Making Bread With Alex Boya: How The Canadian Artist Is Worldbuilding In Reverse With ‘The Mill’
Using Giphy, Boya is baking up an expanded universe called ‘The Mill’ to generate interest in a short film and/or series.
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Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Juan Pablo Zaramella
Zaramella’s diverse body of work includes technically adventurous films that use live action, drawings, clay, pixilation, paper puppets, human fingers, and all manner of other objects.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Kangmin Kim
This week’s subject is the L.A.-based Kangmin Kim, whose stop-motion films showcase striking design and innovative storytelling.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Xi Chen
Xi Chen’s cut-out films take a slow dive into personal stories in order to tackle larger societal and cultural issues in China.
What Did Israeli Animators Do For Summer Vacation? They Saved Their Animation Industry
After Israel’s government decided to support only live-action film, the country’s animators banded together and pressured the bureaucrats to change their course.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Emily Pelstring
Pelstring’s animation is akin to watching early 1980s television on a broken down portable tv set while ingesting a small dose of mescaline.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Amanda Forbis And Wendy Tilby
The Canadian duo uses relatable stories and characters to dive into chance encounters, random collisions, and the fragility of existence.
How The Rhode Island School Of Design’s Hands-Off Approach Has Molded Generations Of Filmmakers
Without the RISD, there would be no Superjail!, Avatar: The Last Airbender, or Family Guy.
Styles In Animation: Why Felt Feels Right
Cartoon Brew asked several stop motion experts about their feelings on felt, and what makes it the right material for certain projects.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Andreas Hykade
Hykade’s films combine a distinctive, minimalist design with often deeply personal stories about masculinity, religion, addiction, and love.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Joseph Pierce
Joseph Pierce’s darkly comic and surreal work unearths the often absurd and dark spots in human behavior.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Phil Mulloy
Learn about British filmmaker Phil Mulloy whose bold, grotesque, and minimalist works explore the dark and savage side of human nature.
Lei Lei’s New Feature ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’ Navigates The Personal Side Of Chinese History
A look at how Lei Lei combined his own ancestry with photos picked up at flea markets to tell a timeless story about family.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Sean Buckelew
Buckelew’s understated body of work often explores our complicated relationship with technology.
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Sander Joon
Sander Joon’s films combine absurdist scenarios with bold minimalist design and stylish abstract animation.
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.
Commentary: It’s Not Just The Beginning – Animation Has Always Pushed Boundaries
Alberto Mielgo’s acceptance speech was as problematic as the other issues of the evening. It denied animation history. It rejected what exists, has existed, and will continue to exist.
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.
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.
Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen Explains His Role In Constructing The Narrative Of ‘Flee’
Jansen’s masterful integration of archival footage, audio recording, and animation was key to the success of three-time Oscar-nominated “Flee.”
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