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First World War. 19 years-old Maï, sailor and deserter, crosses paths with Anna, 16 years old, young widow who just lost her husband to the trenches. Their horizon seems obstructed… but little by little, Maï and Anna revive eachother’s flame and desire from freedom.
A constantly transforming hand-drawn world of seductive figures, heroic Amazons and surreal landscapes visualizes the singer's fascination with a mysterious young woman.
A mysterious sand-animated journey unfolds through shifting landscapes and human figures, evoking themes of love, loss and the passage of time.
Marc swallows the rays of sun that cross his forest. One day, he discovers the source of these rays: a flock of crocodiles! He dreams of seizing it, but they are carefully guarded by a pretty shepherdess.
The Exploded Girl, a 30-year-old woman literally blows up , sometimes seven times a day. A surreal, intimate, and deeply political short film by Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel, selected at Annecy Festival in the Official Competition. In the first episode of Chill(s) — our new series dedicated to genre films — the duo reflects on loneliness, virtual worlds, and the structural violence that seeps into everyday life. Written during lockdown, the film grew in resonance with the latest traumatising news and images from Gaza, and asks what happens when that violence becomes internal. Premiered at Locarno Festival and chosen as the European Film Awards candidate for Best Short Film.
Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel explore the point of view of those marginalized by society and how they can find their place in the world.
*Beurk!* hits theaters on February 5. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film right now!
Jeanne and Jean Jean is a funny and offbeat animated short film by Thanys Martin, created at Atelier de Sèvres. Blending romantic comedy, absurd humor and a sharp look at consumer society, the film follows a couple caught between love, doubt and the strange emotional pressure of choosing furniture together.
There was a time when we acknowledged that our noble, profound, and mysterious existence could be called The Great. Since then, we have evolved with time; our thinking and consciousness have changed. And yet, what is the reason that still allows us to consider our existence as The Great?
Interview with Boris Labbé.
Interview with Boris Labbe.
A father and daughter maintain their bond despite living in different countries through an imaginative nightly ritual where she suggests a title and he creates short animated films starring her as the hero.
As he looks at a flower, Mika is reminded of his childhood, and feels a creature awaken inside his head: a giant stuck in apathy. Also coming awake is another creature, full of wonder: Kai. Trapped inside the giant, Kai discovers countless memory bubbles and starts collecting them. With their help, she guides the giant through releasing his emotions – and Mika through finally accepting the loss of his childhood friend.
When conflict becomes a spectacle, the lines between destruction and entertainment get blurred…
Interviewed by Veronika Zakonjšek during the 19th edition of Animateka International Animated Film Festival.
Guillaume Guérin stopped believing in the images he sees and the representations they convey. To him, they have lost their objectivity and thus, he decided to focus on the abstract aspect of the Image.
Alexandre Siqueira (Rio de Janeiro,1980) splits his life between France and Portugal. His passion for the illusion of movement began at the age of six. Alexandre was browsing through a science book on his father’s desk when he noticed a sequence of photograms depicting a boxing fight that had been used to illustrate the astonishing world of animation. Since 1999, Alexandre has directed and collaborated in several short animated films, such as Sopa Fria, Odisseia nas Imagens and Kali, the Little Vampire by Regina Pessoa. Alexandre graduated from the la Poudrière school, in France, with Journey to the Sunflowers Field, which was premiered at Animateka 2010 and selected at several festivals. Besides short films, Alexandre has already collaborated in feature films, TV animated series, directed some commissioned films and music videos and published several illustrations works.
A conversation with Pritt Parn, a legendary Estonian animator, a recipient of the ASIFA Life Achievement Award, six-lifetime achievement awards from international festivals, and has had over 50 solo exhibitions in various European countries over the past 35 years.
A conversation between Priit Pärn (director) and Antoine Lopez (co-founder of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival) during the "4th Professional Meeting on Animated Film Writing," held in Fontevraud on October 10, 2015.
La vie rêvée d’Océane, by Sandra Amara & Pauline Langeuin | Pitch Annecy 2024. Océane is a Balearic shearwater born blind. Despite her disability, she lives a dream life thanks to her mother, Naia, who dedicates herself to caring for her every day. One day, the old shearwater, leader of the colony, helps Oceane regain her sight. But the world she discovers is far from what she had imagined. Will she manage to overcome her fears and disappointment?