2D animation
Fish offer a shield of solace and isolation and help a lonesome fishmonger deal with her social discomfort in Yousif Al-Khalifa’s award-winning short Sleeping with the fishes.
Airport and family issues get a superb treatment in Tal Kantor's In Other Words. Watch the film and read the director's interview to Zippy Frames.
One of the best things of being pressed with time is that you have to rely on intuition a lot. Watch and read about the awarded film Three fitted flies by Elisa Morais and María Álvarez.
What is it to separate oneself from your head? Watch Head by Israeli animator Stav Levi.
A deeply felt film about one's own family and settling accounts with the past. Watch David Jansen's Daewit.
Can't stay awake during class? Watch the animation short Afternoon Class by Seoro Oh.
Oscar-shortlisted French animation short Under your fingers is a poignant and powerful film about a little-known story of a French camp. Director Marie-Christine Courtès talks about history, perception and film aesthetics to Zippy Frames.
The famous French nouvelle vague director had a few things to say about Norman McLaren's masterpiece.
How can a bike race become a nightmare. The Estonian Sander Joon presents his no-nonsense Velodrool.
A faceless but not expressless music video by Tom Munday and the Steve Puddle and his Bivouac Band. Watch Cold Hearted Land.
Here's a story of extravagant artistry and content. Watch the French animation short 8 Bullets by Frank Ternier.
The very crafty French/US co-production of The Little Prince can be a fine film at times, but keeps retelling its message in more ways than Saint d' Exupéry's essential simplicity would permit.
