Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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(Exclusive): The Other Shape Animation Feature by Diego Guzmán: Trailer
Individuality and squareness in the trailer for the new Colombian animation feature 'The Other Shape' by Diego Guzmán, which premieres at Annecy Festival. Watch the trailer.
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De Imperio by Alessandro Novelli: Film Review
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the 2D animation short 'De Imperio' by Alessandro Novelli, which had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival 2023.
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Annecy Festival 2022 (Perspectives & Off-Limits): Our Top Picks
Our Zippy Frames contributors reveal their animation choices in the lesser-known programme section of Annecy Festival 2022: Perspectives and Off-Limits.
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Animafest Zagreb 2025 Winners: "Dull Spots of Greenish Colours', 'Memoir of a Snail'
Check all the animation winners of the 2025 Animafest Zagreb festival.
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Just visiting this planet: Momoko Seto’s Masterclass at Animateka 2025 (GoCritic! Review)
Momoko Seto’s Masterclass at Animateka 2025 in Ljubljana, reported by Magdalena Nieświec.
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Annecy Festival 2023: 11+12 Animation Features Selected
Discover the official selection for feature animation films of the 2023 Annecy Festival.
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'Crab Day': Interview with the BAFTA-nominated Animation Director Ross Stringer
We talk with Ross Stringer, the BAFTA-nominated director of 'Crab Day' animation short.
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Fest Anča’s Animated Documentary Section: Nightmares Inspired by Our Reality (GoCritic! Review)
Taras Tarnalitsky reports from Fest Anča and its animation documentary programme, in our GoCritic! review series.
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'Under a Shooting Contrail' by Rika Nakayama
A stop-motion puppet dares to go outside. Watch the animation film 'Under A Shooting Contrail' by Rika Nakayama.
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My Stuffed Granny: Interview with director Effie Pappa
Watch the award-winning stop-motion Greek comedy drama, My Stuffed Granny, and read what its director, Effie Pappa, has to say about the film.
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You Need to Be Honest With Yourself: Interview with Jung
Approved for Adoption was the documentary animation that put him into the indie animation spotlight. Jung now talks to Zippy Frames from Zagreb, Animafest.
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Animateka 2015: Interview with Igor Prassel
The programme director of Animateka festival in Ljubljana, Igor Prassel, talks to Zippy Frames about the 12 years of the impressively European festival.
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Animafest Zagreb Award for Animation Studies to Maureen Furniss
M. Furniss: Greatly honored, and I invite the growing number of animation scholars to continue to write their new histories.
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Hedgehog's Home /I Love Creating Worlds: Interview with Eva Cvijanović
A very daring hedgehog is waiting for your attention. Interview with Eva Cvijanović, director of the awarded stop-motion short, Hedgehog's Home.
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The Box and The Blissful Accidental Death win at the 14th Animateka festival
Dušan Kastelic’s and Sergiu Negulici’s shorts won the audience’s and the juries’ attention this year in the Slovenian capital.

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