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 Lea Vidakovic (portrait by Juraj Vuglac, HDLU)

Indie animation director and artist Lea Vidakovic talks to Zippy Frames.

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han animation film still

Olivia Popp reviews ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’, playing most recently at San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Anibar's Lake Cinema (Photo: Ferdi Limani)

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

Paradaïz by Matea Radic animation film still and portrait

Olga Bobrowska interviews Matea Radic ahead of the world premiere of her animation short Paradaïz at Fantoche Festival.

BIAF Jury for short films

The 27th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2025) has announced the 11 members of its international jury, representing a wide range of genres across short film, feature film, graduation/TV & commissioned/ shorts, and music. 

Drasko Ivezic portrait with Adriatic Animation logo

Olivia Popp talks to Draško Ivezić, head of the Croatia-based studio Adriatic Animation, about his perspectives on meaningful animated stories, moving into creating a feature, and the strengths behind humor and finding close collaborators.

Moral Support by Croatian Vuk Jevremovic animation film stil

Erika Roša reports from the Croatian Competition (second programme) of this year's Animafest Zagreb festival, in our GoCritic! review series.

Little Dan by Yingdan Lai animation still

Online release for the animation short 'Little Dan' by CalArts graduate and indie animation artist Yingdan Lai.

The Night Boots animation still

Our film review for the Cristal Annecy Winner (Best Animation Short), The Night Boots by the French animation director Pierre-Luc Granjon.

'Sulaimani' by Vinnie Ann Bose animation short still

Read our film review for the French 2D/stop-motion animation short 'Sulaimani' by Vinnie Ann Bose, in competition at the 2025 Annecy Festival.

The Pool or Death of a Goldfish by Daria Kopiec: Film Still

Film review for the Polish animation film 'The Pool or Death of a Goldfish' by Daria Kopiec, in competition at Annecy Film Festival.

Animation collage from CRAFT Animation Festival 2025

Learn about the full selection of the 5th CRAFT International Animation Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Black Sea Animation Shorts at Annecy Festival 2025 banner

Discover five Black Sea Animation Shorts at Annecy Festival 2025.

Lesbian State Princess animation still

A queer animation princess needs to reunite with her space partner. Our film review for the 2D animation feature 'Lesbian Space Princess' by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese.

'How' by Marko Mestrovic animation still

Our film review for 'How' animation short by Croatian animation filmmaker Marko Mestrovic.

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