Explore the 2026 StopTrik in a comprehensive report covering the main themes, categories, and panels of the past festival.  

Austrian experimental filmmaker Thomas Renoldner discusses 'Stampfer Dreams', media archaeology, and the forgotten 19th-century origins of animation at the 2026 StopTrik Festival.

Meet our contributor, Amanda Barbour.

Australian film critic Amanda Barbour talks about the dominant animation model and patriarchy in her Österreichische Filmmuseum (Austrian Film Museum) in conjunction with the Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2020 film festival.

Amanda Barbour interviews Ivana Radic on her stop-motion animation short Misplaced Memories (Zagubljena sjećanja).

Amanda Barbour (aka Rogue Kangaroo) talks to Anais Caura about her medium-length film debut, The Man Woman Case (2017).