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Tulpa by Paris Baillie
Discover the Tulpas, the creatures created by your thought. Paris Baillie animates and directs the...
In Sync with the Sun by Emily Downe
UK-based animator Emily Downe crafts an animation short about our precious nature time, 'In Sync...
Bruno Collet Shoots Stop-Motion Animation 'Atomik Tour'
The Oscar-nominated animation director Bruno Collet prepares his Chernobyl-inspired stop-motion...
"Memories with Ama' by Joan Hui Ko
An animation puppet film on family relationships and learning. Watch the animation short 'Memories...
Two Latvian Animation Shorts, 'Kafka in Love' and 'Freeride in C' Make a 2024 Festival Fall Premiere
Discover two Latvian animation shorts currently having their start at the film and animation...
'The House of Loss' by Jeon Jinkyu: Film Review
It is a harrowing but deeply felt animation short from South Korean animation director Jeon...
Maybe Elephants by Torill Kove (2024): Film Review
Olga Bobrowska reviews the acclaimed animation short 'Maybe Elephants' by Canadian-based animation...
Pure Animation for Now People by Mark Neeley
A one-minute animation short full of music and images from the US independent animation creator...
'Steps to Fly' Argentinian/French Stop-Motion Film Has an Intriguing Trailer
Watch the trailer for the new Argentinian/French stop-motion film 'Steps to Fly' by Nicolás Conte...
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Essential Interviews
“For Me as a Director, It Felt Like Sculpting”: Interview with Tomás Pichardo Espaillat on ‘Olivia & the Clouds’
Zippy Frames talks to Tomás Pichardo Espaillat, filmmaker of 'Olivia & the Clouds,' which plays...
Interview with Nikita Diakur: The Art of Unpredictability (GoCritic! Review)
Federica Giampaolo talks to the animation filmmaker Nikita Diakur, as part of our GoCritic! review...
Mood Bathing. A Conversation with Torill Kove
Olga Bobrowska talks to the Oscar-awarded Norwegian-born Canadian animation artist Torrill Kove....
Lulina and the Moon Brazilian Animation Short: The Childhood World
Eliane Gordeeff interviews the directors of the new Brazilian animation short, 'Lulina and the...
“When the Routine Becomes a Ritual”: A Conversation With Martina Meštrović About ‘Her Dress for the Final’
Olga Bobrowska talks to Croatian animation director Martina Meštrović on her latest acclaimed...
Establishing Space: 'Circle' by Korean Animation Director Joung Yumi (Berlinale 2024 Interview)
Vassilis Kroustallis talks to South Korean animation filmmaker Joung Yumi on her Berlinale...
Alberto Vazquéz in His Fantastic (Βut Not So Unreal) World
Eliane Gordeeff interviews the acclaimed Spanish animation artist and director of 'Birdboy',...
Working In A Garden of Ideas: Interview with Tomek Popakul on the Animation Short 'Zima' co-directed with Kasumi Ozeki
Tomek Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki talk to Zippy Frames about their acclaimed, Oscar-qualifying...
'I Love Visual Ideas': Interview with Paulina Ziółkowska
Polish animation director Paulina Ziółkowska talks to Zippy Frames about her distinctive work....
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Feature Animation
See all‘Rock Bottom’ (2024): San Sebastián Film Review
Olivia Popp reviews the animation feature ‘Rock Bottom’ by María Trénor, screened at the 2024 San Se...
Sylvain Chomet's The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol: First Teaser
Sylvain Chomet (The Illusionist) has a new animation feature coming out in 2025. Watch the teaser fo...
Signe Baumane's 'My Love Affair with Marriage' Comes to DVD/Blu-Ray
Signe Baumane's 'My Love Affair with Marriage' acclaimed animation feature now comes to DVD/Blu-Ray....
'The Glassworker' (2023): Annecy Film Review
Olivia Popp reviews the Pakistani animation feature 'The Glassworker'.
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Perspectives – Reports
Humanity, Meet Humility: Notes on the 14th StopTrik International Film Festival
Olivia Popp reports from the 14th edition of the StopTrik International Film Festival in Maribor, Sl...
De-Re-Constructing Memory and Re-Documenting Times: Notes on the Margins of Animafest Zagreb 2024 Programs
Mikhail Gurevich reports from the recent (June 2024) edition of Animafest Zagreb.
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Animafest Zagreb 2024: Croatian Film Competition 2 (GoCritic! Review)
Erika Roša reports from the Animafest Zagreb Croatian Film Competition 2 programme, in our GoCritic!...
The Biennial of Animation Bratislava In Crisis: Talk with the Festival Programming Team
The Slovakian Biennial of Animation Bratislava had to rearrange its edition after the dismissal ...