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You Should Consider Producing Your Next Animation Project With Hungarians. Here’s Why.
Hungary is the country of honor at the Annecy Festival this year, and there is a lot to celebrate about the country’s animation.
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Flóra Anna Buda’s Palme d’Or Winning Short Film ’27’ Arrives Online
Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. It takes a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize that it’s time to move out.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Nube’ Directors Christian Arredondo And Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film at Morelia International Film Festival.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Garden of Heart’ Director Olivér Hegyi
An artist battles with his inner demons in this award-winning Hungarian short.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Intermission’ By Réka Bucsi
Departing from her usual lush, almost neon-like visuals and serene dreamscapes, award-winning filmmaker Réka Bucsi shifts gears with this minimalist, abstract exploration of line, image, and sound.
‘The Time Masters’ Receiving Restored 4K Release – Watch The Exclusive Trailer
A theatrical run of the classic René Laloux animated feature will begin on July 26 in New York City, followed by national expansion.
Watch The First Teaser For ‘MouMoush – The King Of Plastic,’ An Ecological Fantasy Feature With A Time-Traveling Twist – Exclusive
‘MouMoush’ representatives will pitch their project at Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux, France, kicking off on March 5.
After The Fall Of The Iron Curtain, Three Young Hungarians Begin Forging European Train Tickets In The Animated Doc ‘Pelikan Blue’
Accomplished short filmmaker László Csáki’s joined us to discuss crafting his feature debut.
Éva Darabos’ ‘Bye Little Block!’ Is A Surreal Farewell To The Apartment Block Where She Grew Up
The short has screened at dozens of festivals since 2020, and is now available to watch online.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Flóra Anna Buda Shares Her Favorite Shot From ’27’ (Exclusive)
In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year’s Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.
Three Of This Year’s Oscar-Qualified Directors Discuss The Enduring Appeal Of 2D Animation
Nearly half of this year’s 33 Oscar-qualified animated features feature hand-drawn 2d animation, or cg meant to look hand-drawn.
Flóra Anna Buda’s ’27’ Is Heading To Cannes’ Short Film Competition, Check Out The Exclusive Trailer
Buda talks to us about how her work has evolved since ‘Entropia’ and what she wants to do differently on her next film.
Why The Filmmakers Of Environmental Sci-Fi Feature ‘White Plastic Sky’ Used A Hybrid Style
‘White Plastic Sky’ world premiered at this year’s Berlinale, where we caught up with filmmakers Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó.
What Is It Like To Attend MOME Anim, Hungary’s Most Famous Animation School
We speak with some of the school’s graduates to find out what they liked – and didn’t like – about this iconic animation program.
György Matolcsy, Key Figure In Development Of Hungarian Animation, Dies At 91
For 36 years, Matolscy headed Pannónia Film Studio, the Eastern Bloc’s second-biggest animation studio.
Marcell Jankovics, Giant Of Hungarian Animation, Dies At 79
With his folkloric, psychedelic works, Jankovics raised the profile of Hungarian animation and earned a global cult following.
5 Filmmaking Tips From Júlia Farkas, Whose GIFs Have Over 2 Billion Views
The Hungarian animator’s popular GIFs earned her a recent commission from Adult Swim.
Three Promising Feature Pitches We Saw At CEE Animation Forum
The hazards of social media, love for an IT technician, the solitude of Antarctica: these animated features offer something different than the usual.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Entropia’ By Flóra Anna Buda
A container of three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances.
Cartoon Movie: 5 Promising Projects From First-Time Feature Directors
Haunted castles, warring salamanders, migrants on a magical journey, and more…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Mr. Mare’ by Luca Toth
A young handsome man is horrified to learn that the weird, tumor-like lump on his chest is the top of a tiny plump man’s head.
‘Son Of The White Mare’: The Journey Of The Cult Classic’s 4K Restoration (Interview)
Marcell Jankovics’s heady masterpiece is coming out on VOD in North America. We hear from those who restored it.
How To Pitch Virtually During A Pandemic: Creators And Producers Share Tips
The teams behind three projects pitched at Annecy’s MIFA market tell us what was gained — and lost — in the shift to virtual pitching.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week
A look at animators on Instagram.
Annecy Pitches: 5 Film Projects That Caught Our Eye
An Egyptian fantasy, a transgender murder mystery, an apocalyptic coming-of-age tragicomedy, and more…
Events Round-Up: Anilogue, London International Animation Festival, Animateka
Upcoming animation events in Budapest, London, and Ljubljana.
Events Round-Up: Primanima, TAAFI Industry, Manchester Animation Festival, Pictoplasma NYC
Upcoming animation events in Hungary, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.
GKIDS Acquires North American Rights to Goya-Award Winner ‘Another Day of Life’
Winner of both the Goya and European Film Award, “Another Day of Life” will be released this year in the U.S.
‘Another Day Of Life’ Wins Goya Award For Best Animated Feature
The film combines cg animation and documentary footage to recount the true-life adventures of a Polish journalist in Angola at the start of the country’s civil war in 1975.
Animated Shorts Selected For Berlinale 2019
Four animated shorts will compete at the Berlin Int’l Film Festival next month.
Academy Voters: You Better Not Overlook These 6 Animated Features In The Oscar Race
PAY ATTENTION TO THESE FILMS!
These Mind-Bending Hungarian Animation Classics Are Free To Watch Right Now
Only for one week! See these incredibly rare and fully-restored Hungarian animated films.
Four Animated Features Nominated For European Film Awards
Here are the contending animated features for this year’s European Film Awards, set to be presented on December 15 in Seville, Spain.
25 Animated Features Submitted For 2019 Oscars, Including Record 8 Films From Japan
Which five animated features will make the cut this year?
6 Promising European Animation Projects That We Saw At Cartoon Forum
See exclusive teasers for projects that debuted at the Cartoon Forum co-production platform.
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’
The buzzed-about psychological thriller “Ruben Brandt, Collector” is headed for a U.S release in 2019.
A Look At 14 Visually Striking Projects That Will Be Presented At Cartoon Forum
The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum, the renowned European co-production platform for animated television and new media projects, starts next Monday, September 10, in Toulouse, France.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Frustration’ by Milán Kopasz
Our Short Pick of the Day, a striking mix of pixilation and collage, comes from Hungary’s MOME animation school.
Interview: Milorad Krstić On His Action-Crime Thriller ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’
On the day of the film’s world premiere, director Milorad Krstić talks about his action-packed and intellectually stimulating animated thriller.