Animated Fragments #27

Animated Fragments is our semi-regular feature of animation tests, experiments, micro-shorts, and other bits of cartoon flotsam that don’t fit into other categories.

“Perpetual Motion” by Béla Vajda

Moto Perpetuo (Perpetual Motion) by Béla Vajda (1935-2011) is a Hungarian short that won the Palme d’Or at the 1981 Cannes Film …

Music Video Roundup #2

Here’s a batch of recent music videos from around the globe to start off the new year. Remember to keep submitting your videos. We intend …

Animated Fragments #14

Let’s have one more batch of Animated Fragments to close out the year. Fragments has been one of our most popular new features in 2011, …

‘Zséman’ by Nadja Andrasev

Love the quirky movement, realistic eyes and mouths, and crunchy hand-made look of this student short. Here are some details about …

“Muscular Princesses” by Julia Farkas

Anybody can draw in a naïve art style, but few do it well. Muscular Princesses (original title: Izmos királylányok) by Júlia Farkas …

Animated Fragments #7

Read THIS if you want to know more about Animated Fragments. Subscribe to our channel on Vimeo to see all the Fragments. Supreme …

KJFG No. 5

I saw the Hungarian short KJFG No. 5 by Alexei Alexeev at Annecy last year. I didn’t laugh but lots of other people did. Perhaps you’ll …

9 Reasons NOT to Ride The Bus in Hungary

Tamás Patrovits (aka “Patro”) is a 40 year-old Hungarian animator and illustrator – and also the president of ASIFA Hungary. Six months …

Music Video by Emil Goodman

If Lotte Reiniger made trip-hop music videos in the 21st century, they might look something like this striking mixed-media silhouette …

Marcell Jankovics’s Fehérlófia

Every so often I find out about such an awesome piece of animation that I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never heard about it before. Tonight …

The District! Arrives in North America

FPS magazine reports that film distributor Atopia has acquired the North American rights to The District! (Nyocker!). The 2005 Hungarian …

The Fly by Ferenc Rofusz

Another contemporary animation classic on YouTube. This 1980 Hungarian short by Ferenc Rofusz won an Oscar. Hungary was at the …

Academy Award Nominees & Analysis

The nominees were announced today.Best Animated Feature CARS (Pixar)HAPPY FEET (Warner Bros.)MONSTER HOUSE (Sony)Notes on the Feature …