Acid Rain by Tomek Popakul

Review for the new film by Polish animation director Tomek Popakul, Acid Rain, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival 2019. Somewhere in the Eastern Europe. Young runs away from her...

Festivals

Riviera, Uncle Thomas, Nestor, Daughter Win the 2019 CINANIMA Prizes

All winners of the 43rd CINANIMA Festival. Riviera by Jonas Schloesing won the CINANIMA 2019 Grand Prix - Short Films / Espinho City Award snatches CINANIMA - Espinho International Animation Film...

Shorts

Filled with Wonder Once Again by Emily Scaife

Emily Scaife brings to visual life the song Filled with Wonder Once Again by Bill Fay. Emily Scaife is a RCA (Royal College of Art) graduate experimenting with both materials, colors and moods. In...

News

7 Films by Suzan Pitt at The Criterion Channel

One of the pioneers of US independent animation, Suzan Pitt, now has its own slot at the Criterion Channel. Suzan Pitt, who passed away 16 June 2019, cannot be praised enough for her courage and...

Interviews

Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn

Zippy Frames interviews Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn, directors of the animation feature Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale. A tale of politics, friendship and courage has already been released in Germany...

Animation Shorts

Filled with Wonder Once Again by Emily Scaife

November 15

Emily Scaife brings to visual life the song Filled with Wonder Once Again by Bill Fay. Emily...

Grand Bassin by Héloïse Courtois, Victori...

November 12

A swimming pool and a lot of traffic. Watch the Oscar-qualified Grand Bassin by Héloïse Courtois,...

Musical Traumas by Miloš Tomić

November 06

Serbian animation artist Miloš Tomić premieres his film Musical Traumas at Zippy Frames. Music and...

La Noria by Carlos Baena

November 02

A children's horror story proves more sentimental. Watch and read our film review for La Noria by...

He Can't Live Without Cosmos by Konstantin Bronzit

November 01

Konstantin Bronzit has finished his second short on loneliness and the universe, his...

Dwell With Me by Eric Leiser

October 30

Watch the stop-motion music video Dwell With Me by Eric Leiser for the eponymous track by by MJ...

West Question, East Answer by Dal Park

October 14

Dal Park makes a perceptive 2D animation film in West Question, East Answer. Check her interview...

Two For Two by Jelena Oroz

September 24

Jelena Oroz premieres her acclaimed animation short Two For Two at Zippy Frames. Our home is a...

The School of Life - Intimacy and Closeness by...

September 23

Alain de Botton and The School of Life gets a playful and intimate animated treatment by Daniel...

Animation Festivals News

Bavure, KIDS, Quiet, Good Intentions Share...

November 18

Find all winners of the 3rd ReAnima International Animation Festival. The jury of Marita Mayer,...

Riviera, Uncle Thomas, Nestor, Daughter Win the...

November 17

All winners of the 43rd CINANIMA Festival. Riviera by Jonas Schloesing won the CINANIMA 2019 Grand...

Daughter, DONT KNOW WHAT Take Home StopTrik...

November 12

Find all winners and laureates of the 9th StopTrik IFF 2019 in Lodz, PL. Described as three...

Nikolai Astrup VR Project Presented at ReAnima...

November 10

A VR project based on Norwegian painter's Nikolai Astrup work is being developed and presented...

Hide 'N' Seek, Jacques Rampage, Daughter Get...

November 04

Find all award winners of the 8th Primanima Festival. AWARDS OF THE JURIES GRAND PRIX: Barbora...

Bloeistraat 11, Tête à Tête, What Has To Be in...

November 03

The 2nd CRAFT International Animation Festival in Yogyakarta, Java-Indonesia gave away its prizes....

Next Animation Deadlines

Nov

PÖFF Shorts, 19-27/11/2019

Tallinn, Estonia

PÖFF Shorts is the short film and animation festival in the Baltics, an integral part of Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).

Nov

Amarcort Film Festival, 19/24/11/2019

Rimini, Italy

Amarcort Film Festival is the only festival in the world dedicated to Federico Fellini.

Nov

Cartoon Movie, 3-5/3/2020

Bordeaux, France

The next edition of CARTOON Movie takes place 3-5 March 2020 in Bordeaux, France.

Nov

Festival national du film d'animation, 8-12/4/2020

Rennes, France

The annual AFCA festival for French animation films takes place 8-12 April 2020 in Rennes, France.

Next Animation Festivals

Nov

Etiuda & Anima Festival, 19-24/11/19

Krakow, Poland

The 26th edition of Krakow's Etiuda & Anima Festival takes place 19-24 November 2019.

