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Tag by Dan Edgley animation film still

Can't have the one without the other. Watch (Xmas) Tag by Dan Edgley.

Mune:The Guardian of the Moon animation feature still

The French feature Mune is a revelation of what 3D computer animation can do with a children's story.

When Marnie Was There animation film still

The latest offering from Studio Ghibli is sweet and good-natured, but it doesn't match its previous achievements.

Phantom Boy animation feature still

A sober detective thriller that quietly subverts the notion of a superhero from the duo of A Cat in Paris.

Animateka Festival 2015 photo

The programme director of Animateka festival in Ljubljana, Igor Prassel, talks to Zippy Frames about the 12 years of the impressively European festival.

Oh, Willy... by Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels animation film still

One of the most penetrating shorts of the last three years. Watch Oh, Willy...

Les Liens de Sang / Blood Ties animation film still

5 students from Paris-based school Ecole Georges Méliès create a seductive animation thriller. 

Špela Čadež 2013 photo

She's talented, European and fights hard for her puppet world. The Slovenian stop-motion director Špela Čadež talks to Zippy Frames.

It was a French animation studio, and now it has become a cultural centre and residency. Ciclic Animation opened its doors in September 2015.

Battledream Chronicle animation feature still

The first animated feature from Martinique is an engrossing sci-fi adventure.

Sabogal animation feature still

A neo-noir animation feature from Colombia mixes live-action atrocities with animated personal settings.

Miss Todd by Kristina Yee animation film still

The first woman to build and design a plane now an animated short. Watch the Student Academy-awarded Miss Todd by Kristina Yee.

Theodore Ushev photo

He is both daring  and innovative, but also easily at home when experimenting with what he knows best: visual forms that move. Bulgarian-Canadian artist Theodore Ushev talked to Zippy Frames during the 2015 Annecy festival.

Longway North animation feature still

The premiere animation feature by powerhouse French production company Sacrebleu claims to show that 2D animation and classic movie adventure is not dead - and it does a commendable job.

The Prophet animation feature still

It is multi-talented, much-loved and needs a lot of sympathy. Still, the feature animation of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an uneven feature - and not because of its episodic structure.

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