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'Allegro non Troppo' animation film still

The restored version of the Bruno Bozzetto animation classic, 'Allegro non Troppo' gets its US premiere on 27th March.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls Oscar winning film animation film still

The Oscar-winning stop-motion animation short 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' is now available online.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls Oscar winning film animation film still

Check the animation winners in the 98th Academy Award ceremony.

Animafest Zagreb 2026 Animation Films selection collage

The full list for the short animation selection and the 2026 edition of the Animafest Zagreb festival.

The Lithuanian Graphic Novel Siberian Haiku by Jurga Vile and Lina Itagaki

The Lithuanian multi-awarded graphic novel 'Siberian Haiku' will be adapted as an animated feature by a Lithuanian-French-Belgian team.

The Angst And The Bliss by Lucia Malerba and Niccolo Manzolini animation film still

Lucia Malerba and Niccolò Manzolini present their animation short, 'The Angst And The Bliss', to Zippy Frames.

Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025 photo

The Nordic region's oldest animation festival recognized for putting Fredrikstad on the international map for over three decades.

Voices of the Mountains a collective animated short film still

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

CEE animation workshop 2026 films stills collage

Discover the 12 animation projects selected for this year's CEE Animation Workshop.

Meet Olivia Popp

Olivia Popp is a film writer, critic, and programmer based between Berlin and Brussels. Beyond her writing for Zippy Frames, her work can be found in Cineuropa, MUBI Notebook, Little White Lies, Senses of Cinema, Modern Times Review, and more. Olivia programmes for One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival and supports International Film Festival Rotterdam’s editorial team. She is an alumna of several film criticism workshops, including Locarno Critics Academy (2025) and Berlinale Talents (2024), and also serves as the publication coordinator for Cineuropa’s GoCritic! emerging film writers programme. Olivia is a member of the European Film Academy and FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics).

Sphere Supreme by Hasan Pastaci animation short still

Hasan Pastacı presents his queer-themed animation short, 'Sphere Supreme', to Zippy Frames.

Mish Mish Effendi Egyptian animation character

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

Cosmonauts by Leo Cernic short film still

Leo Černic in an interview with Zippy Frames on his Berlinale Shorts 2026 premiere - 'Cosmonauts'.

The Kiosk Anete Melece HSLU animation film still

The Swiss Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has long been a hub for indie animation. Prof. Tina Ohnmacht, co-ordinator of the MA in Animation at HSLU, talks to Zippy Frames.

Black Sea Animation Workshop 2025  award winners collage

The winners of the second Black Sea Animation Workshop are here.

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