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The Wheel Turns by Sang Joon Kim animation film still

Frogs, trains and people collide in the dystopian parable The Wheel Turns by New York-based filmmaker Sang Joon Kim. 

Chulyen, A Crow's Tale by Cerise Lopez and Agnès Patron animation film still

A very unusual but still challenging and mesmerizing film. Watch (mature audiences only) the French animation short Chulyen, A Crow's Tale by Cerise Lopez and Agnès Patron. 

The 6th Conference on Graphic Design and Visual Communication in Cyprus, Graphic Stories Cyprus, was held with great success in Nicosia on 6-8 March 2020.

Sounds Good by Sander Joon animation film still

Sander Joon presents online his animation short Sounds Good, where a boom operator is trying to record the sound of mushrooms.

HIdeous Henk by Junaid Chundrigar animation film still

Hideous Henk is a Dutch animated pilot directed by Junaid Chundrigar. It is made for (young) adults, and is about a little ugly Chihuahua who gets adopted, making his life surprisingly worse than before.

After Marona's Tale, Anca Damian prepares the post-modern musical comedy The Island.

Otto Guerra cartoon portrait

Eliane Gordeeff talks to Brazilian director Otto Guerra on his new animation feature film, City of Pirates (A Cidade dos Piratas), a production of Otto Desenhos Animados, in partnership with Erica Maradona.

Kukuschka by Dina Velikovskaya animation film still

Following the sun is a personal journey, but what happens if you have a kid to accompany you? Dina Velikovskaya beautifully explores contrasting desires in the puppet animation short Kukuschka.

Stephen Irwin animation film still

Joseph Norman talks to animator Stephen Irwin about his latest film, Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother.

Bloomers Samantha Moore animation film still

UK animation director presents her animation documentary shorts, Bloomers, on a Manchester garment factory. Watch the film and read her interview.

Ayam (Days) by Sofia El Khyari animation film still

A travelogue of women in cut-out animation takes place in the short animation film Ayam (Days) by Sofia El Khyari.

Czech Animation people ceremony photo

The Association of Czech Animated Film reflects on the current state of animation in the Czech Republic.

Urban Sphinx (Esfinge Urbana) by María Lorenzo Hernández animation film still

A street art project that turned into an animation short. Here's the presentation of Urban Sphinx, directed by María Lorenzo Hernández and produced by Enrique Millán.

Wade by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya & Kalp Sanghvi animation film still

In a version of Kolkata, India rendered unlivable by sea-level rise, things take a dark turn when a family of climate change refugees is attacked by a tiger on the flooded streets. Here's the new 2D animation film, Wade, by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya & Kalp Sanghvi (Ghost Animation).

One of the founders of Zagreb School of Animation, Vatroslav Mimica died 15 Feb 2020.

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