Author: Ellie Land
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First Edition published April 21, 2022 If you haven’t heard already, Dennis Tupicoff has written a book about his films and his approach to animated documentaries. The book accompanies 9 of his films, curated and freely available on a Youtube channel. A little about the book: “Dennis Tupicoff, world-renowned animator, writer, and producer, is an…
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Hot off the Press! Cristina Formenti’s new book is the first book to provide an historical insight into the animated documentary. The publishing wesbite goes on to say: ” Drawing on archival research and textual analysis, it shows how this form, usually believed to be strictly contemporaneous, instead took shape in the 1940s. Cristina Formenti…
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Did you know that the Anidox Lab was involved in the R&D process for the animated documentary Flee? Here Michelle Kranot gives us some insights into the process of working on animated documentary ideas in the early stages: “We salute the team of FLEE for their hard work and conviction. ANIDOX are proud to be…
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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. Winning many awards and accolades including the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, this film has garnered much critical acclaim…
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The 7th Edition of Factual Animation Film Festival was held at Queen Mary University of London’s Hitchcock Cinema on the 16th October 2021. The festival programme was also made available online until the 24th October. For full details visit factualanimation.com The programme consisted of curated screenings and a series of interviews with animation directors conducted…
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This is an Animated Documentary and wrap around campaign to raise awareness and talk about some of the mental health wellbeing difficulties parents may face during pregnancy, birth and after. The aim is to emotionally support parents and enable them to find support. First hand testimonies along with animated characters and storylines open up conversations…
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The festival who shares the name of the first known Animated Documentary features a stellar line up of films. Their selection includes a mockumentary category and a Rising of the Pandemic category on films made about and during the pandemic. The festival is screening on location, alongside a hybrid online/ offline conference. You can find…
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A still from Searching for Sugar Man featured in ‘Interjections and Connections’ Written a few years ago now, this article by Bella Honess Roe examines the animated segments within live action films and builds on the thinking in her seminal work ‘Animated Documentary’, both essential reading for those studying, making and writing about the theory…
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The latest book about factual animation comes from Dr Nea Ehrlich, and a quick glance at the contents page shows notably distinct areas of animated documentary that have seen less coverage, for example an entire section of the book is dedicated to other forms of animated documentary within games and VR, whilst other chapters explore…
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The Animation Workshop (home to ANIDOX lab), is for the second year running their new initiative – the ANDOX:VR Award and Exhibition. The Awards include a cash prize and a residency grant for the development of new work. The 2019 awards included five projects in competition and one project out of competition. This review will focus…
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