Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation

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Do we need stop-motion animation? A Guardian article argues otherwise

In a recent Guardian article, David Cox suggests that the current stop-motion animation production (culminating so far in Tim Burton's Frankenweenie) should not be overestimated.

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Wolf Children at the BFI London Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival will screen the latest Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars) film, Wolf Children. Watch the English trailer below.

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Incubus responds to Gerrit van Dijk about the Drive case

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The manager of the Incubus group, Steve Rennie, responds to Gerrit van Dijk's claim that the Drive music video was based on van Dijk's "I Move, So I Am" film.

Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alo: first excerpt

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The first excerpt from the Italian version of Pinocchio by Enzo D'Alo has now been released online.

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Gerrit van Dijk and Incubus' Drive video: too similar?

The Dutch animator Gerrit van Dijk claims that the music video for the Incubus hit Drive is based on his own animated film "I move, so I am" - and permission to use the film was neither asked nor given.

Uli Meyer campaigns for The Animated St. Trinians

Uli Meyer is determined to make an animated version of the celebrated (and anarchic) British cartoon series St. Trinians.

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Breakthru Films Prepares Loving Vincent

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The Academy Award-winning studio Breakthru films presents a new feature film on the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh: Loving Vincent.

Pinocchio by Enzo d'Alo premieres in Venice

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The new, European and animated Pinocchio will have its world premiere at Venice in September.

Wolf Dog Tales: the one that wins is the one you feed

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America explores its own past. Wolf Dog Tales is a new short, which uses sand animation technique to talk about universal things.

Why Elephants? Marko Mestrovic at Locarno 2012

The Croatian animated film Why Elephants by Marko Mestrovic screens at the celebrated Locarno Film Festival.

Indie Animation Shorts

News from the independent animation production world

Calls addressed to animation project at the stage of development

Awards and prizes to European and independent animation films.

Animation Festivals

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