Animation Perspectives & Reports

Mikhail Gurevich reports from the 2026 edition of Animafest Zagreb and its Animafest Scanner symposium event.   

Vassilis Kroustallis reflects on the 2007 animation feature 'Persepolis', after the passing of its creator, Marjane Satrapi.

Reporting on the Bergamo Film Meeting 2026 and all the key animation figures of the festival.

Dante Rustav presents a collective animation practice developed among young authors in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Mohamed Ghazala writes about the 90th anniversary of Egyptian and African Animation.

The story behind the Oscar-nominated film 'The Three Sisters' by the Russian director Konstantin Bronzit and its repercussions in the independent animation community.

Our impressions from the second edition of the Black Sea Animation Workshop.

Eliane Gordeeff reports from the 2025 Cinanima Festival and presents her top picks from the festival.

Vassilis Kroustallis reports from the 15th StopTrik International Film Festival on stop-motion animation.

Mikhail Gurevich reports from the latest edition of Animafest Zagreb.

Zippy Frames explores the role of temporality at festivals, one of the Balkans’ most unique and place-specific animation events.

Anifilm Festival has a tradition of showcasing abstract and non-narrative independent animation. Arsalan Awais writes about the 2025 selection.

Eliane Gordeeff reviews the book 'On the Animation Trail - 20 Years of Animation Festival History' by animation journalist and author Nancy Denney-Phelps.

Olivia Popp dives into highlights of the 44th Anima’s national competition, which included absurdist Flemish shorts, animated documentaries, films tackling colonialism, works inspired by Belgian comic strips, and more.

Discover the new animation shorts in development from the Black Sea region, as presented in the premiere Black Sea Animation pitching (26-30 November 2024).