New Art / Andreco’s Fake Religion animation

October 22, 2009 | New Art | by Ilana Kohn |

Presented only with stills from Italian artist Andreco’s stop-motion animation Fake Religion, I was really loving it, purely based on its stark, surreal imagery. I was pretty disappointed not being able to locate the actual video, but that aside, I simply adored the images. I really would have loved to have seen the video presented in the breathtaking setting of the Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna. Such a beautiful contrast of aesthetics between the dramatic murals and vaulted ceilings of the Palazzo and the stark graphic imagery of Andreco’s animation. Read more

June 13, 2009 | Video | by Gerry Mak |

This stop-motion animation by Tomas Mankovsky was done with a still camera suspended from the ceiling. The making-of video is pretty interesting too.

May 8, 2009 | Video | by Xavier Toby |

This is one of the most amazing short films I’ve seen on Youtube, or anywhere for that matter. Apparently everything has been done before, but the innovative and creative ways stop-motion animation is applied in this clip is totally unique. It’s hilarious and fun, and it proves that there’s no substitute for hard work. Some thirteen hundred photographs were used to create this animation, and to do it so well there just isn’t any shortcuts. Each picture had to be snapped, placed and photographed again. It would’ve taken forever.

April 17, 2009 | New Film | by Xavier Toby |

Written and directed by Australian, Adam Elliot, the Mary and Max stop-motion animation is his follow-up to the Oscar winning 2003 short, Harvie Krumpet. He’s a man dedicated to his art, with each scene individually shot using real figurines. It took him ages to create, and while the sombre storyline is directed squarely at adults, it’s an enriching, gripping and beautifully told meditation of a film that you simply must see. A momentous artistic achievement that’s also a great yarn.

April 14, 2009 | Video | by Gerry Mak |

Sean Pecknold’s stop-motion animations don’t necessarily wow with technical prowess or mind-bending special effects, but they’re elegant and gorgeously atmospheric.

January 29, 2009 | Video | by Gerry Mak |

This non-official video for Parisian electronics and drums duo Zombie Zombie is a remake of John Carpenter’s The Thing. Directors Simon Gisrel and Xavier Ehretsmann manage to retain the creepiness of the original using only stop-motion animated GI Joe figures. Pretty rad.

January 24, 2009 | New Film | by Xavier Toby |

If slapstick, violence and sex get you off, you’re going to love this. It’s not so much a social critique as social terrorism, with every viewpoint and ideology attacked. Highlights are plentiful and spoofs of old cartoon series’, like He-Man, the Smurfs and Voltron, are standouts. Also watch for when Saved by the Bell is combined with Jigsaw from the Saw movie series. Forget plot, recurring characters and political correctness, this is sketch comedy starring plasticine figures and stop-motion photography, so anything goes, including sex, murder and suicide. Each ten-minute episode covers extensive ground, keeping the laugh quotient high and making this ideal viewing while devouring a burger or kebab after a big night out.