Monsieur Soeur – a quick interview

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How and why did your journey into animation begin?  I have always liked animation, but never expected to make animated films. A friend got me involved in “Film Racing” and I was immediately drawn to wanting to do something remarkable. What I noticed was that newish, even seasoned filmmakers in film races struggled a lot…

Wilmfredle’s Oddities – a quick interview

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How and why did your journey into animation begin? My journey into animation began with a group in Portland, OR about a decade ago called Monsieur Soeur who competes in timed film festivals where a short film must be made in 48-72 hours, sometimes 100 hours. This team did all stop motion for these, making…

Podenco – a quick interview

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I present to you Antoni Sendra, aka PODENCO, a freelance director from Spain specialized in mixed media animation. And this is the quick interview. How and why did your journey into animation begin? I started adding animation to my filmmaking skills in 2012. As a filmmaker, I wasn’t happy with the projects I was developing.…

Clapham Road Studio – a quick interview

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Clapham Road Studios has been home to the production of well over 1000 commercials and promos in the last thirty years, including adverts for John Lewis, Coca Cola, Loewe, Starbucks, Nike, Google, Greenpeace, Lego and Chipotle to name but a few. Here’s a quick interview. How and why did your journey into animation begin? Our…

MARTYNA KOLENIEC – a quick interview

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Martyna is a Polish self-taught stop motion director. Since 2016 she has been immersed in different animation techniques, creating music videos, commercials and TV spots from scratch. She does everything from writing and puppet making to animation and editing. the interview: How and why did your journey into animation begin? Many years ago, my teacher…