Tag: Yuri Norstein
Russian Animation Community Condemns Invasion of Ukraine in Open Letter
Veterans of Russia's storied animation industry came together to speak out against their country's military invasion of Ukraine in an open letter published by...
Reza Riahi Discusses the Classic Persian Influences of ‘Navozande, the Musician’
***This article originally appeared in the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)***
Years ago, when animation director Reza Riahi was studying art and...
Sean Pecknold’s Love of Hand-Crafted Animation Takes Flight in Fleet Foxes’ ‘Featherweight’
For the Fleet Foxes’ latest single “Featherweight,” Los Angeles-based director Sean Pecknold crafted a world of struggle and hope brought to life using stop-motion...
‘Pencilmation’ Creator Ross Bollinger Sharpens His Next Big Toon ‘Gil Next Door’
Those who’ve been following YouTube’s wild world of animation are familiar with Ross Bollinger and his hugely popular 2D animated series and channel Pencilmation....
Hilda’s Second Act! The Acclaimed Series Returns for a Sophomore Run on Netflix
***This interview originally appeared in the January '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 306)***
When Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks’ animated series Hilda premiered on...
Bulgarian Memories on Beeswax: Theodore Ushev’s ‘The Physics of Sorrow’
***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)***
About eight years ago, when Theodore Ushev started to read Bulgarian...
NYC Film Forum Presents Russian Animation Double Feature
The Film Forum in New York City will present two acclaimed pieces of Russian animation that “invoke the pathos of Dostoyevsky and the off-kilter...
10 Questions for Michaela Olsen, Writer/Director of ‘Under Covers’
Brooklyn-based animator Michaela Olson’s stunning stop-motion animated short Under Covers was one of the biggest discoveries at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. We caught...
New Chitose Airport Fest Spotlights Yuasa, Norstein, ‘Kubo’ & More
The fourth edition of the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival is kicking off this week, bringing new titles and some vintage gems from...
Robin Joseph Launches New Short ‘Fox and the Whale’
As a freelance production designer and concept artist, Robin Joseph's clients have included major studios such as Pixar, Illumination, DreamWorks, Blue Sky and Sony....
Animafest Director Dishes on 2014 Event
Croatian animation festival Animafest -- The World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb, the second oldest festival in Europe -- will be held in Zagreb...
Lee’s ‘Adam and Dog’ Shines During Award Season
Minkyu Lee discusses his Annie-winning, Oscar-nominated, Genesis-themed short Adam and Dog.
Companionship between humans and animals is an oft-explored concept in the film world, no...
A Czech Toy Story
An inventive, English-language version of Jiří Barta’s acclaimed stop-motion feature Toys in the Attic arrives in the U.S. this month.
It looks like Cowboy Woody...
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