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Anima Festival 2021 Prizes collage

Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, announces the big winners of its 40th edition.

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Simon Rouby talks to Zippy Frames within the framework of the Indie Online 2020 research project.

Dutch Artist Gerco de Ruijter photo

The Cypriot animation festival Animafest Cyprus has announced Gerco de Ruijter as its 2021 residency artist, plus a reinforced collaboration with Gerben Schermer.

Joseph Norman interviews Michael Hughes, an Edinburgh-based animator, to discuss his highly experimental short film, Xylem, for Zippy Frames.

Hold Me Tight by Mélanie Robert-Tourneur

Belgian animation director Mélanie Robert-Tourneur presents the trailer for her new animation short Hold Me Tight at Zippy Frames.

Flora Anna Buda collage with still of her animation films

Flóra Anna Buda talks to Zippy Frames within the framework of the Indie Online 2020 research project.

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Meghan McDonough, Stevie Borrello and Marcie LaCerte made an animation documentary, Invisible Monsters and Potato Soup, full of dreams during the pandemic. They put all bits together, and they present it at Zippy Frames.

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Check the ten animation shorts shortlisted for the Oscar and an Academy Award for Best Animation Short.

Easter Eggs, Vadim on A Walk at Berlinale Shorts 2021 animation collage

Find the two animation shorts selected at this year's Berlinale Shorts by Sasha Svirsky and Nicolas Keppens.

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World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb Festival Council decided to present the 2021 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies to culture and film scholar and animation critic and historian, Xavier Kawa-Topor.

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Film critic Yong-cheol Lee reviews the Korean animation short Sura by Jeong Haeji.

The 2021 Anima Brussels festival will take place entirely online, from 12 to 21 February 2021. Here are some of the highlights to attend and cherish in this always lovely Belgian festival

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Greek director Dimitris Armenakis presents a parable of consumerism in his animation short All You Can Eat.

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Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the animation feature Archipel by Félix Dufour-Laperrière.

CEE Animation Workshop: Selection Results 2021 collage stills

The CEE Animation Workshop, the year-long project development and producer skills advancement training programme, unveiled its 3rd edition selection.

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