Spooky Loops still animation from Ukraine

Spooky Loops by Stas Santimov

Ukrainian animation filmmaker Stas Santimov animates loops and presents 'Spooky Loops'. Here's the film to watch at Zippy Frames.

Canard animation still (Elle Chapuis)

10+1 Belgian Animation Shorts: Our Top Picks from Anima Festival 2024

Vassilis Kroustallis showcases the best Belgian animation shorts presented at this year's Anima Festival (Brussels).

Bye Little Block! by Éva Darabos

Bye Little Block! by Éva Darabos

 Gentrification gets a gravity-free treatment in the 2D animation short Bye Little Block! by Éva Darabos. Watch the Hungarian film.

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'Crab Day': Interview with the BAFTA-nominated Animation Director Ross Stringer

We talk with Ross Stringer, the BAFTA-nominated director of 'Crab Day' animation short.

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A Gender Play: 'Flower Show' Animation Short - IFFR Interview with Elli Vuorinen

Olivia Popp interviews Finnish animation director and artist Elli Vuorinen on her new animation short 'Flower Show', premiering at IFFR (Rotterdam Film Festival).

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'Animation Feels Like Home': Directors Jerusha and Jared Hess on the Oscar-nominated Animation Short 'Ninety-Five Senses'

US filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess talk to Zippy Frames on the Oscar-nominated animation short, 'Ninety-Five Senses'.

Skinned (Écorchée) animation short still by Joachim Hérissé

Skinned (Écorchée) by Joachim Hérissé

We review the French stop-motion animation film Skinned (Écorchée) by Joachim Hérissé.

Closed Mondays animation still by Bob Gardiner & Will Vinton

'Closed Mondays' by Bob Gardiner & Will Vinton (Classic Animation Frames)

50 years since the 1974 release of the claymation animation short 'Closed Mondays by Bob Gardiner and Will Vinton.

'Alpha Omega' animation still by Bruno Bozzetto

'Alpha Omega' by Bruno Bozzetto (Classic Animation Frames)

A short reappraisal of the Italian animation short 'Alpha Omega' by Bruno Bozzetto.

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Regina Pessoa Films, Ranked (Top Animation Directors)

Eliane Gordeeff ranks the animation shorts of the Portuguese animation director Regina Pessoa, in our series of top animation directors.

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Signs by Dustin Rees: Online Premiere

Swiss animation artist Dustin Rees premieres online his night animation comedy of relationships 'Signs', and talks to Zippy Frames.

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Pina by Jérémy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo

A Belgian animation film on the list of Oscar-qualifying animation shorts of 2023. Discover 'Pina' by  Jérémy Depuydt and Giuseppe Accardo.

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Wild Summon by Karni Arieli, Saul Freed : Film Review

Our film review for the Cannes-selected short animation Wild Summon by Karni Arieli and Saul Freed.

'27' animation film still

'27' by Flóra Anna Buda: Film Review

Hungarian animation filmmaker Flóra Anna Buda won the Palme d'Or for her short animation film, '27'. Our film review.

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'Miserable Miracle' by Ryo Orikasa

The new animation (and Oscar-qualified) film by Japanese animation filmmaker Ryo Orikasa.

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Eeva by Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov

Another subversive animation short by the Croatian/Estonian duo of Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov.

Zima (Winter) still by Tomasz Popakul

Zima by Tomasz Popakul & Kasumi Ozeki

The much-awarded animation short 'Zima' (Winter) by Polish animation director Tomasz (Tomek) Popakul.

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