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Imagine a Kaleidoscopic Future: Extremely Short Films at Fest Anča 2026 (GoCritic! Review)
60 seconds for the extremely short films at the Fest Anča 2026....
'1976: Search for Life' by Tess Martin
Tess Martin presents her new documentary short, '1976: Search for Life', with a Q&A for Zippy...
'Paper Trail' (2026) by Don Hertzfeldt: Annecy Film Review
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cristal Annecy winner for a short film, the animation short...
'Penguin' by the Estonian Kaspar Jancis: World Premiere at Annecy
Kaspar Jancis returns with his new animated short 'Penguin', premiering at Annecy....
‘A Pint of Bitter’ by Conor Kehelly (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb
Amanda Barbour reviews the Animafest Zagreb short animation film, 'A Pint of Bitter'....
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Georges Schwizgebel (2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb
Amanda Barbour reviews Georges Schwizgebel's 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray', presented at the 2026...
'The Flesh Dress' (La robe peau, 2026) Review: Animafest Zagreb
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the puppet animation short film 'The Flesh Dress' by the French...
‘Floating’ Animation Short by Jelena Milunović (2025): Between Fabulation and Memory
Amanda Barbour explores the psychiatric dimensions of cinema in Jelena Milunović’s ‘Floating’....
'Money and Happiness' by Ana Nedeljovic and Nikola Majdak Jr. (2022): Film Review
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the stop-motion animation short 'Money and Happiness' by Ana...
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Prague, Czech Republic / Bratislava, Slovakia / Tallinn, Estonia / Warsaw, Poland
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London, UK
Essential Interviews
An Animated Mother-Son Tragedy: The New Animation Short and Locarno Winner ‘Melk’ by Filip Anthonissen (Interview)
A Locarno winner, Filip Anthonissen, spoke to Zippy Frames about his new short film, 'Melk'....
"We Are Ambiguous, Complex Beings": Interview with "Son of a Bitch" Director, Otto Guerra
Eliane Gordeeff interviews Otto Guerra, one of the directors of the recently awarded 'Son of A...
'anyone lived in a pretty how town' Poetry Animation Short: Interview with Daniel Kreizberg
Daniel Kreizberg talks about his film 'anyone lived in a pretty how town' in an interview with...
"Why Must I Always, to Your Taste, Be So Silent, Pure and Chaste?' Interview with 'Virgin Fandango' Animation Director, Marcy Page
Portuguese animation and Marcy Page. Eliane Gordeeff interviews the filmmaker of the short...
A Richly Flavored, Animated 'Kyiv Cake': Interview with Mykyta Lyskov
Acclaimed Ukrainian animation filmmaker and educator Mykyta Lyskov talks to Zippy Frames....
"Different Shades of the Same Person": Leo Černic on the Berlin-Premiering Animation Short 'Cosmonauts'
Leo Černic in an interview with Zippy Frames on his Berlinale Shorts 2026 premiere - 'Cosmonauts'....
'The Interior Is the Mirror of a Character': Stop-Motion Animation Director Lea Vidakovic Interview
Indie animation director and artist Lea Vidakovic talks to Zippy Frames....
Matea's Travels: Interview with the 'Paradaïz' Animation Short Director, Matea Radic
Olga Bobrowska interviews Matea Radic ahead of the world premiere of her animation short Paradaïz...
'We Have to Do In Animation What Europe Is Strong In’: An interview with Draško Ivezić of Adriatic Animation
Olivia Popp talks to Draško Ivezić, head of the Croatia-based studio Adriatic Animation, about his...
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‘Bouchra’ (2025) by Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri: Fest Anča Review (GoCritic! Review)
Review of the animated film 'Bouchra' by Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri. ...
‘Julián’ by Louise Bagnall: Annecy Review
Olivia Popp reviews the Cartoon Saloon animation feature ‘Julián’ by Louise Bagnall. ...
5 Reasons Why Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' Is An Indie Animation Watershed Moment
Vassilis Kroustallis reflects on the 2007 animation feature 'Persepolis', after the passing of its c...
'We Are Aliens' (2026): Cannes Film Review
Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cannes feature animation 'We Are Aliens' by Kohei Kadowaki. ...
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Beyond films: on the Festival as an Experience Space: (Animafest Zagreb 2026 Report)
Mikhail Gurevich reports from the 2026 edition of Animafest Zagreb and its Animafest Scanner symposi...
5 Reasons Why Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' Is An Indie Animation Watershed Moment
Vassilis Kroustallis reflects on the 2007 animation feature 'Persepolis', after the passing of its c...
Monstra Festival 2026, 25th Anniversary Edition: Report
Eliane Gordeeff reports from the 25th edition of MONSTRA Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. ...
Animation Report from Bergamo Film Meeting 2026: Pinscreen Animation and More
Reporting on the Bergamo Film Meeting 2026 and all the key animation figures of the festival. ...
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