Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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Franck Dion Interview: Using the Character's Own Voice
The 2016 Annecy winner, French director Franck Dion, talks to Zippy Frames.
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'27' by Flóra Anna Buda Wins the Palme d'Or for A Short Film at Cannes 2023
The Hungarian director Flóra Anna Buda gets the highest prize for a short film at Cannes, the Palme ddOr, with her '27' animation short.
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'Guard of Honour': Interview with Edmunds Jansons
His new film, Guard of Honour, premieres at Anifilm Festival 2021. Zippy Frames talks to Latvian animation director Edmunds Jansons.
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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 Olive Bunch by Pixel Giants: Interview with Maria Pavlou and Katerina Pantela
A team of talented animators is developing a coming of age animated TV series about the adventures of three best friends growing up in the beautiful Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Maria Pavlou and Katerina Pantela talk to Zippy Frames.
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Flight of Escape in Stop-Motion: 'Winter in March' Animation Short by Natalia Mirzoyan
Natalia Mirzoyan talks about her Oscar-qualifying stop-motion animation short 'Winter in March' to Mikhail Gurevich.
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Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2020: Report
Vassilis Kroustallis reports from the Animarkt Stop Motion Forum event (6-10 October 2020).
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A Gender Play: 'Flower Show' Animation Short - IFFR Interview with Elli Vuorinen
Olivia Popp interviews Finnish animation director and artist Elli Vuorinen on her new animation short 'Flower Show', premiering at IFFR (Rotterdam Film Festival).
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'T-Zero', A Critique On the Housing Issue: Interview with Portuguese Animation Director Vicente Nirō
Eliane Gordeeff talks to Vincente Nirō, director of the animation short T-zero, a film about the feverish housing issue.
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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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A Richly Flavored, Animated 'Kyiv Cake': Interview with Mykyta Lyskov
Acclaimed Ukrainian animation filmmaker and educator Mykyta Lyskov talks to Zippy Frames.
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Paracusia by Carolina Sandvik
Swedish animation director Carolina Sandvik presents her puppet indie animation short Paracusia to Zippy Frames, a film that investigates sounds and a woman's condition in isolation.
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Snow Shelter by Robertas Nevecka
Lithuanian animation director Robertas Nevecka talks about isolation, post-apocalyptic times and a snow shelter. Here's more on the animation short.
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"Shaping the Film Through Mutual Trust": Interview with BAFTA-Awarded Antonin Niclass (Swiss Focus @ ITFS 2025)
We talk with BAFTA-winner Swiss animation artist and director Antonin Niclass ('Do Not Feed the Pigeons').
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'The Magic Happens in the Editing Room': Interview with Isabelle Favez (Swiss Animation Portraits 2022)
Vassilis Kroustallis interviews the acclaimed Swiss animation filmmaker Isabelle Favez, in the series of Swiss Animation Portraits 2022.

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