Ramin Zahed

1 week ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

This article was written for the May-June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350). With an eclectic mix of global animation auteurs and first looks at some of the top features, shorts and TV projects of the year, the 2025 edition of Annecy promises to be one for the books!Just when we thought the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and MIFA market couldn’t get any bigger or more ambitious, the organizers behind the popular event have upped the ante once again.

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

This article was written for the May-June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350). “I would like to see people embrace that ‘no jerks and idiots’ type of storytelling because our world could really use a good dose of kindness and positivity right now!”— Co-creator Jeff “Swampy” MarshBack in the summer of 2007, Disney Channel audiences were introduced to two very likable stepbrothers name Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher who tried to make the most of their summer vacation(s).

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

The new Prime Video documentary series Octopus! explores the amazing world of one of the smartest and most fascinating life forms on the planet.

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

EXCLUSIVE: French writer-director Sylvain Chomet’s latest movie A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol) is among the high-profile animated features making their debut at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The eagerly anticipated third full-length feature from the four-time Oscar-nominated helmer (The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist) will be released by Sony Pictures Classics later in the year.

2 weeks ago | animationmagazine.net | Ramin Zahed

This article was written for the May-June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350). Canadian writer/director/animator Félix Dufour-Laperrière is no stranger to Annecy and other prestigious animation festivals. His striking and highly original shorts (M, The Day Is Listening, Rosa Rosa) and features (Ville Neuve, Archipelago) have received much praise at animation events around the world.