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True North: Interview with Eiji Han Shimizu

A Japanese director of Korean descent,  Eiji Han Shimizu talks to Zippy Frames about the new animation feature on North Korea, True North.

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Interview with Jack Wedge: Neo-Expressionist Animation on Adult Swim

Zippy Frames recently interviewed Jack Wedge, the animator behind the strikingly loose, punky, and neo-expressionist 'Domo' shorts that have been all over Adult Swim of late.

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Animation and Its Healing Nature: Interview with Simone Hooymans

Simone Hooymans is an artist who, through her inner world, leads us to explore the origins of nature in her animation works.

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Immigration and magical realism as inheritance: Interview with Mitchelle Tamariz ("En Avant")

Kropka talks to the Mexican animation director Mitchelle Tamariz, whose animation short En Avant competes at the Cannes Cinéfondation programme 2020.

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From The Singing Revolution to the Animated Revolution of My Favorite War: Interview with Ilze Burkowska-Jacobsen

Kropka talks to the director of My Favorite War, Ilze Burkowska-Jacobsen, who won the Contrechamp competition at Annecy Festival.

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"If You Add One More Word, You'll End up in Hell": Interview with Andreas Hykade

Andreas Hykade talks to Zippy Frames about his new film, Altötting.

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Stéphan Roelants Interview: You Have To Know Your Characters

Zippy Frames talks to Stéphan Roelants, CEO of Melusine Productions, on both contemporary and future animation plans.

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Interview with Duduf, Co-founder at Rainbox Lab and Rainbox Productions

Joseph Norman talks to Duduf, co-founder at Rainbox Lab and Rainbox Productions, on both their own film productions and their innovative animation software plugins.

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Lockdown Profile: Strangelove Festival

This week, during the Coronavirus lockdown, UK correspondent Joseph Norman profiles an alternative new media-art festival, now in its fifth year, featuring a wealth of new animated content.

Lockdown Interview with Astrid Goldsmith

In today’s Lockdown interview, Joseph Norman catches up with Astrid Goldsmith, director of the recent animated short film, ‘Quarantine’. 

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