Author: Alys Scott Hawkins
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Ana Mouyis is an animator, illustrator, filmmaker and educator based in Louisiana, US. In 2020, animateddocumentary.com’s Alys Scott Hawkins interviewed Ana about her film ‘Cambia Tutto’ which takes the viewer through the small Italian village of Canieza and emphasises how the town has changed over time. ‘Cambia Tutto’ was screened at multiple film festivals in…
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We’re super-excited to share details of our upcoming panel discussion with three film-makers working with autobiography, in partnership with Animate Projects and British Council: Our next Animation Salon is programmed by Alys Scott-Hawkins and Ellie Land from Animated Documentary, is on 4 November. It’s our second in partnership with Animate Projects. The animated documentary genre continues to grow, featuring…
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With the next Ecstatic Truth symposium coming up on Saturday, this seems like a good time to revisit last year’s event and share the recordings of the jam-packed schedule of speakers, workshops and networking. Video documentation of all the speakers who presented at the 2016 symposium, including keynotes from Paul Ward, Abigail Addison and Brigitta Iványi-Bitter,…
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[edit 16th May – this video’s been taken down due to a copyright issue but we’ll let you know if it comes back online.] “Waltz With Bashir is a documentary film that exists in a rare category (along with films like Close-Up and The House Is Black) in that it bends the generic conventions of…
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Darn it, news of this event in June passed us by – but what a line up of fascinating nuggets it is, programmed by London Short Film Festival and Animate Projects And all films are available to watch online, which makes this a screen-at-home programme you can enjoy yourself! Films can be found in the…
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Wow. What a brilliant few days! Here are a few of the drawings I made during some of the excellent presentations and keynotes. Many apologies to those represented – accuracy has never been one of my strong points!! It was my first SAS conference, and also the first time I’ve delivered a paper. I met…
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Blimey, we’ve been quiet a long time – and for that we apologise! Ellie and I are both juggling teaching jobs, small children and other projects, and the last few months have been busy for both of us. We have some fantastic films lined up to post in 2015, plus an annual awards scheme to…
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Check out the trailer for Signe Baumane’s first feature expiring mental illness through the stories of five women in her family – ‘a funny film about depression’. Upcoming screenings around the world in Sept & Oct 2014 listed here: http://www.rocksinmypocketsmovie.com/Screenings.html And a series of ‘making of’ shorts here: http://www.rocksinmypocketsmovie.com/Process.html Signe’s portfolio site here: http://www.signebaumane.com
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Well, what you might expect from a US 1953 public information film about nuclear power and weaponry: simplified science and a rather narrow political view! This came from Public Domain Motion Pictures on Youtube, a ‘free channel devoted to Public Domain, Open Source and Copyleft movies, TV shows and serials’.
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Last call from DOK Leipzig: ‘Dear Friends and Colleagues, ***Less than 10 days to submit your film in development to the 10th International DOK Leipzig Co-Production Meeting!!*** If you are looking for co-production partners and to meet financiers in an intimate and productive environment, we invite you to submit your projects now for consideration. Deadline…
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