European Animation Features

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen animation film still

A film easy to like and harder to cherish. Review for the stop-motion Estonian feature film, Captain Morten and the Spider Queen.

The Oddsockeaters animation feature still

Film review for the Czech animation feature The Oddsockeaters by Galina Miklínová.

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (Psiconautas) animation feature still

When Kronenberg met The Fantastic Planet. Film review for the Spanish animation feature Birdboy:The Forgotten Children.

Ethel and Ernest animation feature still

Ethel and Ernest feels unashamedly nostalgic, carefully researched, and with a heart.

The Big Bad Fox And Other Tales animation feature still

Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert play with fairytale conventions in a definitely funny, episodic animal story.

Cafard animation film still

Jan Bultheel's feature film Cafard presents a sweeping, adamantly old-fashioned story of a distraught Belgian world champion boxer during WWI.

Ma Vie de Courgette (My Life as a Zucchini) animation feature still

The new stop-motion film by Claude Barras presents a sweet but also poignant tale of children in need of care and respect.

Louise by the Shore animation feature still

Time is static, but mind keeps constantly moving in J.F.Laguionie's exemplary work on age and memory, Louise en hiver.

Mune:The Guardian of the Moon animation feature still

The French feature Mune is a revelation of what 3D computer animation can do with a children's story.

Phantom Boy animation feature still

A sober detective thriller that quietly subverts the notion of a superhero from the duo of A Cat in Paris.

Longway North animation feature still

The premiere animation feature by powerhouse French production company Sacrebleu claims to show that 2D animation and classic movie adventure is not dead - and it does a commendable job.

Little From The Fish Shop animation feature still

It will have a hard time getting shown outside of its native country, but this adult and poignant adaptation of Andersen's The Little Mermaid must not get unnoticed.

Moomins on the Riviera animation feature still

Something has happened in the 2015 feature adaptation of Tove Jansson's hippopotamus-like creatures.

Song of the Sea animation feature still

Full of magic & beauty, but without unnecessary gimmickry,  the Oscar-nominated Song of the Sea has enough drama and emotion to turn a stone into a Celtic wizard.

POS ESO animation feature still

Prepare yourselves for an animated slasher movie out of plasticine. The Spanish SAM pays homage to classic horror films within the family in his first feature, POS ESO.

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