2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Oneluv’ Director Varya Yakovleva
“By showing fragments of violence I had experienced in my life, I was putting together a portrait of society in a patriarchal world,” says Yakovleva,
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‘Elements’ by Maxim Zhestkov
An experimental art film nature, physics, art, and love.
‘Simpleton Jack’ by Sasha Chernogorov
A short film based on the English fairytale “Lazy Jack.”
‘The Old New World’ by Alexey Zakharov
A photo-based animation project that travels back in time with a little steampunk time machine.
‘Sputnik’ by Maxim Zhestkov
A short film about the evolution of an extraterrestrial mind, and its journey to the light.
Russian Music Producer Max Fadeev Unveils His Feature ‘Savva: Heart of the Warrior’
The film opened in second place at Russia’s box office earlier this month.
‘Snow Queen’ Becomes The First Russian Animated Feature Released in China
Chinese distributor Flame Node is also expected to co-produce Wizart’s “Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice.”
‘Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast’ Was The No. 2 Film in Russian Cinemas
One child’s direct-to-video animation is another child’s big-screen theatrical experience.
‘My Mom is An Airplane’ by Yulya Aronova
Different people have different mothers, but in this storybook-like film, one boy’s mother flies above the rest!
Watch Mickey, Bugs, Scrat and SpongeBob Beat A Man
Here’s a heartwarming moment of corporate cooperation as cartoon characters owned by four different entertainment conglomerates—Mickey Mouse (Disney), Bugs Bunny (Warner Bros.), Scrat (20th Century Fox), and SpongeBob (Viacom)—team up to beat the living crap out of a real-life human being.
Paint-on-Glass Ad by Aleksandr Petrov for Russian Railways
Fans of Aleksandr Petrov (The Cow, The Old Man and the Sea) will appreciate this ad he created for Russian Railways using his trademark …
“Madagascar 3” Leads Global Box Office Again
For the second week in a row, DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 remain atop the US box office. It earned $34 million last weekend, pushing its …
American Pooh Vs. Russian Pooh
Swiss animator Oswald Iten has written an enlightening analysis of the different approaches to narrative and characterization used by the …
Music Video Round-up #6
Easy Way Out by Gotye Director Darcy Prendergast of Melbourne, Australia-based Oh Yeah Wow had one golden rule for this music video: …
Animated Fragments #18
Stereo Skifcha by Denis Borisovich (Russia): Borisovich’s earlier piece Jumpman was featured in Animated Fragments #12. Bacon Clock by …
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, …
Animated Fragments #12
Drawn Animation for Chris Milk’s interactive video “Three Dreams of Black” by Anthony Schepperd (US) Brainflow by Fiorella Pierini …
“The Red Heels” by Olesya Shchukina
For my money, cut-out animation is still one of the most charming animation techniques when done well. Take for instance The Red Heels …
The Middle East Explained via “Three Little Pigs” and Angry Birds
Russian animator Egor Zhgun mashed up audio from Disney’s Three Little Pigs and an Angry Birds graphic style to create Three Big Pigs, an …
“Mr. Freeman” Is The Most Popular Russian Cartoon You’ve Never Heard Of
Mr. Freeman is a philosophical Web series from Russia that apparently has been causing quite a stir since it debuted a year and a half …
Happy New Year (Again)
Greetings from Anatoly Belikov in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The rabbit says, “New year has come! Old year go away!” Art Grootfontein in …