Sunday Afternoon with Patrick

February 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Canadian indie Patrick Doyon’s subtle short Dimanche (Sunday) is a testament to the simple pleasures of 2D animation and well-observed reflections of life. If you need a perfect example of a charming animated short, which doesn’t rely on over-the-top CG tools or mind-numbing high concepts to tell a story, you [...]

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‘Dead But Not Buried,’ ‘Moxie’ Win at Ottawa

September 26, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Indie British animator Phil Mulloy’s Dead But Not Buried won the Best Animated Feature Award at the 2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival this weekend. The fact that Mulloy also took the same prize last year at the fest for the film’s prequel Goodbye Mister Christie must set some sort of [...]

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