2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Beautiful Men’ Director Nicolas Keppens
Following three bald brothers on a trip to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery, Keppens’ stop-motion short focuses on the insecurities of this touching trio.
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2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Miracle’ Director Nienke Deutz
Deutz’s film has qualified multiple times over for this year’s Oscar competition, including winning the grand prize at Animafest Zagreb.
2025 Oscar Contenders: ‘Quota’ Directors Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, and Marieke Blaauw
The Oscar-nominated trio behind ‘A Single Life’ is back with a new dark comedy about climate change and individual responsibility.
Behind The Whiskers: Classic Dutch Character Tummy Tom Becomes A Theatrical Star In A New Hand-Drawn Feature
Directors Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk discuss the process of creating the new feature ‘Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear.’
A Deep Dive Into 3D Animation Production With ‘Ink’ Directors Joost Van Den Bosch And Erik Verkerk
A 2d version of the charming aquatic short ‘Ink’ is now available online.
Indian Dystopian Sci-Fi Feature ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ Gets An International Trailer For Its Rotterdam World Premiere
‘In Lies We Trust’ is the feature adaptation of Ishan Shukla’s 2016 Oscar-qualified animated short.
Civilization’s End Has Never Been More Fun Than In Jorn Leeuwerink’s Ecological Allegory ‘Pig’
The film was released online this week after a successful international festival run.
Mediawan Takes Majority Stake In ‘Undone,’ ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ Producer Submarine
Submarine joins Mediawan’s stable of companies which includes Method Animation, On Classics, Magical Society, and Elliot Studio.
Go Behind The Scenes Of Mascha Halberstad’s Upcoming Feature ‘Fox And Hare Save The Forest’ In This Exclusive First-Look Video
Halberstad talks us through the film’s origins and key themes while sharing some lively clips from the cg feature.
‘A Double Life’ By Job, Joris & Marieke Takes Twinning To A New Level
A deliciously dark comedy about a husband and wife whose different ideas of gender conformity lead to an unexpected confrontation.
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.
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.
Asian Shadows Nabs Sales Rights To Lei Lei’s ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’
The feature from Lei, one of the most notable Chinese indie filmmakers working today, premieres this week at Rotterdam.
These Supermarket Christmas Ads Are Starting To Look Like CG Features
Meet Percy Pig, Robin the Christmas drone, and others …
Tired Of Kiddie Animated Features? Here’s 5 Mature Films To Look Forward To In 2022
Adults, take heart: the rest of the world makes animated features for you, even if Hollywood doesn’t.
‘Flee’ Reviews Roundup: Refugee Doc Is One Of 2021’s Best Animated Films
Critics like the film as much as award voters do.
European Film Awards 2021: Record Five Animated Features Nominated
“Flee” picked up nominations in three categories.
First Look: Three Generations Of Women Grapple With Angola’s War In ‘Nayola’
Acclaimed Portuguese director José Miguel Ribeiro presented his intriguing feature debut as a work in progress at Annecy.
Neon Lands North American Rights To Documentary ‘Flee’ At Sundance
The arthouse distributor which released the Oscar-winning “Parasite” paid a seven-figure sum for the European co-pro.
The Animation That Changed Me: Hisko Hulsing on ‘Pink Floyd — The Wall’
“Here was an insanely beautiful film that was about me!” says Hulsing. “About the pain and depression and craziness that I felt.”