Nov

Anilogue International Animation Festival, 27/11-1/12/19

Budapest, Hungary

The 16th Anilogue Animation Festival takes place 28/11-2/12 in Budapest, Hungary.

Nov

London International Animation Festival, 29/11-8/12/19

London, UK

The 16th London International Animation Festival will be back at the Barbican, the Horse Hospital and several other London venues later this year in early December.

Dec

Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2-8/12/19

Ljubljana, Slovenia

The 16th International Animation Film Festival Animateka will take place in Ljubljana from 2 to 8 December 2019.

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REVIEWS

Τhe Prince's Voyage Review: Looking for a Utopia

October 21

Film review for The Prince's Voyage by Jean-François Laguionie and Xavier Picard. There are certain things you tend to expect from a Jean-François Laguionie film in his later cinematic output: a...

More Than A Film: Zero Impunity Review by Blies Brothers and Denis Lambert

July 21

Olga Bobrowska reviews Zero Impunity by Blies Brothers and Denis Lambert. To choose what's most striking and powerful about Zero Impunity , a sincere documentary about sexual violence happening in...

Ville Neuve Review: Like A Fish Out of Water

July 02

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the poetic and intimate Canadian animation feature Ville Neuve by Félix Dufour-Laperrière. How can you recast a broken bell? Félix Dufour-Laperrière 's sober, poetic and...

Away by Gints Zilbalodis Review: Your Eden Is Just Around the Harbour

June 19

Away is a prime 3D immersive experience without the use of sex, drugs or rock'n'roll. Read our review for the Latvian animation feature Away by Gints Zilbalodis. It will be definitely be compared...

Love, Death and Robots Review

May 21

Our Zippy Frames contributor Kropka reviews and takes a critical stance on the Love, Death and Robots Netflix series. The Netflix’s series carried out by the directors Tim Miller (Deadpool) and...

Ruben Brandt, Collector Review: Artistic Obsession in Action

March 09

It's a post-modern heist film, full of references and short of surprises. Our review for Ruben Brandt, Collector by Milorad Krstic. Premiered at the71st Locarno Film Festival, a fit place for a...

INTERVIEWS

Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn

November 12

A Strange Anomaly In the System: Interview with Primanima Team

October 30

Interview with three members of the curator team of the 8th Primanima Festival: Anna Ida Orosz co-founder and artistic director, Dóra Bartal and Zsófi Herczeg curators. ZF: What are you proud of...

José Luis Farias, the Creator of 3DWire (oops!), of WEIRD!

October 29

Eliane Gordeeff talks to Creator and director of 3D Wire International Animation, Video Games and New Media Market, José Luis Farias . I was in Segovia this year (3-6 Oct 2019) to participated in...

Meet Mousse & Bichon by Vivement Lundi!

October 02

Zippy Frames caught up with the creators of the promising stop-motion series in development by Vivement Lunid!, Mousse & Bichon, during CARTOON Forum 2019. It was one of the most-attended CARTOON...

Tito and The Birds: Interview with Gabriel Bitar

August 22

Eliane Gordeeff talks with Gabriel Bitar, the Brazilian director of Tito and the Birds feature film. Our Zippy Frames Correspondent Eliane Gordeeff meets Gabriel Bitar, the Brazilian director of...

A Demonstration of Brilliance in Four Acts: Interview With Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov (VIDEO)

July 18

Two talented independent animators from Croatia/ Estonia, Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov, talk to our Zippy Frames contributor Kropka during Annecy Festival. 2D animation can be as narratively...

Helping Others to Speak Up: A Conversation with Zero Impunity team

July 16

Olga Bobrowska talks to Stephane Hueber-Blies, Nicolas Blies, Marion Guth and Denis Lambert ( Zero Impunity team) during the 2019 Annecy Festival. Zero Impunity is an artistic animated documentary...

A Lot of Energy, But It's Totally Worth It: Interview with Edwina Liard

July 15

Edwina Liard is one of the creative duo of IKKI Films, responsible for bringing Negative Space to life. She talks to Zippy Frames. She's responsible (along with her partner Nidia Santiago) for...

Traitors of the Eyes: Interview with Abdelrahman Dnewar and Saad Dnewar

July 12

Tsvika Oren interviews Abdelrahman Dnewar and Saad Dnewar, the winners of the ITFS Arab Animation Forum, for their project Traitors of the Eyes. At the Arab Animation Forum during the 26th...

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