Making-of

On her Masterclass “Unsung Women Heros of Animation”, the well known Animation Journalist, Nancy Denney-Phelps reflects why there is so few women in the animation industry, even though almost 65% of all animation students are female and why we all know the Fleisher Brothers and Walt Disney, but with a few exceptions, the women who blazed the animation trail are almost unknown to us. Denney-Phelps is a distinguished animation journalist and a well-known guest in many Animation Festivals. She writes an animation blog to the Animation World Network – AWN.

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The Moomins are back, just like you remember them! The third season is all about adventures and obstacles won with curiosity, enthusiasm and a great dollop of humour. Watch this behind the scenes video.

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• Family
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Steve Box, the director of the animation series, tells Moomin.com why he ended up directing a new interpretation of the much-loved stories and what is the magic behind the production that drew in so many renowned A-list professionals to re-create the warm, adventurous and philosophical world of the Moomins.

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• Fantasy
• Family
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• Family
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• Fantasy

Marika Makaroff, creative director and executive producer at Gutsy Media on building a new animated world based on Tove Jansson’s original stories.

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• Adventure
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Moanan: Behind the Scenes of the Animation

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• Family

Director interview with Michaela Mihalyi & Carolina Sandvik.

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by Daniel Beňovič

Daniel Beňovič is a 3D Animator & Technical Artist based in Slovakia, with background in motion graphics and animation, having created ads for major brands and television. His experience in animation has transitioned into the gaming industry, where he now focuses on enhancing rigging and animation at Nine Rocks Games. Utilizing skills in Autodesk Maya and scripting, Daniel contributes to the game Way of the Hunter.

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Lorraine Lordan talks from Ireland on her international career in animation. She explains how she has been able to balance making a short film with lead roles on features, and shares what she has learnt along the way.

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by Daisy Jacobs

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by Kirsten Lepore

Behind the scenes on Move Mountain.

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by Flora Anna Buda

Flora Anna Buda, the director of 27, the multi-award-winning film, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. 27 won many awards including the Palme d’Or for a short film at the Festival de Cannes and the Cristal for best animated short at the Annecy Film Festival.

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• Coming-of-Age
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During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from their restrictive coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins.

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• Non-narrative

Join LALIFF and LatinX in Animation as we host LatinX short animation filmmakers from LALIFF Connect 2020. Moderated by Simón Wilches-Castro (Creative Director, Titmouse) and José Iñesta (CEO, Pixelatl), we will discuss the inspiration and structure behind the experimental animated shorts and explore the themes touched upon these shorts.

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by Britt Raes

CEE Animation Experience webinar dedicated to Keep Festive, a new international initiative committed to creating safer, more inclusive environments at animation industry events. Guest speakers Aneta Ozorek and Anastasiya Verlinska, representing member festivals behind the initiative, will present its core values, practical tools, and real-world protocols developed to prevent sexual harassment and unsafe situations. From establishing a Code of Conduct to training staff and managing sensitive cases, this session will explore ways organizers and festival professionals can foster respectful and supportive industry events.

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Katariina Lillqvist is well known of her puppet animations. Her latest short animation Last Matador (2021) has just been released and will be seen in Animatricks 2021! In this masterclass Katariina will present her career, talk about puppet animation and about her study and work experience in Czech Republic.

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Behind the scenes of Cars with Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Lasseter in this interview about the making of Pixar’s beloved animated film. As the creative director of Pixar since its founding and the Chief Creative Officer of both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, John Lasseter shares fascinating insights into the creative process, storytelling and technical innovations that brought Cars to life.

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