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The multiple-acclaimed, dark comedy animation short 'Eeva' by Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov is now online to watch #animation #indieanimation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/shorts/eeva-...
Eeva by Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov
Another subversive animation short by the Croatian/Estonian duo of Lucija Mrzljak & Morten Tšinakov.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
For all stop-motion and experimental animation artists. StopTrik Festival (Maribor, Slovenia) is now open for entries #indieanimation #stopmotionanimation #zippyframes
StopTrik International Film Festival 2025
StopTrik IFF is a Slovenian animation festival and community that celebrates the amazing film art of stop motion animation.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Part of the Cannes Short Film competition, 'Hypersensitive' by Martine Frossard tells the troubled experiences of a sensitive young woman, who finds herself at a key crossroads in her life. We talked with the director #indieanimation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/shorts/hyper...
'Hypersensitive' NFB Animation Short at Cannes 2025 : Interview with Martine Frossard
Discover the indie animation short 'Hypersensitive' by Martine Frossard, in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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May 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
20 years of animation festivals. We review the book 'On the Animation Trail' by Nancy Denney-Phelps, and travel along this animation festival road trip #zippyframes #indieanimation www.zippyframes.com/festivals/on...
'On the Animation Trail - 20 Years of Animation Festival History' by Nancy-Denney Phelps (Book Review)
Eliane Gordeeff reviews the book 'On the Animation Trail - 20 Years of Animation Festival History' by animation journalist and author Nancy Denney-Phelps.
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May 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
History, Inspired: Our Belgian short animation pickup from the recent Anima Festival (Brussels), from students to professionals Explore them all #animation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/festivals/hi...
History, Inspired: Belgian National Short Film Competition at Anima Brussels 2025
Olivia Popp dives into highlights of the 44th Anima Brussels’ national competition.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Cutout animation and music; Marcus Grysczok presents a story of creator and creation in his 'Perfect Sense' by The Autumn Sighs #animation #cutoutanimation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/shorts/perfe...
'Perfect Sense' by Marcus Grysczok
Animation short 'Perfect Sense' by Marcus Grysczok is both a music video and a story to unfold. Watch the film.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The 28th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF 2026) has announced its 35 international short competition selections, featuring works by Shuhei Morita, Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter, and Anca Damian alongside major festival hits! #Animation #BIAF2026
'The Last Spring', 'Metafear' and 'Cartoon Physics' Among BIAF 2026 Animation Short Selections
35 animation shorts have been selected for the 2026 Bucheon International Animation Festival. ☑️ The lineup includes films selected for major international festivals including Cannes ('Daughters of the Late Colonel'), Venice ('Distant Blue'), Berlin ('Cosmonauts'). Also acclaimed auteurs are present, among which Anca Damian and Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter. ☑️ Discover the full lineup of the Korean festival 👇 #Animation #AnimationFestival #IndieAnimation #zippyframes
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August 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Flipbook Film Festival asks for European animation shorts (including music videos and animation docs). Apply till 20 May #zippyframes #animation www.zippyframes.com/festivals/ne...
Flipbook Film Festival 2025
Flipbook Film Festival (Festival of European Animated Film) is an annual cultural event devoted specifically for animated films made by European authors taking place in Skopje, North Macedonia.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
BAFTA winner Swiss animation director Antonin Niclass talks about 'Do Not Feed the Pigeons', Swiss animation, and collaborative mood when creating films. Interview #animation #zippyframes buff.ly/A39e9np
"Shaping the Film Through Mutual Trust": Interview with BAFTA-Awarded Antonin Niclass (Swiss Focus @ ITFS 2025)
We talk with BAFTA-winner Swiss animation artist and director Antonin Niclass ('Do Not Feed the Pigeons').
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April 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Send your animation films (shorts and features) to the Polish Etiuda&Anima festival. Submit till 15 June #zippyframes #animation www.zippyframes.com/festivals/ne...
Etiuda & Anima Festival 2025
Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival, organized in Krakow since 1994, is the oldest international film event in Poland confronting the achievements of art and film school students from all over th...
