European Animation Features

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

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

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.

It will have a hard time getting shown outside of its native country, but this adult and poignant adaptation of Andersen's The Little Mermaid must not get unnoticed.

Something has happened in the 2015 feature adaptation of Tove Jansson's hippopotamus-like creatures.

Full of magic & beauty, but without unnecessary gimmickry,  the Oscar-nominated Song of the Sea has enough drama and emotion to turn a stone into a Celtic wizard.

Prepare yourselves for an animated slasher movie out of plasticine. The Spanish SAM pays homage to classic horror films within the family in his first feature, POS ESO.

A tour de force of independent animation and autobiography triumph by Signe Baumane.

It could have been Pinocchio with a French twist, but Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart is more like an animated Romeo, and has its own charms and weaknesses.

An enjoyable, environmental case against power accumulation from Folimage studio.

Jules Verne adapted into a Greek animated feature. Review for Angelos Spartalis' collage animation film, From the Earth to the Moon.

A documentary about stop-motion Dutch animator Joop Geesink, who made a career in advertising.

Jasmine is a heart-wrenching tale of love entrapped in a tumultuous national history.

Max Andersson & Helena Ahonen direct a road movie on the Balkans, and mix stylistically animation with live-action. Read the film review of Tito on Ice.

An animated Russian feature and a satire of the modern world in Ku! Kin-Dza-Dza. Read the film review.

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