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Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” |  MAF 2023

Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” | MAF 2023

Director of Manchester Animation Festival sits down to talk about this years programme and the threat of distributors and AI in the world of animation
Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience

Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience

Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee
Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Animated Shorts Mixtape Side B – short films leave a lasting impact

Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Animated Shorts Mixtape Side B – short films leave a lasting impact

Pip Carew reviews the diverse selection of shorts on display on Mixtape Side B at the Manchester Animation Festival
MAF 2019: Ruben Brandt, Collector

MAF 2019: Ruben Brandt, Collector

Milorad Krstic’s Ruben Brandt, Collector is an engaging and visually stunning film which stands as a true testament to the uniqueness of animation, writes Deputy Film Editor Josh Sandy
Preview: Manchester Animation Festival

Preview: Manchester Animation Festival

Deputy Film Editor, Josh Sandy, previews the highlights of the Manchester Animation Festival ahead of its much anticipated 5th edition
A Film Lover’s Guide to Manchester

A Film Lover’s Guide to Manchester

This is the ultimate Mancunian guide to cinemas, film festivals, and events, by the Mancunion Film editors for lovers of film
Manchester Animation Festival 2018

Manchester Animation Festival 2018

The Manchester Animation Festival returned to Manchester once more, hosted at HOME cinema showcasing a selection of animated films using different styles and covering a range of topics. This year The Mancunion’s writers had the opportunity to attend the festival, reviewing: AniJam, showcasing a selection of short, and heartwarming animated shorts created in a mere […]
Manchester’s Animation Festival 2018: AniJam

Manchester’s Animation Festival 2018: AniJam

The Manchester Animation Festival 2018 shared animations created in AniJam; a 48-hour animation challenge, based on the theme ‘Together.’
Manchester Animation Festival: Virus Tropical

Manchester Animation Festival: Virus Tropical

Santiago Caicedo’s animated coming of age tale, Virus Tropical, proves to be a starkly simple slice of life fronted by terrific animation.

HOME Cinema Preview: 10th November

James Gill talks us through this week of November at HOME Cinema