Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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'They Shot The Piano Player' Animation Feature: Let's Find Out About It From a Big Team
Eliane Gordeeff interviews the producers of the much-awaited 'They Shot The Piano Player' animation feature by Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal, which has its San Sebastian world premiere this September.
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City of Pirates (A Cidade dos Piratas): Otto Guerra's Masterpiece
Eliane Gordeeff talks to Brazilian director Otto Guerra on his new animation feature film, City of Pirates (A Cidade dos Piratas), a production of Otto Desenhos Animados, in partnership with Erica Maradona.
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Emile Who? Before 1st European Animation Emile Awards Ceremony
Olga Bobrowska critically analyzes the new European Animation Awards nominations and the status of the awards themselves in the contemporary animation scene.
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Adaptation Is the Goal: Interview with Alexandra Ramires
Eliane Gordeeff chats with Alexandra Ramires, a Portuguese animator, during the Quirino Awards 2021.
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Grotesque Metamorphosis and Creative Practices in Jan Svankmajer by Irida Zhonga
Stop motion filmmaker Irida Zhonga discusses Jan Svankmajer in the context of Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of 'the grotesque body'.
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Nikola Majdak and Ana Nedeljkovic: Need to Find A Way To Make Digital Frienships Work (Indie Online 2020 Project)
Serbian animation directors Nikola Majdak and Ana Nedeljkovic talk to Zippy Frames within the framework of the Indie Online 2020 research project.
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The Audience Will Always Be Different: Interview with Michael Frei (Swiss Animation Portraits 2022)
Joseph Norman makes the interview portrait of Michael Frei, the Swiss animation director, and artist, in our Swiss Animation Portrait Series 2022.
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Acid Rain, Daughter in the Top Animation Shorts 2019
Find the top animation shorts of 2019, as voted by animation professionals.
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Farewell to the Rooster: Chinese Animation in the 2017 Season
Olga Bobrowska reviews the most recent achievements of the Chinese animation independent and industry scene.
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The Best Animation Shorts of 2023
Our best animation shorts of 2023 are here. Find out all 16 animation films selected by our contributors.
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MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival 2023: Top Picks
Eliane Gordeeff reports from the 2023 MONSTRA - The Lisbon Animation Festival.
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Monstra Festival 2025: Top Animation Picks
Eliane Gordeeff reports from the 2025 Monstra Festival in Lisbon.
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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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Joseph Wallace: Being Online Affects Different Productions In Different Ways (Indie Online 2020)
Joseph Wallace talks to Zippy Frames within the framework of the Indie Online 2020 research project.
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Juan Pablo Zaramella Films, Ranked (Top Animation Directors)
Eliane Gordeeff ranks the animation shorts of the Argentinian animation director Juan Pablo Zaramella.

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