Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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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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Animation First Festival
Animation First Festival Coverage 2026 This February, join us for the ninth edition of Animation First, the biggest animation festival in the United States! This year’s festival will run from Tuesday, February 3 through Sunday, February 8, and will...
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Joanna Quinn and Les Mills Interview on Affairs of the Art: Beryl Is Still The Complex Anti-Heroine
Oscar-nominated UK animation director Joanna Quinn and Les Mills talk to Zippy Frames about their new addition in the Beryl canon, Affairs of the Art.
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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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Interview: Steven Woloshen and His Cameraless Film Memory
You don't always need the camera to make a fine film, and preserve cinematic memories at the same time. Zippy Frames talks to the pioneer Canadian filmmaker, Steven Woloshen.
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The Blind Writer by Georges Sifianos
Acclaimed director and animation studies scholar Georges Sifianos signs his latest animation film, The Blind Writer. He talks to Zippy Frames.
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Meditations/Reflections In/On Style(s): Notes on Anima Festival Brussels 2024
Mikhail Gurevich reports from the 2024 edition of Anima Festival Brussels.
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The Kite by Martin Smatana
Slovakian director Martin Smatana talks about The Kite.
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The Phenomenology of Perception: Interview with 'Kafka. In Love' director Zane Oborenko
Latvian animation director Zane Oborenko talks about her upcoming 'Kafka. in Love' sand animation short film.
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A Quack Too Far by Melissa Culhane
Sometimes a quack may indeed go too far. Here's the sparkling animation short A Quack Too Far by Irish animation director Melissa Culhane.
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'A Film Is Like Planning A House Build': Interview with Jonathan Laskar (Swiss Animation Portraits 2022)
Vassilis Kroustallis talks to Jonathan Laskar and his producer Sophie Laskar-Haller about his career and his Annecy-selected short, 'The Record'.
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Τhey Dance With Their Heads by Thomas Corriveau
Thomas Corriveau premieres online his dance-related animation short, 'Τhey Dance With Their Heads'.
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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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Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn
Zippy Frames interviews Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn, directors of the animation feature Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale.
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Nod. Wink. Horse. by Ollie Magee
Our contributor Joseph Norman reviews the animation short Nod. Wink. Horse. by Ollie Magee, now available online.
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