Animalia Paradoxa
Using a blend of stop-motion animation and live-action, Niles Atallah gorgeously crafts a mesmeric, dying world of analogue detritus and vestiges of magical knowledge, in which a half-amphibian being dreams of survival.
Read MorePosted by Carmen Gray | Jan 31, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |
Using a blend of stop-motion animation and live-action, Niles Atallah gorgeously crafts a mesmeric, dying world of analogue detritus and vestiges of magical knowledge, in which a half-amphibian being dreams of survival.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Oct 10, 2023 | Festivals, Leipzig 2023, Verdict Shorts |
The chill is both atmospheric and emotional in Zima, a scratchy, punkish, magical realist animation about life in a quiet, snow-laden fishing village.
Read MorePosted by TFV Staff | Oct 2, 2023 | Festivals, San Sebastian 2023, Spotlight |
This year’s San Sebastian was a sunny festival filled with discoveries.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 14, 2023 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2023 |
A friendship between a dog and a robot in 80s New York provides the foundation for a beautiful and touching exploration of relationships in Robot Dreams.
Read MorePosted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 8, 2023 | Festivals, VENICE 2023, Verdict Shorts |
The miniature beings that starred in an 80s television show slowly unravel in Wander to Wonder, a surreal animation that riffs on an enchanting children’s story trope.
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