We were going to talk about this early 2012 Calarts student films…. we’ve done our own selection in previous years but we weren’t very inspired by this year’s works. Maybe we should however dedicate a few words to …
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Remembering John Halas
From Budapest and his painting studies along with his first animated steps (firstly influenced by Bauhaus’ leading light Laszlo Moholy-Nagy) to his London studio creation in the mid-30s. Not easy years for a Jewish to travel Europe at …
Lupin is back!
With the endless imagination that characterizes Japanese animation do they really, really, really need to do a remake of the classic from the 70s & 80s TV animated series? Posted yesterday and spreading like a virus the trailer that …
↓ Aftermath
Kris Hofmann‘s latest piece is a very straightforward declaration. Since little we are all taught what, how and where to be, play with, behave like. The latest issue of the Cambridge University-original magazine “Granta” is all about women… and feminism.
And this great piece of animation is in response to Rachel Cusk’s ‘Aftermath’, which is published in their 115 number.. ‘The Feminism Issue‘.
Although this post has more to do with Mss Hofmann‘s great stop-motion works than with the eternal (and sadly still true) gender discriminatory problem. Kris graduated from the RCA a couple of years ago and hasn’t stopped working as a freelancer for several well-known houses… the BBC, V&A museum, OneDotZero… the usual you know. Now it seems she’s preparing herself for the assault of the big animation festivals. Go for them!
Amazing stuff you’ve done so far Kris, we’re delighted to discover your works.