'Flow' (2024) Film Review: A Gleaming, Fully Accomplished Cat-astrophy
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cannes (Un Certain Regard) animation feature 'Flow' by Gints Zilbalodis....
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'And Then They' by Shaun Clark
ψ, presents his latest animation short, 'And Then They' at Zippy Frames. Find his interview....
'Love, Dad' by Diana Cam Van Nguyen: Film Review
Watch one of the acclaimed, recent animation documentaries. Diana Cam Van Nguyen presents her 2021...
SWIM! by Isabel Santos
New York-based animation artist Isabel Santos premieres online her animation short 'SWIM!' at...
‘It’s Not My Job’ by Kate Jessop
Joseph Norman talks to UK animation director Kate Jessop about her new episode in her 'Planet...
'Wind Whisperer' by Ferri Caicedo
Ecuador-born Ferri Caicado premieres her poignant, nature-driven animation short 'Wind Whisperer'...
'Made for Duty Overseas' by Katie King
‘It’s one bullet rather than a thousand knives’. Interview with Katie King about her new film,...
'Sierra' (2022) by Sander Joon: Film Review
Olivia Popp reviews the Oscar-shortlisted film 'Sierra' by Estonian animator Sander Joon, now...
'La Perra' Animation Short by Carla Melo Gampert: Three Reasons to Watch
A focus on the Colombian animation short 'La Perra' by Carla Melo Gampert, one of this year's...
Polarizing Animation Short, Ivan Li's 'Drizzle in Johnson', Now Online for a Limited Time
Animation short 'Drizzle in Johnson' (2023) by Canadian director Ivan Li is available to watch on...
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Essential Interviews
“They Wanted the World to Know What They Were Going Through”: Interview With Palestinians Haneen Koraz and Nour A-Jawad (Stop-Motion Animation Workshops)
Zippy Frames speaks to animators and educators Haneen Koraz and Nour A-Jawad about the trajectory...
‘We Searched for a Kind of Harmony’: Interview with Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec (‘Tales from the Magic Garden’)
At the 75th Berlinale, Zippy Frames spoke with two directors of 'Tales from the Magic Garden', a...
'T-Zero', A Critique On the Housing Issue: Interview with Portuguese Animation Director Vicente Nirō
Eliane Gordeeff talks to Vincente Nirō, director of the animation short T-zero, a film about the...
'The Queen's Flowers' Hawaiian Animation Short: Interview with Animation Director Daniel Sousa
A new Hawaiian-themed animation short running for the 2025 Oscars. Read our interview with Daniel...
'Modern Stop-Motion Fables': Interview with Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Acclaimed stop-motion animation director Niki Lindroth von Bahr talks to Zippy Frames....
(VIDEO) Interview: Máté Horesnyi, storyboard artist for ‘Pelikan Blue’ (GoCritic! Review)
Watch the video interview of Máté Horesnyi, the storyboard artist behind the acclaimed Hungarian...
“For Me as a Director, It Felt Like Sculpting”: Interview with Tomás Pichardo Espaillat on ‘Olivia & the Clouds’
Zippy Frames talks to Tomás Pichardo Espaillat, filmmaker of 'Olivia & the Clouds,' which plays...
Interview with Nikita Diakur: The Art of Unpredictability (GoCritic! Review)
Federica Giampaolo talks to the animation filmmaker Nikita Diakur, as part of our GoCritic! review...
Mood Bathing. A Conversation with Torill Kove
Olga Bobrowska talks to the Oscar-awarded Norwegian-born Canadian animation artist Torrill Kove....
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'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy' Belgian Animation Feature in Development
A new animation feature is in the works. Read about 'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy', a Belgi...
‘Cutouts are asking to be animated’: Interview with Aria Covamonas, director of ‘The Great History of Western Philosophy’
In Rotterdam, Zippy Frames spoke to the Mexican animator Aria Covamonas about her debut feature, whe...
Signe Baumane Prepares Karmic Knot Animation Feature, Enrolls Voice Cast
The Latvian director of My Love Affair with Marriage moves into a new animation feature, Karmik Knot...
'Away' by Gints Zilbalodis Back In the UK and Irish Cinemas in March 2025
The first animation feature, 'Away' by the Oscar-nominated Latvian animation artist Gints Zilbalodi...
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Perspectives – Reports
History, Inspired: Belgian National Short Film Competition at Anima Brussels 2025
Olivia Popp dives into highlights of the 44th Anima’s national competition, which included absurdist...
The Personal Is the Universal: Report from the Black Sea Animation Workshop 2024
Discover the new animation shorts in development from the Black Sea region, as presented in the prem...
“It Started With Stealing Paper and Now We’re Trying to Make a Feature”: Chintis Lundgren’s Masterclass at Animateka (GoCritic! Review)
Arsène Rosenmann reports on the Estonian animation director Chintis Lundgren and her Animateka 2024 ...
Sound as a Story: Andrea Martignoni’s Masterclass at Animateka 2024 (GoCritic! Review)
Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik reports from Andrea Martignoni's Animateka Festival 2024 masterclass, in our s...
