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Paul Driessen returns: Oedipus
The Oscar-nominated Dutch director, and master of the absurdist humor, now goes back to the famous tormented Greek story of Oedipus.
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Animasyros 4.0: the program
The Animasyros festival has revealed its full program for the September festival.
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Barry Purves presents Tchaikovsky
The acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Barry Purves gives us a glimpse of his forthcoming stop-motion work on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Watch a 'majestic' excerpt with the director at work.
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Mononoke Shima no Naki: Friends from Japan
Forget Miyazaki! (if you can) Here comes the first 3D, CGI feature film from Japan, directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
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Alois Nebel: an existential thriller for old times' sake
The Czech director Tomáš Luňák adapts a graphic novel, and brings the intricacies of the Cold War era into animated focus.
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My mother's coat a surprise winner at Animasyros
A Greek film, drawing on paper, won the Grand Prize at the Animasyros festival in Greece.
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2 cats and a Cuban for the European Film Awards
Joann Sfar's The Rabbi's Cat, A Cat in Paris, and the Cuban romance Chico and Rita are the 3 contenders for the European Film Award in the category of Best Animation.
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Henry Waltz: scientific fantasy in black and white
The Hungarian Emil Goodman presents his mesmerizing concept trailer for the upcoming feature film, Henry Waltz.
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Chico & Rita gets a US release
The animation festivals' darling, the musical story of Chico & Rita gets a US release. At the same time, itenters the race for the best animated feature at the 2012 Oscars.
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The goat and the well by Ben Cady
The troubled story of a goat, its milking lady and the well that causes the final ending. Ben Cady from Newport University (UK) directs this festival-awarded comic short.
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Plugs by Tom King
Watch what happens when your home is fully plugged, and you need to clean. A modernist tale by Tom King.
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Irish animation at the spotlight of Annecy 2012
Ireland will be in the spotlight of the 52nd Annecy Animation Festival.
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PRODUCTION: Le Tableau / The Painting
The French animator Jean-François Laguionie returns with his fourth feature film, Le Tableau. Watch the trailer.
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Be there! Corfu Animation Festival handles feature competition, sets date
The spring animation festival in Corfu (Greece), Be there! has announced a new feature, a competitive section, and set its 29 March-1 April dates
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Cinanima opens: 7-13 November
A Jiri Barta workshop, a premiere of Chico and Rita, and competitive sections for both shorts and feature films are the strong highlights of the 35th Cinanima festival in Espinho.
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