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222 articles available in total starting from 04/05/2018. Last article published on 13/06/2025.

GoCritic! Review: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

GoCritic! Review: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

Filip Pošivač's stop-motion feature debut draws the viewer into a vibrant world of possibilities, using a warm visual style to explore acceptance and childhood creativity  

19/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Hello Summer

GoCritic! Review: Hello Summer

Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová's animated short playfully captures nostalgic memories of an eventful Eastern European family vacation  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Cryptozoo

GoCritic! Review: Cryptozoo

In their over-the-top animation hit, Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski create a fascinating world populated by magical beasts, but the narrative arc is disappointingly stereotypical  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

GoCritic! Review: Martyr’s Guidebook

GoCritic! Review: Martyr’s Guidebook

Maks Rzontkowski’s comedic approach to this short puts an end to our misunderstanding of people-pleasing once and for all  

18/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

Gianluigi Toccafondo’s La voix des sirènes triumphs at Fest Anča

Gianluigi Toccafondo’s La voix des sirènes triumphs at Fest Anča

Other winners include Pernille Kjaer's Spring, Niko Mlynarčík's Wereawolf and Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová's Hello Summer  

05/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Fest Anča 2024

Barbara Rupik • Director of Such Miracles Do Happen

Interview: Barbara Rupik • Director of Such Miracles Do Happen

“I wanted to create something along the lines of a waking dream”

We spoke to the young Polish filmmaker whose award-winning short film marks her as a major talent to watch with a unique artistic vision  

05/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Review: Carrotica

GoCritic! Review: Carrotica

A mother and son overcome their fear through outstanding humour and queer sexual fantasies in this Animafest Zagreb prize-winning short by Daniel Sterlin-Altman  

05/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Feature: Korean prize-winners at Animafest Zagreb: Inju Park’s Reborn with You and Yumi Joung’s Circle

GoCritic! Feature: Korean prize-winners at Animafest Zagreb: Inju Park’s Reborn with You and Yumi Joung’s Circle

Inju Park’s Reborn with You won the Zlatko Grgić Award, while Yumi Joung’s Circle received a Special Mention in the Short Films Competition  

03/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Review: On Hold

GoCritic! Review: On Hold

Delia Hess' festival-opener world premiering in Animafest Zagreb’s Short Film Competition depicts time at a standstill  

03/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Review: Nube

GoCritic! Review: Nube

This Mexican short animation tells a moving story about loss and revival, reminding us of the uplifting feeling of being alive by inviting us to follow the circle of life from above as well as below  

26/06/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

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