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Dec 19, 20234 min read

'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Review: Aardman Animations Are Sticking To Their Roots

The stop-motion sequel to the hit comedy animation Chicken Run (2000) premiered in London earlier this year at the BFI London Film...

Dec 3, 20223 min read

'Pinocchio' Review: Guillermo del Toro's Dazzling Debut Into Animation

Competing with two other adaptions of Collodi’s legendary children’s novel this year, one might wonder how Del Toro, for the first time...

Jan 24, 20226 min read

In Conversation with Maya Sanbar, director of Footsteps on the Wind

‘Footsteps on the Wind’ is a 2021 animated short film that tackles the harsh realities faced by refugees around the world. Following two...

Mar 24, 20218 min read

A New Artistic Landscape - In Conversation with Alya Hatta

This piece originally appeared in the Strand Magazine's 2021 Spring Issue. When we imagine our post-pandemic world - what social,...

Jan 18, 20216 min read

A talk with Gints Zilbalodis, director of ‘Away’

The ominous tone of Studio Ghibli but with one boy discovering his world, as we do, riding through the picturesque scenery. I first saw...

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