Check Out The Trailer For Adult Action-Heist Thriller ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’
Hand-drawn, adult, and dealing with complex psychological themes, this Hungarian feature looks and feels like no other animated feature in the current marketplace.
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TRAILER: ‘Another Day Of Life’ Takes Animation To New Places
Based on the true life adventures of a Polish journalist, “Another Day of Life” uses animation to tell a tough story.
‘Symphony No. 42’ by Réka Bucsi
Forty-seven observations in the irrational connections between human and nature.
‘Parabola (Satellite Dish)’ by Péter Vácz
Based on a silly Hungarian children’s poem by János Lackfi, preformed by Pista Busa a superb Hungarian rapper/beatboxer.
Animated Fragments #27
Animated Fragments is our semi-regular feature of animation tests, experiments, micro-shorts, and other bits of cartoon flotsam that don’t fit into other categories.
“Foam Bath,” The Hungarian Film That Pushed Character Animation Into New Territory
Foam Bath (Habfürdő, 1979) is a film that I’d seen only in bits and pieces so it was exciting to stumble onto the full version posted …
Hungarian Animation Legend Marcell Jankovics Has Finished An Epic New Feature “The Tragedy of Man”
One of the most unique voices in animation, Marcell Jankovics, the Hungarian director of features like Fehérlófia and shorts like …
“Perpetual Motion” by Béla Vajda
Moto Perpetuo (Perpetual Motion) by Béla Vajda (1935-2011) is a Hungarian short that won the Palme d’Or at the 1981 Cannes Film …
Music Video Roundup #2
Here’s a batch of recent music videos from around the globe to start off the new year. Remember to keep submitting your videos. We intend …
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, …
‘Zséman’ by Nadja Andrasev
Love the quirky movement, realistic eyes and mouths, and crunchy hand-made look of this student short. Here are some details about …
“Garabonciák” by Dóra Keresztes and István Orosz
I think one could easily make the case that in the early-1980s, the most visually inventive and coolest looking cartoons in the world …
“Muscular Princesses” by Julia Farkas
Anybody can draw in a naïve art style, but few do it well. Muscular Princesses (original title: Izmos királylányok) by Júlia Farkas …
Animated Fragments #7
Read THIS if you want to know more about Animated Fragments. Subscribe to our channel on Vimeo to see all the Fragments. Supreme …
KJFG No. 5
I saw the Hungarian short KJFG No. 5 by Alexei Alexeev at Annecy last year. I didn’t laugh but lots of other people did. Perhaps you’ll …
9 Reasons NOT to Ride The Bus in Hungary
Tamás Patrovits (aka “Patro”) is a 40 year-old Hungarian animator and illustrator – and also the president of ASIFA Hungary. Six months …
Music Video by Emil Goodman
If Lotte Reiniger made trip-hop music videos in the 21st century, they might look something like this striking mixed-media silhouette …
Marcell Jankovics Animation Used In A Super Bowl Spot
Licensing old songs has been a staple of TV advertising in recent times, but could licensing animated shorts become the next trend in the …
Marcell Jankovics’s Fehérlófia
Every so often I find out about such an awesome piece of animation that I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never heard about it before. Tonight …
The District! Arrives in North America
FPS magazine reports that film distributor Atopia has acquired the North American rights to The District! (Nyocker!). The 2005 Hungarian …
The Fly by Ferenc Rofusz
Another contemporary animation classic on YouTube. This 1980 Hungarian short by Ferenc Rofusz won an Oscar. Hungary was at the …
Academy Award Nominees & Analysis
The nominees were announced today.Best Animated Feature CARS (Pixar)HAPPY FEET (Warner Bros.)MONSTER HOUSE (Sony)Notes on the Feature …
