Deep Dive Genre

We had a fun and interesting conversation with storyboarder and 3D-Layout artist Maike Ramke-Lassahn about her creative process. How time intensive the work is, the shifts in the animation industry due to AI - and her love for Walter Moers’ novel Rumo (and hope for a possible animated adaptation – we’re putting it out there, universe!). We laughed a lot and got to learn some things - Enjoy!

Find out more about Maike and her latest work:

https://storyboard-mrl.de/resume/

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Crazy turn-around times? Not unusual in Filmmaker/Animator/Illustrator Raman Djafari’s working life. We had a very interesting talk with the multi-hyphenate in our latest #DeepDiveGenre episode. About his creative process, how to be resilient against the allure of beautiful opportunities, the joy of writing his own film - and the inherent magic of animation. Enjoy!

Find out more about Raman and his latest work:

https://www.instagram.com/ramandjafari/

https://www.fabianfred.com/throwing-sticks-at-the-sun/

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We had a wonderful conversation with director, animator and stop-motion artist Mona Keil about her creative process. About how physical sensation is usual the inspiration for her films, the strange addiction of stop-motion and some great insights on her latest film. We had a blast - Enjoy!

Find out more about Mona and her latest work:

https://animauz.de/de/uber-uns

https://www.instagram.com/mon_akeil/

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From a childhood production of Snow White to his animated feature Stitch Head – Steve Hudson has covered quite a range of projects. We talked to the director/writer & actor about the importance of emotional moments in films in general but especially in children’s films, how his punk past in Britain had an ever so slight influence on Stitch Head’s visuals and why 90% of being a director is very similar to being a traffic cop. Enjoy!

Find out more about Steve and his latest work:

https://www.gringo-films.com/

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We talked to sales executive and film expert Klaus Rasmussen about all things animation. Disney classic Snow White makes an appearance as does anime, puppet animation and animated films for adults. We discuss what about the genre works so well, what surprises the genre holds and its timelessness. Enjoy!

EFM Animation Days – curated by Klaus Rasmussen

https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/industry-programme/animation-days/animation-days.html

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