Nikita Diakur’s CG Avatar Teaches Itself Gymnastics In The Animator’s Latest Short ‘Backflip’
After deciding he’d never pull of the trick in real life, Diakur tasked a digital version of himself to learn how to backflip.
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Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Nikita Diakur
Diakur’s utterly original films have garnered acclaim for using software glitches and defects to tell sensitive stories about equally broken humans
TIFF Selects 7 Animated Shorts For Its Short Film Competition
Two animated features will also screen at the prestigious Toronto film festival.
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.
Miyu Unveils 5 New Short Films By Nikita Diakur, Špela Čadež, Dahee Jeong, And Others (Exclusive)
An exclusive look at upcoming short films from the French production house Miyu.
What The Animation Pros Are Watching
We invited industry pros to tell Cartoon Brew readers what’s inspiring them right now.
Nikita Diakur’s Groundbreaking CG Film ‘Ugly’ Is Now Online
At a time when digital artists are still grappling with the potential of computer animation, Nikita Diakur’s “Ugly” is an eye-opening dive into the medium’s untapped possibilities and a bold statement on where cg animation might still go.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Fest’ by Nikita Diakur
Drone. Stunt. Rave.
GLAS Festival 2018: ‘The Burden’ Dominates With 3 Awards, Including $25K FXX Prize
After being criminally overlooked by Academy members during last year’s Oscar race, Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s “The Burden” emerged triumphant last night at the 2018 GLAS Animation Festival.
GLAS Unveils Full Programming Slate, Announces$25K FX Networks Prize
America’s premier animation festival, GLAS, has announced the full slate of programming for its 2018 edition.
‘Ugly,’ ‘Night Is Short, Walk on Girl’ Win Ottawa Grand Prizes
“Ugly,” a film made with funding from Cartoon Brew, won the short film grand prize tonight at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Animafest 2017 Winners: Women Filmmakers And Experimental CGI Dominate
Špela Čadež’s “Nighthawk” wins the Grand Prix for short film.
The Beautiful Side of ‘Ugly’: How A Film Embraced Errors And Happy Accidents In CG
How deliberate errors, unusual animation inputs, and ‘ugly’ simulations resulted in a one-of-a-kind animated short.