina Amini
Animation and contemporary human rights abuses are showcased in the animation short 'Dear Mahsa'...
Bye Little Block! by Éva Darabos
Gentrification gets a gravity-free treatment in the 2D animation short Bye Little Block! by Éva...
'Crab Day': Interview with the BAFTA-nominated Animation Director Ross Stringer
We talk with Ross Stringer, the BAFTA-nominated director of 'Crab Day' animation short....
A Gender Play: 'Flower Show' Animation Short - IFFR Interview with Elli Vuorinen
Olivia Popp interviews Finnish animation director and artist Elli Vuorinen on her new animation...
'Animation Feels Like Home': Directors Jerusha and Jared Hess on the Oscar-nominated Animation Short 'Ninety-Five Senses'
US filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess talk to Zippy Frames on the Oscar-nominated animation short,...
Skinned (Écorchée) by Joachim Hérissé
We review the French stop-motion animation film Skinned (Écorchée) by Joachim Hérissé....
'Closed Mondays' by Bob Gardiner & Will Vinton (Classic Animation Frames)
50 years since the 1974 release of the claymation animation short 'Closed Mondays by Bob Gardiner...
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Essential Interviews
“When the Routine Becomes a Ritual”: A Conversation With Martina Meštrović About ‘Her Dress for the Final’
Olga Bobrowska talks to Croatian animation director Martina Meštrović on her latest acclaimed...
Establishing Space: 'Circle' by Korean Animation Director Joung Yumi (Berlinale 2024 Interview)
Vassilis Kroustallis talks to South Korean animation filmmaker Joung Yumi on her Berlinale...
Alberto Vazquéz in His Fantastic (Βut Not So Unreal) World
Eliane Gordeeff interviews the acclaimed Spanish animation artist and director of 'Birdboy',...
Working In A Garden of Ideas: Interview with Tomek Popakul on the Animation Short 'Zima' co-directed with Kasumi Ozeki
Tomek Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki talk to Zippy Frames about their acclaimed, Oscar-qualifying...
'I Love Visual Ideas': Interview with Paulina Ziółkowska
Polish animation director Paulina Ziółkowska talks to Zippy Frames about her distinctive work....
Celebrating 15 Years of Art, Innovation, and Dreams: Interview with ReAnimania ('ReA') Festival director Vrej Kassouny
ReAnimania Festival director Vrej Kassouny talks to Zippy Frames about the recent edition of the...
To Talk About Trauma: Interview with Daria Kashcheeva on 'Electra'
Vassilis Kroustallis talks to the Oscar-nominated animation director Daria Kashcheeva on her new...
Sexuality Is About Communicating With Other People: Interview with 'My Year of Dicks' Director Sara Gunnarsdóttir
Kropka interviews the Oscar-nominated animation director Sara Gunnarsdóttir on 'My Year of Dicks'....
Two Afghan Girls, One Animation Doc: Interview with the 'Inside Kabul' director Denis Walgenwitz
Vassilis Kroustallis talks with French director Denis Walgenwitz on the occasion of a new (and...
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Feature Animation
See allThe Missing by Carl Joseph E. Papa (IFFR Review)
Olivia Popp reviews the queer Philippines animation feature 'The Missing' by Carl Joseph E. Papa, sc...
The Orion and the Dark Scripted by Charlie Kaufman: Netflix Trailer
Watch the trailer for the new animation feature by Netflix (and Charlie Kaufman) 'The Orion and the ...
'They Shot The Piano Player' Animation Feature: Let's Find Out About It From a Big Team
Eliane Gordeeff interviews the producers of the much-awaited 'They Shot The Piano Player' animation ...
Signe Baumane's 'My Love Affair with Marriage' Gets A US Theatrical Release
US theatrical premiere (6 October) for the animation feature by Signe Baumane, 'My Love Affair with ...
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Perspectives – Reports
Great Animation Short Documentaries of 2023 (Guest Article)
Piotr Kardas showcases the best animation short documentaries of 2023.
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The Best Animation Shorts of 2023
Our best animation shorts of 2023 are here. Find out all 16 animation films selected by our contribu...
Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione 2023: The Endurance and Evolution of A Festival
Kropka reports from the 2023 Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione and its winning films.
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In Absolution of Puppets on Ideological Fronts: Review of ‘Chinese Animated Film and Ideology, 1940s-1970s: Fighting Puppets’ by Olga Bobrowska
Mikhail Gurevich reviews Olga Bobrowska's book on Chinese puppet animation, Chinese Animated Film an...