Portuguese Animation

Nikola Jović reports on the French animation filmmaker and artist Boris Labbé and his masterclass during the 2022 Animateka festival.

It started at Cannes Film Festival, and now it heads for the Oscars. Watch the exclusive Making of 'Ice Merchants', the Portuguese animation film by João Gonzalez.

Joseph Norman talks to Japanese animation artist Ryo Hirano, who competes with the animation short 'Krasue' at the 2022 Annecy Festival.

Eliane Gordeeff attended the opening of My Grandfather's Demons Exhibition, the new animation stop-motion feature film by Nuno Beato. Check her photo coverage

A new aspect of Franz Kafka in the indie animation short 'Kafka's Doll' by Bruno Simões. Find his interview at Zippy Frames, and watch (exclusive) the trailer for the film.

Eliane Gordeeff talks to Portuguese director Nuno Beato, and his upcoming feature animation My Grandfather's Demons.

Eliane Gordeeff chats with Alexandra Ramires, a Portuguese animator, during the Quirino Awards 2021.

Here's an animation documentary on children and their own community experiences. Watch Muhammad Munir by Pedro Serrazina.

The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion. In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats. Here's Drop by Drop (Água Mole) by Alexandra Ramires (Xá) and Laura Gonçalves

Eliane Gordeeff talks about a special programme of Portuguese shorts from Agencia promotion and distribution of short films during the Cinanima festival.

Being trans doesn't mean being typecast. Here's the review for the exquisitely dramatic Purpleboy animation short by Alexandre Siqueira.

Zippy Frames Correspondent Eliane Gordeeff meets Portuguese animation director José Miguel Ribeiro at 3DWire to talk about his first animated feature film.