Priit Parn Set for U.S. Appearance at N.Y. Retrospective

September 18, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Influential Estonian animator Priit Parn will make a rare appearance in the United States next week at a specially curated screening program of his work at the Spectacle Theater in Brooklyn, N.Y. A former plant ecologist, Parn began making films in the 1970s, employing a style that embraces dark humor, [...]

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‘Wrinkles,’ ‘The Last Bus’ Win Stuttgart Prizes

May 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Over the weekend, Stuttgart’s International Festival of Animated Film announced the winners of its 19th Trickfilm competition (May 8-3). Martin Snopek and Ivana Laucikova’s The Last Airbus (Slovakia), Alke Arndt’s Atlas (Germany) and Ignacio Ferreras’ Wrinkles (Spain) were among the big winners at this well-attended event. Here is the complete [...]

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