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Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2021: Festival Report
Zippy Frames and Joseph Norman recently attended the Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2021 animation festival. Here's the report and top picks.
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'Flavors of Iraq': Film Review (Go Critic! Reviews)
A new animation feature about Iraq and the Middle East. Read the 'Flavours of Iraq' film review by Arsalan Awais, in our GoCritic! review series.
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Ruben Brandt, Collector Review: Artistic Obsession in Action
It's a post-modern heist film, full of references and short of surprises. Our review for Ruben Brandt, Collector by Milorad Krstic.
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Welcoming a New Generation: Children and Youth Competition at Animafest Zagreb (GoCritic! Review)
Children and youth animation competition at this year's Animafest Zagreb proved to be a diverse narrative and style story. Sergiu Inizian and Arsène Rosenmann write about in our GoCritic! Review.
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Political Animation: When Trauma Becomes a Trend
A current wave of animated features, especially in Europe, explores neglected sides of the political in animated form.
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Ma Vie de Courgette Review: Everything's Not Quiet At the Puppet Front
The new stop-motion film by Claude Barras presents a sweet but also poignant tale of children in need of care and respect.
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'Letter to a Pig' by Tal Kantor Film Review: Or How Do We Remember, Suppress, and Narrate Holocaust 80 Years Later
Olga Bobrowska reviews the acclaimed Israeli animation, Holocaust-themed short, 'Letter to a Pig' by Tal Kantor.
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'Suzume' by Makoto Shinkai | Film Review
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the animation feature 'Suzume' by Makoto Shinkai.
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'Light Pillar' (2026) Film Review: Quiet Male Desperation
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Chinese animation feature 'Light Pillar' by Xu Zao.
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Monstrous Echoes and the Soul of Horror Animation: Joe Hsieh at Animafest Zagreb (GoCritic! Review)
Joe Hsieh’s Masterclass at Animafest Zagreb 2026, reported by Ilo Tuule Rajand.
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Broncos and Buffalos: Reinventing Muybridge at Anifilm Festival (GoCritic! Review)
Gijs Suy reports on two contemporary experimental animation shorts, screened at Anifilm Festival 2024 (part of our GoCritic! review series).
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Acid Rain, Daughter, The Prince's Voyage Pick Up ITFS 2020 Awards; All Winners
Acid Rain took the Grand Prix of Stutgart International Festival of Animated Film. Find all winners of the 2020 edition.
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Belgian Animation Films: Top Picks from Anima Brussels 2022
Our Belgian animation film selections from Anima Festival 2022.
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Acid Rain by Tomek Popakul
Review for the new film by Polish animation director Tomek Popakul, Acid Rain, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival 2019.
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Anifilm Festival 2022 Celebrates Humour: Programme Highlights
Anifilm Festival in Liberec, Czech Republic, returns onsite and celebrates the much-needed humor in its animation programme.
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