Issue 54: Annecy and MIFA 2025
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Feature Films
“Death Does Not Exist”: An interview with Félix Dufour-Laperrière
SynopsisAfter a failed armed attack on wealthy landowners, Hélène abandons her companions and flees into the forest. Manon, one of her friends and accomplices, returns […]
“ChaO”: An interview with Yasuhiro Aoki
SynopsisIn a future society where humans and mermaids coexist, Stephan, a regular office worker at a shipbuilding company, is suddenly proposed to by Chao – […]
“Planètes (English title: Dandelion’s Odyssey)”: An interview with Momoko Seto
SynopsisDendelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa, four dandelion achenes rescued from a succession of nuclear explosions destroying the Earth, find themselves hurled into the cosmos, stranded […]
“Arco”: An Interview with Ugo Bienvenu
“Arco” SynopsisImagine if rainbows were actually time travellers? 10-year-old Arco lives in the distant future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he goes […]
Animation from around the world
Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) in MIFA 2025
Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), a Japanese industry organisation, has been introducing Japanese animation to the world through several important animation events across the globe. […]
The Animation Industry in the Middle East: An interview with Manga Productions (Saudi Arabia)
Manga Productions is a leading entertainment company in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East, specializing in animations, video games, and comics. Their first animated […]