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March 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The 28th Bucheon International Animation Festival announces its 2026 feature film lineup, featuring 'Light Pillar', 'Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie', 'Blaise' and more for October's competition and special screenings! #BIAF2026 #AnimationFestival
'Light Pillar', 'Sound! Euphonium', 'Blaise' in the 2026 BIAF Animation Feature Lineup
11 films were selected for the International Feature Competition of the Korean Bucheon International Animation Festival, along with 3 films presented as Special Screenings (Out of Competition). ☑️The lineup includes a multitude of Asian Films (including 'Light Pillar' and 'Chimney Town: Frozen in Time') and a number of world premieres for the October festival. Here's the full list 👇 #indieanimation #animationfestival #zippyframes
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September 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Animation director, VR artist and educator Uri Kranot talks about his work at Anifilm Festival. Our report #animation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/festivals/in...
Inside The Animation Workshop: Uri Kranot Masterclass (GoCritic! Review)
Our report on the Uri Kranot masterclass during the latest Anifilm Festival.
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June 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM
A new funding competition for co-producing animation films (shorts, series, feature films) with Ukraine has now been launched (deadline: 28 May)
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Ukraine Opens Up for Co-Productions in Animation
The Ukrainian government has launched a new initiative that allows for co-production in the animation field as well.
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April 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
A small but persistently growing animation festival in the heart of the Balkans. Our report from the Anibar Animation Festival (14-20 July 2025) #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/festivals/th...
The Past is the Present is the Future: Notes on Anibar Animation Festival 2025
Zippy Frames explores the role of temporality at one of the Balkans’ most unique and place-specific animation festivals
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August 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Oscar-winning animation director and artist Michael Dudok de Wit (Father and Daughter, The Red Turtle) on animation and ecology #animation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/festivals/mi...
“We Learn Too Slowly About the Environment”: Michael Dudok de Wit on Animation and Ecological Awareness at Anima Brussels 2025
Olivia Popp explores the connection between animation and ecological awareness through an interview with Michael Dudok de Wit and a talk by the Dutch animator.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A girls' night out is never the beginning and end of feminism. But, in Joanna Quinn's subversive 'Girls Night Out', the appropriation of the male gaze becomes a case for empowerment -and funnily dismantles 'superior' masculinity. Rewatch the classic animation short #zippyframes
Girls Night Out by Joanna Quinn (Classic Animation Frames)
Vassilis Kroustallis reappraises and reviews the celebrated feminist animation comedy of 'Girls Night Out' by UK filmmaker Joanna Quinn.
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March 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Extended deadline (17 March) to send your animation papers to Animafest Scanner (Zagreb, 3-4 June). Topics include: technology in animation, ephemeral films, violence in #animation #indieanimation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/festivals/ne...
Animafest Scanner 2025
Animafest Scanner symposium is again at the frontline of the discourse and the interaction of theoretical and practical approaches to animation.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New Belgia animation feature in development 'Rudy - The Prophesy of the Flying Boy' to be pitched at the upcoming @kaboomfestival.bsky.social Kaboom Animation Festival #zippyframes #animation #indieanimation www.zippyframes.com/feature-anim...
'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy' Belgian Animation Feature in Development
A new animation feature is in the works. Read about 'Rudy - The Prophecy of the Flying Boy', a Belgian animation feature.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Two of the four directors of the Berlinale-premiered puppet animation feature 'Tales from the Magic Garden' (involving 4 European countries) talk to Zippy Frames; a film to look up in 2025 #animation #stopmotionanimation #indieanimation #zippyframes www.zippyframes.com/interviews/w...
‘We Searched for a Kind of Harmony’: Interview with Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec (‘Tales from the Magic Garden’)
At the 75th Berlinale, Zippy Frames spoke with two directors of 'Tales from the Magic Garden', a new stop-motion animation feature film perfect for families.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Michael Dudok de Wit, 'Flow', and a lot of other animation delights during the 2025 Anima Festival (Brussels), starting this Friday #zippyframes #animationfestivals www.zippyframes.com/festivals/in...
Anima Festival 2025 Industry Events: All the Highlights
Discover the industry events of the 2025 Anima Festival in Brussels.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM