Queer Animation

Pentola by Leo Cernic animation short still

We review the queer 2D animation film Pentola by Leo Černic.

The Missing animation feature still

Olivia Popp reviews the queer Philippines animation feature 'The Missing' by Carl Joseph E. Papa, screened at Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR).

Aikane animation short still, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

A new queer animation film from the Hawaiian creators of 'Kapaemahu' is now Oscar-qualified. Learn more about 'Aikane'.

Barry Purves animation filmmaker

Find all stop-motion animation films of the legendary UK animation director Barry Purves.

All Those Sensations in My Belly animation short

The Croatian/Portuguese animation short on the trans experience, 'All Those Sensations In my Belly' by Marko Dješka is now online. Our interview with the director.

Queer Animation at Anima Festival Brussels 2022

Vassilis Kroustallis reports from the queer animation programme of the celebrated Anima Festival (Brussels, 17-26 February 2023).

Swiss animation director Marcel Barelli talks to Zippy Frames on his latest animation short, Dans la nature, on nature and homophobia, to premiere at Annecy Festival 2021 -in our series of Swiss Animation Portraits 2021. 

Sometimes it's good to revisit your own history. Zippy Frames talks with the creative team behind the acclaimed animation short Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson.

UK animation director Leo Crane presents his new animation short Nude Triumphant, and premieres the making of at Zippy Frames.

In his hybrid animation and live-action short, Kingdom Anomalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story, Kalainithan Kalaichelvan crafts a film that bears resemblances to many LGBTIQ+ current issues.

A newest episode of the digital series Tales from Pussy Willow, an animated sketch comedy by Kate Jessop premieres on Friday, June 26th.

Here's the very relevant LGBT story Les Lèvres Gercées (Chapped lips) by Gobelins students Fabien Corre & Kelsi Phung.

A gay son talks to his dead mother in the intrinsically personal short Between Us Two by animation director Tan Wei Kong. Watch the film and read our interview with the director.

Being trans doesn't mean being typecast. Here's the review for the exquisitely dramatic Purpleboy animation short by Alexandre Siqueira.

Amanda Barbour (aka Rogue Kangaroo) talks to Anais Caura about her medium-length film debut, The Man Woman Case (2017).

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