Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation

How bad is 3D?

In a moment when the industry has fallen in love with everything in 3D, there are some lone voices.

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The documentary film that brings the world of Disney executives into focus. Read Don Hahn's interview (producer of The Beauty and the Beast) at Zippy Frames.

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Sita Sings the blues

The first feminist animated musical: Sita Sings the Blues by the American independent artist Nina Paley.

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Imagine a Kaleidoscopic Future: Extremely Short Films at Fest Anča 2026 (GoCritic! Review)

60 seconds for the extremely short films at the Fest Anča 2026.

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'1976: Search for Life' by Tess Martin

Tess Martin presents her new documentary short, '1976: Search for Life', with a Q&A for Zippy Frames.

Paper Trail animation short still Don Hertzfeldt

'Paper Trail' (2026) by Don Hertzfeldt: Annecy Film Review

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cristal Annecy winner for a short film, the animation short 'Paper Trail' by US animation director Don Hertzfeldt.

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'Penguin' by the Estonian Kaspar Jancis: World Premiere at Annecy

Kaspar Jancis returns with his new animated short 'Penguin', premiering at Annecy.

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‘A Pint of Bitter’ by Conor Kehelly (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Amanda Barbour reviews the Animafest Zagreb short animation film, 'A Pint of Bitter'.

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‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Georges Schwizgebel (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Amanda Barbour reviews Georges Schwizgebel's 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray', presented at the 2026 Animafest Zagreb Festival.

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'The Flesh Dress' (La robe peau, 2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the puppet animation short film 'The Flesh Dress' by the French animation director Joachim Hérissé.

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

Feature Animation

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