Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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#FlattenTheCurve by Studio Desk
Over 140 animators from around the world used their creative talents to make #Flattenthecurve videos, organized by Studio Desk.
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Sound as a Story: Andrea Martignoni’s Masterclass at Animateka 2024 (GoCritic! Review)
Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik reports from Andrea Martignoni's Animateka Festival 2024 masterclass, in our series of GoCritic! reviews.
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Anima Tbilisi 2023 Report: Unearthing The Georgian Animation Cabinet of Secrets
Vassilis Kroustallis reports from Georgia and the second animation conference Anima Tbilisi 2023.
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On Gaku: Our Sound
GKIDS distributor announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature On-Gaku: Our Sound.
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(EXCLUSIVE): 'Bizarre Fish From the Abyssal Zone', But What Film is This Anyway? Trailer Premiere
Eliane Gordeeff reviews and talks to 'Bizarre Fish From the Abyssal Zone' animation director, Marcelo Marão; the trailer premieres exclusively at Zippy Frames.
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Etiuda & Anima Creative Lab 2025 Highlights: Koji Yamamura, Nuno Beato, Lea Vidakovic
Discover the main Industry highlights of the 32nd Etiuda&Anima Festival in Krakow, Poland.
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Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson
Sometimes it's good to revisit your own history. Zippy Frames talks with the creative team behind the acclaimed animation short Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson.
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Marbles by Natalia Spychała
Polish animation director Natalia Spychała presents her Marbles stop-motion short to Olga Bobrowska and Zippy Frames.
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‘Cutouts are asking to be animated’: Interview with Aria Covamonas, director of ‘The Great History of Western Philosophy’
In Rotterdam, Zippy Frames spoke to the Mexican animator Aria Covamonas about her debut feature, where she unpacked her "described method" and other unique techniques
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Garbage Man, The Memories of a Family: Interview with Laura Gonçalves
Eliane Gordeeff talked to Portuguese animation director Laura Gonçalves, from the BAP Animation Studio, for Zippy Frames, about 'The Garbage Man'.
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Salvation Has No Name by Joseph Wallace
The 15-minute UK/Czech co-production and animation short Salvation Has No Name by Joseph Wallace now gets a BFI Film Festival London Screening.
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“For Me as a Director, It Felt Like Sculpting”: Interview with Tomás Pichardo Espaillat on ‘Olivia & the Clouds’ : Watch the film online (till 28/12)
Zippy Frames talks to Tomás Pichardo Espaillat, filmmaker of 'Olivia & the Clouds,' which plays next at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival.
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All You Can Eat by Dimitris Armenakis
Greek director Dimitris Armenakis presents a parable of consumerism in his animation short All You Can Eat.
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Carlotta's Face by Valentin Riedl and Frédéric Schuld
The acclaimed (and Oscar-qualified) animation documentary short Carlotta's Face premieres online. Watch the film and read our interview with directors Valentin Riedl and Frédéric Schuld.
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StopTrik Festival 2025 Report: A Carnivalesque, Stop-Motion Animation Call to Awareness
Vassilis Kroustallis reports from the 15th StopTrik International Film Festival on stop-motion animation.

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