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19 articles available in total starting from 18/09/2025. Last article published on 05/08/2026.

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GoCritic! Review: Praying Mantis

GoCritic! Review: Praying Mantis

Joe Hsieh’s short animation infuses the creature genre with a cautionary tale about monstrous motherly love  

06/07 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Leo Černic • Director of Cosmonauts

Interview: Leo Černic • Director of Cosmonauts

“Queerness is accepted in the mainstream only in the context of specific connotations”

We chatted with the Slovenian filmmaker about his short animated film, which has become a hit on the festival circuit  

02/07 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

GoCritic! Review: The Girl Who Wasn't Afraid of Bears

GoCritic! Review: The Girl Who Wasn't Afraid of Bears

In this short, Slovenian director Lea Vučko weaves a complex and imaginative story that combines unexpected settings and genre tropes  

02/07 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

GoCritic! Podcast #1 @ Animafest Zagreb 2026

GoCritic! Podcast #1 @ Animafest Zagreb 2026

Two participants of GoCritic's workshop at this leading Croatian animation festival discuss the Music in Animation and Student Film Competition programmes  

23/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Markus Tangre and David Bjørnstad • Director and puppeteer, Ivar

Interview: Markus Tangre and David Bjørnstad • Director and puppeteer, Ivar

"It's about the balance between how crazy and ugly the puppets look versus how innocent and sweet they are"

The filmmaker and the artist talk about bringing this Animafest-awarded film to life through handcrafted puppets and unsettling humour  

23/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

GoCritic! Review: Son of a Bitch

GoCritic! Review: Son of a Bitch

The Brazilian feature-length animation by Érica Maradona, Otto Guerra, Sávio Leite and Tania Anaya is a lively blend of road movie, coming-of-age tale and buddy comedy  

19/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

GoCritic! Review: Please

GoCritic! Review: Please

Swedish animator Anna Mantzaris explores human desire for love and connection in her absurdist comedy short  

18/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Natalia Mirzoyan’s short Winter in March and Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s Death Does Not Exist triumph at Animafest Zagreb

Natalia Mirzoyan’s short Winter in March and Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s Death Does Not Exist triumph at Animafest Zagreb

Other winners include Conor Kehelly’s A Pint of Bitter, Jocelyn Charles’s God is Shy, Sam Kuwa’s So He Grabbed the Knife and Ana Horvat's School Show  

16/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026/Awards

GoCritic! launches call for participants for its new season of workshops

GoCritic! launches call for participants for its new season of workshops

Ten participants will be selected for workshops of film journalism and criticism, including a video component, at four member festivals of the Animation Festival Network  

18/09/2025 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2025/Anifilm Liberec 2026/Animafest Zagreb 2026/Fest Anča 2026

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