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TheyAreAnimators #18: Recap & Epilogue

A recap of all the articles featured in our 'TheyAreAnimators' series - from Hisko Hulsing interviewed in August 2012, to Adam Wells in December 2013. Running

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TheyAreAnimators #17: Adam Wells

Animator Adam Wells joins us to talk about his distinct 'Wellsian' style and how he manages to maintain his prolific output of short films.

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TheyAreAnimators #16: Michael Frei

In this on-going series, in which we explore the minds and processes of our favourite animators, we speak to Michael Frei about filmic vocabularies, setting

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TheyAreAnimators #15: White Robot

If you want to grab the attention of the right people in the short film arena, winning a BAFTA is certainly one way to go about. Production company White

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TheyAreAnimators #14: Daniel Sousa

Following the release of his Oscar nominated short Feral (embedded further below in this post), we felt this was a good time to revisit our 2013 interview with

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TheyAreAnimators #13: Eoin Duffy

At its best, short film can move you and elicit emotion as well as any feature film you’ll encounter. Unfortunately, these powerful moments in film

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TheyAreAnimators #12: Kristian Andrews

The first time I ever saw the work of Kristian Andrews, I was struck by how his short films Rabbit Punch and Bald Dad made me instantly drift away to my own

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TheyAreAnimators #11: David OReilly

Not content with making some of the most innovative animation seen in recent years, eccentric creative-type David OReilly seems to have so many fingers in so

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TheyAreAnimators #10: Conor Finnegan

Following on from our TheyAreAnimators feature on animation collective Late Night Work Club, this month’s interview sees us shoot the breeze with

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TheyAreAnimators #9: Late Night Work Club

If you’re a fan of animated shorts, then you’ve probably already heard rumblings of a super collective of talented animators operating under the

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TheyAreAnimators #8: Jeremy Clapin

When I think back to the films that kickstarted my fascination with the animated short, Jeremy Clapin’s Skhizein is one that instantly springs to mind.

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TheyAreAnimators #7: Malcolm Sutherland

With a first festival outing in 2002, when his short Robot City played the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Malcolm Sutherland’s consistent

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