Keywords: maddie brewer, pilar garcia-fernandezsesma, yujie xu
This is the fourth year where we’ve shared a selection of animated shorts for International Women’s Day, and it still feels like we’re barely dipping […]
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Keywords: cassie shao, hunted dreams, the lost sound, usc school of cinematic arts, vojtech domlatil
Haunted dances, children’s fables and sliced plasticine all make appearances on this latest side of our Indie Animation Mixtape. This is one of the more […]
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Keywords: documentary, monday short, swatted
As a “prank,” a hacker finds the home address of a random person—usually a video game streamer, so that they can watch the drama unfold […]
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Jonathan Djob Nkondo’s shorts are varied enough that you can’t say there’s one particular thing that sets him apart from the crowd. But one thing […]
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In one sense, the story Âme noire tells is undeniably a historical one. It spans centuries, showing imagery from the days of Pharaohs up through […]
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Keywords: hinaleimoana wong-kalu
The loss of cultural knowledge is always a tragedy, but it seems doubly so when it comes to oral cultures where, once a story is […]
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Keywords: a joy, anne beale, geraldine charpentier-basille, jodie mack, now 2
Our latest side of the indie mixtape is anxious, lonely bunch of ‘toons, tackling complex emotions and big, probably unanswerable questions. That can make for […]
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Keywords: nfb, regina pessoa
As someone with an overabundance of collections, a handful of memory boxes, a sporadic set of journals, and an aversion to KonMari-style minimalism, it’s fair […]
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Keywords: cjm, mihaela slabe
(Caution: NSFW) Mihaela Slabe’s Tides is a film layered in darkness. Opening on a woman in a bathtub, her face full of anguish, it proceeds […]
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Keywords: a joy, anne beale, geraldine charpentier-basille, jodie mack, now 2
It’s been about a month since our last update, so we’re well overdue for another batch of animated gems. As usual, there’s no theme running […]
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Keywords: bloeistraat 11, tjoff koong studios
One more set of new additions before we head off for the holidays. From the tender to the surreal to an explosive celebration of ’60s […]
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Keywords: jean-charles mbotti malolo
Based on a true story from the annals of American soul, Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo’s Make It Soul takes on a difficult task. The film’s central […]
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Despite trying to share shorts that use a wide range of tools and techniques, this blog hasn’t really showcased much sand animation. So consider this […]
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Now that GIRAF has finished for the year, we didn’t want you to end up in animation withdrawal. We’ve been chipping away at our always-ongoing […]
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Keywords: chronosync, monday short, sofia laszlovszky
Some filmmakers choose to tell small stories, finding whole worlds in tiny details. Sofia Laszlovszky takes the opposite approach with Chronosync. The film examines humanity’s […]
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Keywords: natalia spychala
One of the many things I miss about in-person film festivals is the conversations that come after a screening, and especially the way they lead […]
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Keywords: abstract, monday short, non-narratice
Here’s my approach for films like Ho Tsz Wing’s Catgot: put on a pair of headphones, turn up the volume until the outside world is […]
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Keywords: case jernigan, cut-out, monday short, sara, soccer
When the Calgary Underground Film Festival asked us to help put together a pack of short animated documentaries for their upcoming CUFF.Docs festival, Case Jernigan’s Sara quickly […]
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Our 16th annual GIRAF festival is coming up soon, but if you want to warm yourself up before the onslaught of animation, our Indie Animation […]
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Keywords: monday short
The Mothman is a part of modern folklore and a central figure in the realm of high strangeness, an unsettling intersection of UFO lore, mysticism, […]
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We’ve got some real beauties for you this time around. Split’s sound design is absolutely stunning, while Echo Space brings hand-drawn warmth to an interplanetary […]
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Keywords: julian glander, skybaby
It’s hard to pinpoint the line between Julian Glander’s films for kids and the ones for adults. Maybe there isn’t even a difference. Glander specializes […]
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Keywords: allison schulnik, monday shorts
The small-scale world of insects, fungus and flowers is a fertile ground for metaphor. Its flora and fauna feel familiar enough that it’s rare to […]
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Keywords: Martina Scarpelli, martine frossard, salvation
This week’s additions to the Indie Animation Mixtape (our ongoing Vimeo channel) are mostly quite succinct. Almost half are under two minutes, and the second-longest […]
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Keywords: hugo de faucompret, monday short
If Automne only consisted of Hugo de Faucompret’s hand-painted backdrops it would still be mesmerizing. The rolling hills and rocky landscapes are magnificent, and the […]
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