Latin America Shines At Annecy: ‘Perlimps,’ ‘They Shot The Piano Player,’ ‘Arbor,’ ‘Petra and the Sun’
Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year’s Annecy.
Shorts
‘Little Nicholas,’ ‘Dozens of Norths,’ ‘Amok,’ ‘My Year of Dicks’ Take Top Honors At 2022 Annecy Festival
At a joyous closing ceremony, awards were handed out and Mexico was unveiled as the country of honor for Annecy 2023.
Annecy Pitches 2022: Three Promising Animation Projects From Nigeria
Cartoon Brew looks at three standout projects pitched at this year’s Nigeria Focus at Annecy’s MIFA.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Sean Buckelew
Buckelew’s understated body of work often explores our complicated relationship with technology.
‘Ice Merchants’ Awarded Cannes’ Critics’ Week Prize For Short Film
João Gonzalez’s Ice Merchants was the first-ever Portuguese animated film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Watch Trailer For Tal Kantor’s ‘Letter To A Pig’ Ahead Of Annecy Competition Screening – Exclusive
Kantor mixes live-action footage with 2d computer animation, acrylic on paper, photography, and rotoscope to examine how we perceive memory.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Sander Joon
Sander Joon’s films combine absurdist scenarios with bold minimalist design and stylish abstract animation.
Cannes Critics’ Week Selects Animated Films As Part Of Its Line-Up
Three shorts and one live-action feature with animated sequences will screen at this year’s Cannes Critics’ Week.
Kijek/Adamski Drop Trailer For Stop-Motion/2D Short ‘Slow Light’ – Exclusive
“Slow Light” employs paper cut-out stop-motion and b&w hand-drawn animation to differentiate between overlapping timelines.
Oscar-Nominated Director Anton Dyakov Releases A New Russia-Ukraine Co-Produced Short ‘I’m Burning’
Fresh off his Oscar nomination for Boxballet, Anton Dyakov has released a new short film.
Stop Motion Rules At 2022 Quirino Awards As ‘Bestia,’ ‘Bob Spit,’ ‘Frankelda’ Top Nominees
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico lead the way with six nominations apiece.
GLAS Animation Festival Kicks Off With Loaded Competition Sections, Distinguished Speaker Lineup
The GLAS Animation Festival starts today – and you can see all of it online.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Špela Čadež
Špela Čadež’s visually distinct works deal with tricky themes like addiction and domestic violence with compassion, humor, and no judgement.
Explore Our Coverage Of The Oscar-Nominated Animated Features And Shorts
Awards season comes to a close this weekend with the Oscars, which makes it an ideal time to review some of our key coverage of this year’s Oscar-nominated features and shorts.
Anton Dyakov, Director Of The Oscar-Nominated ‘Boxballet,’ On Crafting An Unconventional Love Story
Cartoon Brew spoke with Dyakov about how he structured his short film, the differences between animating boxing and ballet, and why he chose to include a single word of dialogue in an otherwise silent film.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Chintis Lundgren
Self-taught, Chintis Lundgren quickly made a mark in the animation world with her visually distinct and quirky works that place animal characters in frequently absurd, kinky, and distinctly human situations.
Vimeo Is Randomly Hiking Prices – And Will Remove Your Videos If You Don’t Pay
One creator was recently threatened with a 1,650% price increase for video hosting.
Annecy Selection Unveiled: 72 Short Films Will Compete In 2022 Edition
Fewer films were selected than last year due to the length of the shorts.
‘Bestia’: How A True-Life Story Of Torture And Evil Was Turned Into An Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Film
The film was made during Chile’s recent social uprising. “We were making a short film about torture in the past, while this was happening again in our country,” says director Hugo Covarrubias.
Russian Animators Are Creating Anti-War Shorts To Protest Putin’s Attack On Ukraine
“There is no way to justify this terror the war has brought to peaceful Ukrainian people on our behalf,” say Russian animators.
