A new hand-drawn animated feature film adaptation of the classic novel Kensuke’s Kingdom opens in theaters this Friday Oct. 18. Directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry take me on an adventure, describing what went into the story, music, visual design and much more. Plus, find out what Oscar winner Cillian Murphy did to enhance his […]
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INTERVIEW: How “Four Souls Of Coyote” Was Created
January 19th, 2024 
Jackson Murphy One of the 2024 Annie Awards Best Animated Feature — Independent nominees is Four Souls of Coyote. This hand-drawn film, which earned praise at the Annecy Festival last June, briefly takes place in present day, as Native Americans protest the presence of an oil pipeline construction crew on their land. The story then shifts to […]
INTERVIEW: “The Peasants” Directors On Painted Follow-Up To “Loving Vincent”
September 15th, 2023 Jackson Murphy Six years after DK and Hugh Welchman changed animation and cinema forever with their Oscar-nominated, fully painted feature film Loving Vincent, about the life of iconic artist Vincent Van Gogh, the directors have created another incredible, entirely painted animated feature. The Peasants, based on the classic story, just premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film […]
INTERVIEW: Class Is Now In Session With “My Old School”
July 26th, 2022 Jackson Murphy The riveting, spellbinding new documentary My Old School is now playing in select theaters and will continue to expand to more locations throughout the summer. Director Jono McLeod interviews a group of people who were classmates and friends of Brandon Lee in a Scotland high school in the ’90s. Lee is also interviewed for the […]
INTERVIEW: Making “Cryptozoo” Come Alive
August 18th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Writer-director Dash Shaw and animation director Jane Samborski (a real-life couple who previously collaborated on 2016’s My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea) present the new adult animated feature Cryptozoo. Its distinct story and plethora of animation styles make for a one of a kind experience. Magnolia Pictures acquired the distribution rights following the […]
TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”
July 20th, 2021 Jerry Beck Coming to theaters in Europe on November 24th, Ari Folman’s adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary – titled “Where Is Anne Frank”. Folman (Waltz With Bashir) received a 15-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere. Where Is Anne Frank is the first movie to be supported by The Anne Frank Fonds Basel, director Ari […]
TRAILER: Animated Documentary “Flee”
July 14th, 2021 Jerry Beck Flee tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years,one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story […]
INTERVIEW: Composer Uno Helmersson on Sundance Hit Animated Documentary “Flee”
February 15th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Flee is one of the most talked about movies of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. This animated documentary feature about a man finally revealing some of the biggest secrets of his life is excellent. NEON and Participant will co-distribute the film later this year. Uno Helmersson is the composer of Flee. In this Animation Scoop […]
INTERVIEW: Mariusz Wilczyński on Oscar Qualified “Kill It and Leave This Town”
February 10th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Kill It and Leave This Town is one of the 27 animated features that has qualified for this year’s Oscar category. It’s the culmination of a 14-year passion project for director Mariusz Wilczyński, who shares fascinating details about the inspirations and making of, as he declares, “the first feature animated art film in the history […]
TRAILER: “Ruben Brant, Collector”
July 15th, 2018 Jerry Beck Now this is what we are looking for. Ruben Brandt, Collector, which will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival next month. The feature was directed by Milorad Krstić, and produced by Peter Miskolczi, Radmila Roczkov, Hermina Roczkov, János Kurdy-Fehér and Krstić. It was written by Krstić, with original music composed by Tibor […]
