Tag: Animation
London Film Festival Review: Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot)
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” A Kierkegaard quote may strike one as an unusual jumping-off point for an…
9th Femme Filmmakers Festival Classic Short Weekend: Land Without Evil (Katalin Egely)
What a journey this is. Katalin Egely, an extremely well-travelled Hungarian filmmaker, incorporates her extensive prowess with animation story-telling to not only embrace the indefinable…
Animation Legend Katalin Egely Talks To Us For The 9th Femme Filmmakers Festival
What a pleasure it is to have super-talented animator Katalin Egely back at the Femme Filmmakers Festival. This marks her 4th time at the event,…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Short Film Review: Water Ashes (Katalin Egely)
At one point in this film the words “estamos a tiempo” appear, which roughly translate to “in due time.” Water Ashes is very much about…
2014 in Film: Incomparably We Remember ‘The Book of Life’
“Behold, children, the glorious beauty of Mexico!” – The Book of Life Although it is often compared to Disney’s Coco (2017) in a way that…
Studio Ghibli to Receive an Honorary Palme d’or at the 77th Festival de Cannes
Whenever such a humongous portion of cinematic history is given such a prestigious spotlight, this editor has to say “Well it is about bloody time.”…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Dominates 51st Annie Awards
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has dominated the 51st Annie Awards with seven wins from seven nominations including Best Feature, Best Direction, and Best Music. Elsewhere,…
Nimona Leads 51st Annie Awards Nominations
Netflix’s Nimona leads the nominations for the 51st Annie Awards with nine nods including Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Writing. Elsewhere, GKIDS’ The Boy…
Femme Film Fest 23 Showcase Selection: Circuit (Delia Hess)
Animated short films are a charming cinematic universe all of their own and Circuit makes a worthy entry into their league. At first blush, it…
Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
When Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse burst onto theatrical screens with aplomb in 2018, it was already known a sequel was potentially in development. Such was…
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Wins Big at 50th Annie Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has won five categories at the 50th Annie Awards including Best Feature. The film also won for Best Direction, Character Animation,…
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Leads 50th Annie Awards Nominations
Netflix’s Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio leads the nominations for the 50th Annie Awards with nine nods including Best Feature, Best Character Animation, and Best Voice…
FemmeFilmFest7 Interview: Animator Katalin Egely Returns to the Fest to Talk About ‘When It Comes From the Earth’
It’s fair to say that Hungarian born animator, Katalin Egely, is like part of the furniture at the Femme Filmmakers Festival. This year marks her…
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Dominates 49th Annie Awards
Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines has dominated the 49th Annie Awards with eight wins including Best Feature, Best Direction –…
