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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'.

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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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Queer Animation: 'Portrait of D' (2003/2025) by María Lorenzo Hernández Now Restored

An animation short about a troubled painter and his model is being remastered. Watch the restored 'Portrait of D.' by María Lorenzo Hernández in its restored version and online premiere.

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'The Looking Game' Animation Short by Ann Upton

Acclaimed indie animation director Ann Upton talks to Zippy Frames and releases online her film 'The Looking Game'.

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Little Dan by Yingdan Lai: Animated Memories

Online release for the animation short 'Little Dan' by CalArts graduate and indie animation artist Yingdan Lai.

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'The Night Boots' by Pierre-Luc Granjon (2024): Film Review - Annecy Festival

Our film review for the Cristal Annecy Winner (Best Animation Short), The Night Boots by the French animation director Pierre-Luc Granjon.

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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, in competition at the 2025 Annecy Festival.

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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 competition at Annecy Film Festival.

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