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‘Percebes’ Directors Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves Discuss Their Annecy Cristal-Winning Short
Last June, the year’s top narrative short winner at Annecy was a beautifully drawn, 2D-animated documentary about the life cycle of an unusual shellfish...
‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Director Iain Gardner Discusses His Lovingly Crafted Annecy-Selected Project
A beautiful, 2D-animated film about the true story of a friendship between a bear and a Polish soldier during the World War II might...
MIFA Unveils 2024 Program
The 2024 International Animation Film Market (MIFA) has announced its official program running June 11-14 alongside the Annecy Festival. This year, the Market opens...
Adventure Island: ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Creatives Share the Joys & Challenges of Their Beautiful Adaptation
'It’s a proper adventure story full of action and excitement, but at the same time it is also extremely gentle, with a complex emotional...
The Creatives Behind ‘Mog’s Christmas’ Discuss Their Cat-astrophic Holiday Tale
The holiday season wouldn’t be quite the same without a beautifully crafted, 2D animated special from our friends across the Pond. This year, the...
L.A. Animation Fest Celebrates Winners at Jaxx Theater (Photos)
In an awards ceremony Sunday evening, December 10, at the Jaxx Theater in Hollywood, the long-running LAAF (Los Angeles Animation Festival) competition announced winners...
‘27’ Director Flóra Anna Buda Reflects on Her Annecy Cristal-Winning Short
Hungarian director Flóra Anna Buda won the Best Animated Narrative Short Cristal at Annecy last month with her film 27, only a few weeks...
Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’
An imaginative boy comes to terms with the loss of a parent in Harvey, the beautifully animated NFB (National Film Board of Canada) and...
Annecy Festival: Eight Shorts That Leave Long-Lasting Impressions
We take a look at eight of the wonderful new animated shorts curated for the 2023 Annecy Festival’s Official Selection program this year:
Sweet Like...
‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Directors Discuss Their Ecologically-Themed Annecy Premiere (Exclusive Interview)
The new animated feature Kensuke’s Kingdom is one of the many highly anticipated features making their debut at the Annecy Festival this month. Based...
Ynput Launches Early Access to AYON Open-Source Animation & VFX Pipeline
Prague-based creative pipeline software specialist Ynput (previously known as PYPE Club) has announced the early access release of AYON, an open-source pipeline platform to...
Director Victor Jaquier Invites Us to Face ‘Death and the Winemaker’
Two years ago, Victor Jaquier’s 20-minute short Death and the Winemaker had a successful festival run (50-plus selections, including Clermont-Ferrand, Short Shorts Tokyo, and...
‘The Snowman’ Marks 40th Anniversary with Heart-Melting Channel 4 Christmas Ident
Channel 4 commissioned award-winning production company Lupus Films (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt) to produce a snowy...
‘The Garbage Man’: Laura Gonçalves’ Ode to an Unforgettable Uncle
***This article originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
Laura Gonçalves’ lovingly crafted short The Garbage Man (Homem do Lixo)...
Spirits of the Forest: Alê Abreu Returns to the Big Screen with ‘Perlimps’
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)***
It’s been 24 years since Brazilian director Alê Abreu's first animated...
Exclusive: Genndy Tartakovsky Discusses the Prehistoric Perfection of ‘Primal’ S2
***This interview was conducted for the upcoming August '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 322)***
When Genndy Tartakovsky’s five-time Emmy-winning series Primal premiered on Adult...
Exclusive: The Brief & Beautiful Visions of Annecy’s Short Film Directors
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321).
Each year, Annecy Festival attendees are treated to a...
Exclusive: Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ Launches Audiences on a Nostalgic Flight in 2.5D
***This article originally appeared in the April '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319)***
Tired of all those conspiracy theories claiming that the moon landing...
Anxiety Uncovered: Ida Melum on Crafting Her BAFTA-Nominated Short ‘Night of the Living Dread’
Norwegian filmmaker Ida Melum’s short Night of the Living Dread is one of the three films nominated for the British Short Animation award at...
An Inuit Odyssey: Barry O’Donoghue Introduces Us to ‘Little Caribou’
***This article originally appeared in the March '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)***
Barry O’Donoghue, the director and producer of the new 2D-animated feature...
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