Zippy Frames — Online Journal for European & Independent Animation
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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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'When The Idea is The Most Important”: Interview with Maja Gehrig (Swiss Animation Portraits 2022)
Eliane Gordeeff talks to Maja Gehrig, a Swiss animation artist, and creator-director of 'Average Happiness', the short highlighted at Ars Eletronica 2020, and at many other festivals. This talk is part of our Swiss Animation Portraits 2022 series.
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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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Nude Triumphant by Leo Crane
UK animation director Leo Crane presents his new animation short Nude Triumphant, and premieres the making of at Zippy Frames.
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St(r)ay by Chiang Yao
A 3D animated story of love, money and abandonment in St(r)ay animation short by Chiang Yao. Watch the film.
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Palestinian Animation at StopTrik: An Interview with Ahmad Saleh
Olivia Popp examines StopTrik’s focus on Palestinian animation in a conversation with filmmaker Ahmad Saleh.
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On Fairytales and Slugs: Interview with Aline Höchli (Swiss Animation Portraits 2022)
Swiss animation artist Aline Höchli talks to Zippy Frames, in our Swiss Animation Portraits 2022 series.
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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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Mood Bathing. A Conversation with Torill Kove
Olga Bobrowska talks to the Oscar-awarded Norwegian-born Canadian animation artist Torrill Kove.
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Sheep, Wolf and A Cup Of Tea... by Marion Lacourt
French director Marion Lacourt premieres her Sheep, Wolf and A Cup Of Tea... at Locarno Film Festival. She talks to Zippy Frames.
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Rumours by Nicole Aebersold
Nicole Aebersold presents her Student Academy Award-nominated animation / experimental film Rumours to Zippy Frames.
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The 20 Best Indie Animation Features of the 2010s
Here's the top indie animation features from the 2010s decade, as selected by Head Editor Vassilis Kroustallis.
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StopTrik 2023 Festival Report: To Be Is to Speak Up
Vassilis Kroustallis reports from the 13th edition of StopTrik Festival.
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Shadow Passage by Ali Aschman
Three versions of the same woman in the stop-motion animation, puppet film Shadow Passage by Ali Aschman.
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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.

Zippy Frames is the premier online animation journal promoting European and Independent Animation animation since 2011


