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Animation Darkish Spots in Hauntological Tones: (Thematic) Notes on the Margins of Animafest Zagreb 2025

Mikhail Gurevich reports from the latest edition of Animafest Zagreb.

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61 Animation Shorts Selected for BIAF 2025

The 27th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2025, October 24–28) has unveiled its international competition lineup, featuring 39 short films (2 titles to be revealed in mid-September), 12 student films, and 10 TV & commissioned works

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StopTrik Festival 2025 Celebrates Satire, Blasphemy and Carnival

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Discover the highlights of the 15th StopTrik International Film Festival.

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The Past is the Present is the Future: Notes on Anibar Animation Festival 2025

Zippy Frames explores the role of temporality at festivals, one of the Balkans’ most unique and place-specific animation events.

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BIAF Jury 2025 Announced

The 27th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2025) has announced the 11 members of its international jury, representing a wide range of genres across short film, feature film, graduation/TV & commissioned/ shorts, and music. 

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RIsing of Lusitania Animadoc Film Festival 2025: 49 Animation Docs Selected

Discover the animation documentary selection of the 7th Rising of Lusitania Animadoc Film Festival.

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Etiuda & Anima 2025: 55 Selected Animation Films

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Find the results and all animation films selected for the 2025 Etiuda&Anima festival.

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Animafest Cyprus 2025 Awards

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Discover all the animation awards of the 24th Countryside Animafest Cyprus.

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Sawako Kabuki Animation Masterclass at Fest Anča 2025 : Shame? I Don’t Know Her (GoCritic! Review)

Japanese animator Sawako Kabuki gave a masterclass at Fest Anča in Žilina about her provocative, mesmeric work, which challenges bodily shame.

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StopTrik International Film Festival: 2025 Animation Selections

The full animation selection of the stop-motion festival StopTrik IFF, now in its 15th edition.

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To Be Surprised in Sixty Seconds: Extremely Short Films at Fest Anča 2025 (GoCritic! Review)

 Secrets to successful short-format storytelling could be found in Fest Anča’s Extremely Short line-up. Report by Andy Stoeva.

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No Talk, All Action: Representing Emotions through Body and Sound in Animafest Zagreb’s 2025 Croatian Competition 2 (GoCritic! Review)

Erika Roša reports from the Croatian Competition (second programme) of this year's Animafest Zagreb festival, in our GoCritic! review series.

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