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Film Review: Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)

Despite the medium of animation often being casted aside as a lesser form of storytelling meant for children, every year there are a select number…

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Kelsie Moore
Posted in Festival Interview Short

FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Kelsie Moore, director of The Get, Shelter in Place and The Gray Area

When the short films were whittled down to the final 20 for the Competition Selection of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, it was hard to…

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Anita Bruvere
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Anita Bruvere the director of the animated short film ‘Home’

Every year at the Femme Filmmakers Festival we are dazzled by the array of talent that shines through the endless techniques of animated short films….

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Girl in the Hallway
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Girl in the Hallway director Valerie Barnhart blows our mind with her first Animation

Valerie Barnhart’s Girl in the Hallway may have a short runtime, but the film is brimming with a stunning artistic vision that marks every frame….

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Suchana Saha
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: ‘Find me Mother’ animation filmmaker Suchana Saha

We are delighted to have filmmaker Suchana Saha talk to us about not just one but two films in the Competition Selection of the 5th…

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Elena Wiener Troubled Water
Posted in Festival Interview Women

FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: Troubled Water director Elena Wiener on Neurodermatitis and Maya Deren

On Day One of the 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival, the second of the 20 Competition Selections films was seen by many of you. Troubled Water…

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El Mago Georges
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FemmeFilmFest20 Interview: El Mago Georges maestro Katalin Egely

At the 2018 Femme Filmmakers Festival, a flourishing filmmaker, Katalin Egely, brought two short animations to the online event. Alegría and Land Without Evil demonstrated…

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Thumbelina
Posted in Review Year in Film

1994 in Film: Thumbelina

Thumbelina is one of the creations to come from the mind of well known animator Don Bluth… The film that is, the original story was…

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The Lion King
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1994 in Film: The Lion King, Memory and Self Actualisation

There’s a reason why the general census on Jon Favreau’s pointless 2019 revamp of the 1994 Disney animated classic was so derided. You cannot improve…

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Street Fighter II
Posted in Review Year in Film

1994 in Film: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

The film opens with Ryu battling Sagat in a field during a thunderstorm.  Watching them is a surveillance robot, tracking stats and recording the encounter. Ryu…

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Posted in Awards Season News

2019 Annie Awards Nominations show Breadth of Excellence

It was the time for the International Animated Film Society announce its nominations for what they call the annual Annie Awards. With the likes of…

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Klaus
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Animation Review: Christmas comes to Netflix with ‘Klaus’

With the holiday season being dangerously close, an increase in holiday-inspired family movies can be expected. Netflix has become a major player in this time…

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Kiki's Delivery Service
Posted in News World Cinema

Kiki’s Delivery Service – Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Releasing in December

Studio Ghibli fans are having a feast this year. Classics of the studio have been projected on the big screen at film fests, and some…

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Klaus
Posted in News Trailer

Meet The Characters From Netflix’s New Animated Film, ‘Klaus’

Netflix released 3 new character trailers for their brand new animated film ‘Klaus’ from ‘Despicable Me’ co-creator, Sergio Pablos.‘Klaus’ is Netflix’s first animated feature film and coming from a…

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