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'The Angst And The Bliss' Animation Short by Lucia Malerba and Niccolò Manzolini

Lucia Malerba and Niccolò Manzolini present their animation short, 'The Angst And The Bliss', to Zippy Frames.

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'Sphere Supreme' Animation Short by Hasan Pastaci

Hasan Pastacı presents his queer-themed animation short, 'Sphere Supreme', to Zippy Frames.

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'Bunnyhood' by Mansi Maheshwari Film Review: Animated Appendicitis in Action

An appendicitis goes wrong and the relationship between a daughter and her mother is tested in the wonderfully punky animation short 'Bunnyhood' by Mansi Maheshwari.

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Inside, The Valley Sings (2024) Animation Documentary: Film Review

Our film review for the animation documentary (now released online), 'Inside, the Valley Sings' by Nathan Fagan (animation director: Natasza Cetner).

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'Nun or Never!', Heta Jäälinoja: Film Review

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the quirky animation short comedy 'Nun or Never!' by Heta Jäälinoja.

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'I'm Not Nearly Cool Yet', 'Ergot': Sharing The Experience (In Focus: CEE Animation 2025)

Anastazja Naumenko and Damjan Lazin are the latest winners of the 2025 CEE Animation Forum. They spoke to us and shared their experience of the creative and production processes.

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Animation Documentaries at Animateka 2025: Truthful Storytelling through the Lens of Animation (GoCritic! Review)

Animation documentaries at Animateka Festival 2025 get their treatment in our GoCritic! Review prepared by Rino Lu.

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'Until Death Unites Us': A Dark Animation Comedy from Poland (In Focus: CEE Animation 2025)

A deeper animation dive into the winners of the recent 2025 CEE Animation Forum and its winners, starting with the winning pitch of the Polish feature animation project 'Until Death Unites Us'.

Stone of Destiny Julie Cerna animation film

Being the Stone of Destiny: A Conversation with Czech Director Julie Černá (GoCritic! Review)

The animated musical 'Stone of Destiny' by Julie Černá, screened during the 2025 Animest Festival,  is the subject of the interview by Andy Stoeva as part of our GoCritic! film reviews and reports.

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Flight of Escape in Stop-Motion: 'Winter in March' Animation Short by Natalia Mirzoyan

Natalia Mirzoyan talks about her Oscar-qualifying stop-motion animation short 'Winter in March' to Mikhail Gurevich.

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