Tag: Dragonframe
Guadalajara’s Hobby Creative Studio Hand-Crafts Pixelatl Festival’s 2024 Trailer
Every year, the popular Pixelatl festival brings a wonderful fix of animation fans and professionals to the booming city of Guadalajara in Mexico. This...
‘Wander to Wonder’ Director Nina Gantz Explores the Existential Angst of Puppets
Three bewildered puppets from a children’s TV show try to figure out how to carry on after the death of their creator in Nina...
Poultry in Motion: A Set Visit to ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Aardman's pitch-perfect Chicken Run — the beloved Bristol-based studio’s first foray into feature films in 2000 — received terrific reviews and became the most...
Student Academy Awards: All About the Animation Medalists
It’s hard to believe that the Student Academy Awards, the pinnacle of recognition for young filmmakers, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The...
David H. Brooks Takes Us Behind the Scenes of His Spooktacular ‘Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats’ Special
We may be a few weeks away from Halloween, but the fun new stop-motion special Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats has already begun...
Cracking the Da Vinci Code: Jim Capobianco Takes Us Behind the Scenes of ‘The Inventor’
When Pixar veteran Jim Capobianco was working on features such as Ratatouille, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo, he spent his free hours developing a...
Annecy Festival: Eight Shorts That Leave Long-Lasting Impressions
We take a look at eight of the wonderful new animated shorts curated for the 2023 Annecy Festival’s Official Selection program this year:
Sweet Like...
Exclusive: ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ Shines in His Feature-Length Movie
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
In August of 2010, director Dean Fleischer-Camp and his...
Exclusive: The Brief & Beautiful Visions of Annecy’s Short Film Directors
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321).
Each year, Annecy Festival attendees are treated to a...
Michaela Olsen, Mighty Oak and ‘The Principles of Pleasure’
The new Netflix docu-series The Principles of Pleasure features 30 minutes of striking animation created by Mighty Oak, a women- and queer-owned animation studio...
Exclusive: The Making of Czech Stop-Motion Charmer ‘Even Mice Belong in Heaven’
***This article originally appeared in the May '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 320)***
It’s not every day when we get the chance to experience...
Anxiety Uncovered: Ida Melum on Crafting Her BAFTA-Nominated Short ‘Night of the Living Dread’
Norwegian filmmaker Ida Melum’s short Night of the Living Dread is one of the three films nominated for the British Short Animation award at...
Zacharias Kunuk Spotlights Inuit Spirituality in ‘The Shaman’s Apprentice’
***This article originally appeared in the March '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)***
It has been over 20 years since Nunavut director Zacharias Kunuk...
Point by Point: Honami Yano on Her Ottawa-Top-Prize-Winning Short ‘A Bite of Bone’
***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)***
In Honami Yano’s acclaimed short A Bite of Bone (Honekami), memories...
Animation Block Party Re-Animates for Halloween Edition at BAM
Toon fans will once more be haunting the halls of the reopened Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) theater this fall as Animation Block Party...
Annecy’s Short-Form Magic: A Sneak Peek at the Stunning 2021 Edition
***This article originally appeared in the June-July '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)***
This year's edition of the Annecy Festival (June 14-19) offers a...
How Samuel Mark Player Crafted the Poignant ‘Queen’s Heart’ in a Challenging Year
We had the chance to talk to London-based animation director Samuel Mark Player who recently finished his poignant and powerful short The Queen’s Heart....
A Mother’s Prophetic Dreams: Kang Min Kim’s OIAF Winner ‘KKUM’
***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)***
A mother prays for her son after having prophetic dreams in...
Under the COVID Sun: Italy-Based Animator Pete List Takes on Trump in New Short
Chances are, you are aware of the 45th POTUS' April 23 press conference in which he pondered some novel ideas about treating the novel...
Who’s Teaching Stop Motion Today?
***This article originally appeared in Animation Magazine’s 2019 International Education & Career Guide***
Animation lovers marked this past holiday season as the 25th anniversary of...
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