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'Sulaimani' by Vinnie Ann Bose (2025): Film Review - Annecy Festival
Read our film review for the French 2D/stop-motion animation short 'Sulaimani' by Vinnie Ann Bose,...
The Pool or Death of a Goldfish (2025): Film Review - Annecy Festival
Film review for the Polish animation film 'The Pool or Death of a Goldfish' by Daria Kopiec, in...
'How' by Marko Mestrovic (2025): Film Review -Animafest Zagreb
Our film review for 'How' animation short by Croatian animation filmmaker Marko Mestrovic....
'Like Friend, Like Deer' by Malek Eghbali (2025): Film Review - Animafest Zagreb
Our film review for the 2D animation short 'Like Friend, Like Deer' by the Iranian director Malek...
Dog Alone (Cão Sozinho) by Marta Reis Andrade (2025): Film Review - Animafest Zagreb
Our film review for the 2D animation short Dog Alone (Cão Sozinho) by Marta Reis Andrade,...
Christopher at Sea by Tom CJ Brown (Film Review)
Queer desire in animation. Watch the 2D animation short 'Christopher at Sea' by Tom CJ Brown....
Friendly Fire by Tom Koryto Blumen
Watch the 2D painted animation short 'Friendly Fire' by Tom Koryto Blumen....
'Hypersensitive' NFB Animation Short at Cannes 2025 : Interview with Martine Frossard
Discover the indie animation short 'Hypersensitive' by Martine Frossard, in competition at this...
'Perfect Sense' by Marcus Grysczok
The animation short 'Perfect Sense' by Marcus Grysczok is a music video and a story to unfold....
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Essential Interviews
50 Years of Making and Teaching Animation in Brazil: Núcleo de Cinema de Animação de Campinas
Eliane Gordeeff talks to the creators of Brazilian children's animation hub, Núcleo de Cinema de...
Queerness is Blurring the Norms: Interview with Swiss Animation Director Milva Stutz (Swiss Focus @ ITFS 2025)
Swiss animation director and artist Milva Stutz talks to Zippy Frames....
"Shaping the Film Through Mutual Trust": Interview with BAFTA-Awarded Antonin Niclass (Swiss Focus @ ITFS 2025)
We talk with BAFTA-winner Swiss animation artist and director Antonin Niclass ('Do Not Feed the...
“They Wanted the World to Know What They Were Going Through”: Interview With Palestinians Haneen Koraz and Nour A-Jawad (Stop-Motion Animation Workshops)
Zippy Frames speaks to animators and educators Haneen Koraz and Nour A-Jawad about the trajectory...
‘We Searched for a Kind of Harmony’: Interview with Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec (‘Tales from the Magic Garden’)
At the 75th Berlinale, Zippy Frames spoke with two directors of 'Tales from the Magic Garden', a...
'T-Zero', A Critique On the Housing Issue: Interview with Portuguese Animation Director Vicente Nirō
Eliane Gordeeff talks to Vincente Nirō, director of the animation short T-zero, a film about the...
'The Queen's Flowers' Hawaiian Animation Short: Interview with Animation Director Daniel Sousa
A new Hawaiian-themed animation short running for the 2025 Oscars. Read our interview with Daniel...
'Modern Stop-Motion Fables': Interview with Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Acclaimed stop-motion animation director Niki Lindroth von Bahr talks to Zippy Frames....
(VIDEO) Interview: Máté Horesnyi, storyboard artist for ‘Pelikan Blue’ (GoCritic! Review)
Watch the video interview of Máté Horesnyi, the storyboard artist behind the acclaimed Hungarian...
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'Lesbian State Princess' (2025): Annecy Film Review
A queer animation princess needs to reunite with her space partner. Our film review for the 2D anima...

Dandelion's Odyssey (Planètes) by Momoko Seto: Film Review
The first experimental animation feature by accomplished indie filmmaker Momoko Seto premiered at Ca...

'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy' Belgian Animation Feature in Development
A new animation feature is in the works. Read about 'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy', a Belgi...

‘Cutouts are asking to be animated’: Interview with Aria Covamonas, director of ‘The Great History of Western Philosophy’
In Rotterdam, Zippy Frames spoke to the Mexican animator Aria Covamonas about her debut feature, whe...
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'On the Animation Trail - 20 Years of Animation Festival History' by Nancy-Denney Phelps (Book Review)
Eliane Gordeeff reviews the book 'On the Animation Trail - 20 Years of Animation Festival History' b...

History, Inspired: Belgian National Short Film Competition at Anima Brussels 2025
Olivia Popp dives into highlights of the 44th Anima’s national competition, which included absurdist...

The Personal Is the Universal: Report from the Black Sea Animation Workshop 2024
Discover the new animation shorts in development from the Black Sea region, as presented in the prem...

“It Started With Stealing Paper and Now We’re Trying to Make a Feature”: Chintis Lundgren’s Masterclass at Animateka (GoCritic! Review)
Arsène Rosenmann reports on the Estonian animation director Chintis Lundgren and her Animateka 2024 ...