Turkish Indie Animation Deserves More Visibility: Interview with Berat Ilk

We met Berat Ilk, successful Turkish animation director and producer, and president of ASIFA-Turkey, during Animasyros 9.0, and had a fine chat about Turkish animation, festivals and education.

Anibar Talks: Q&A with the new artistic director Petrit Gora

The Kosovo fest has transcended its local constraints and has been established as a fine new player in the animation festival list.  Interview with the new Anibar festival director, Petrit Gora.

Turku Animated Film Festival: Interview with Kimmo Sillanmikko

A new festival in town!  Between August 25-28 in Turku, west of the Finnish capital Helsinki, the first edition of the Turku Animated Festival TAFF will be held.

Zippy Frames animation journalist Peter Schavemaker interviewed festival director Kimmo Sillanmikko.

Franck Dion Interview: Using the Character's Own Voice

 The 2016 Annecy winner, French director Franck Dion, talks to Zippy Frames.

Dahee Jeong Makes The Empty

The 2014 Annecy winner Dahee Jeong (Man on the Chair) has a new short produced. We met her at this year's French festival to talk about The Empty.

Polish Animation Producers Association: It's not Mystique, is Networking

Polish animation is quintessentially auteurish, but on the other hand, it may not have to be a solitary affair.  Zofia Jaroszuk, representative for the Polish Animation Producers Association (SPPA), talks to Zippy Frames about the aims and projects of SPPA.

Interview with Daniel Šuljić: The Only Thing Constant in A Festival is Change

The artistic director of World festival of animated film Animafest Zagreb talks to Zippy Frames about the latest edition of Croatian festival -and more.

Interview: Steven Woloshen and His Cameraless Film Memory

You don't always need the camera to make a fine film, and preserve cinematic memories at the same time. Zippy Frames talks to the pioneer Canadian filmmaker Steven Woloshen.

Interview: Ülo Pikkov Goes Into Empty Space

 The Estonian puppet animator Ülo Pikkov has a new documentary animation short, Empty Space. Read his interview for Zippy Frames.

Animateka 2015: Interview with Igor Prassel

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

Špela Čadež Interview: Honesty Matters

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

Olivier Catherin (bottom row, right) with the EAA board

European Animation Awards: Interview with Olivier Catherin

A new, ambitious award and association for European animation is under way. French producer Olivier Catherin talks to Zippy Frames about the European Animation  Awards.

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