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225 articles available in total starting from 04/05/2018. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

Nienke Deutz’s The Miracle and Isabel Herguera’s Sultana’s Dream triumph at Animafest Zagreb

Nienke Deutz’s The Miracle and Isabel Herguera’s Sultana’s Dream triumph at Animafest Zagreb

Other winners include Milivoj and Veljko Popović's Žarko, You Will Spoil the Child!, Daniel Sterlin-Altman’s Carrotica and Benoît Chieux’s Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds  

12/06/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Review: When Adam Changes

GoCritic! Review: When Adam Changes

Packed with humour and elements of horror, Canadian director Joël Vaudreuil’s story explores themes of body shaming, fear and the challenges of being a teenager  

11/06/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Review: Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower

GoCritic! Review: Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower

Shôjirô Nishimi’s adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s groundbreaking manga is a heart-rending work of animation, executed with uncommon élan and passion  

11/06/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

GoCritic! Industry: Hugh Welchman at Anifilm - “Painting a story in front of your mind”

GoCritic! Industry: Hugh Welchman at Anifilm - “Painting a story in front of your mind”

The British filmmaker and one half of the filmmaking duo behind Loving Vincent and The Peasants held an engaging and eye-opening masterclass at Anifilm  

05/06/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

GoCritic! Feature: Between Museum and Big Screen – Fine-Art-Animation at Anifilm Liberec

GoCritic! Feature: Between Museum and Big Screen – Fine-Art-Animation at Anifilm Liberec

We take a look at Anifilm’s historic programme that compiled films connected to fine arts spanning the era from 1946 to 2023  

28/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

GoCritic! Review: Antipolis

GoCritic! Review: Antipolis

Seasoned Estonian director Kaspar Jancis’ first solo directorial venture into 3D stop-motion animation takes the viewer to an imaginary world where a tyrant rules over a numbed population  

28/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

GoCritic! Review: Chicken for Linda!

GoCritic! Review: Chicken for Linda!

Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s Anifilm winner is a tender story that juxtaposes adults and children and explores how they are affected by relationships, loss and memory  

28/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

GoCritic! Review: Wander to Wonder

GoCritic! Review: Wander to Wonder

Nina Gantz’s stop-motion spoof is sweeping the festival scene with its haunting yet humorous juxtaposition of sincerity and unease, child-like innocence and an undertone of malice  

28/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

GoCritic! Feature: Perfectly Puppeteered – Anifilm’s Puppetry Shorts Selection

GoCritic! Feature: Perfectly Puppeteered – Anifilm’s Puppetry Shorts Selection

For its 2024 edition, Liberec’s Anifilm Festival brings puppets to the forefront, showcasing the wonderful humanity found within inanimate objects  

20/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

Chicken for Linda and Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light triumph at Anifilm

Chicken for Linda and Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light triumph at Anifilm

Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach's feature won across international categories, and Filip Pošivač's children's film achieved the same feat in the Czech Horizons programme  

17/05/2024 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2024

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