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Raoul Servais, Pioneering Father of Belgian Animation, Passes at 94

Raoul Servais, Pioneering Father of Belgian Animation, Passes at 94
Raoul Servais, Pioneering Father of Belgian Animation, Passes at 94

With a style that ‘blended expressionism and magical realism,’ the filmmaker produced 16 shorts and one feature, including the award-winning ‘Harpya’ and ‘Nocturnal Butterflies;’ he also served as ASIFA president for a decade and founded continental Europe’s first animation training course in 1960 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.

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20th ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 23 – 27 November 2022, Budapest, Hungary

20th ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 23 – 27 November 2022, Budapest, Hungary
20th ANILOGUE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 23 – 27 November 2022, Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is a beautiful city any time of the year; in late November with the Christmas markets in full swing and cold, crisp air, it was a magical setting for Anilogue International Animation Festival’s 20th Anniversary edition.

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ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September! Open call for submissions of animated films until 30.06.2023

ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September! Open call for submissions of animated films until 30.06.2023
ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September! Open call for submissions of animated films until 30.06.2023

ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September with a main focus on Animation and Ancient Greece, a tribute to the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America and a focus on female creativity.

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Serge Bromberg Blogs

SERGE BROMBERG SENTENCED IN 2020 FIRE CASE

SERGE BROMBERG SENTENCED IN 2020 FIRE CASE
SERGE BROMBERG SENTENCED IN 2020 FIRE CASE

On Tuesday 24 January 2023 Serge Bromberg, former Artistic Director of Annecy International Animation Festival and founder of Lobster Films was sentenced to a 5-year suspended prison sentence with 1 year of house arrest under electronic surveillance for his negligence in a nitrate film fire that resulted in the death of 2 people in August 2020.

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Serge Bromberg and Lobster Films: Bringing Lost Cinema Back to Life

Serge Bromberg and Lobster Films: Bringing Lost Cinema Back to Life
Serge Bromberg and Lobster Films: Bringing Lost Cinema Back to Life

The former Annecy Festival artistic director loves movies, even when they are in pieces, and his passion for saving vintage films, and touring the world playing piano as they’re screened for live audiences, continues to grow, as does his restoration team and the importance of their work.

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