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A selection of some of the films we think are worth making time for at EFF2026.

This year’s Headliners bring together new work from some of the most distinctive names in independent film, alongside films arriving at Encounters for their UK premiere.

Which one are you seeing first?

🔗 Link via bio to explore more Headliners for EFF2026.

#EFF2026 #EncountersFilmFestival

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Framed is begonnen! 📺🎉 Vier dagen lang staat het Forum in het teken van de beste animatiefilms van over de hele wereld én van heel dicht bij huis!

Fotograaf @Kyk.jpeg was voor ons bij de opening en ving de vibe, jullie enthousiasme en de eerste hoogtepunten van het festival, waaronder de talk van de regisseurs van de Gorillaz tijdens Framed!!! 📸

Vandaag, zaterdag én zondag gaan we verder met de beste films, vetste talks en leukste quizzes!

Je bekijkt het hele programma, alle films en extra’s via forum.nl/framed. See you at Forum!

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🗓️ 7 t/m 10 mei
⏰ meerdere speeltijden
🎟️ Tickets via link in bio of forum.nl/framed

#forumgroningen #groningen #Framed #filmfestival #animatiefilm

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This music has been stuck in my head lately🤌🏻✨
Loved the mood and animation style of this music video. Such a beautiful work by @gorillaz @thelineanimation @edoyannyan

It inspired me to create a little something, so here it is!

Swipe to see the process.

#illustration #gorillaz #themountain #procreate #gruvostudios

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Every now and then a music video transcends the shackles of mere clip-dom and becomes a bonafide relic of motion picture history. When you watch this week’s Feature Video from Gorillaz, you will be witnessing just that.

‘The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God’ is a short film spanning three tracks from the band's latest album The Mountain, featuring hand-drawn animation from London-based animation studio THE LINE. Directed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett alongside THE LINE’s Max Taylor and Tim McCourt, the film was made across 18 months and thousands of artist hours. Reps from THE LINE explain “we tried to compose shots in the same way they would have in the animated feature films of the 60s... All the backgrounds are hand painted, but for many of the shots we adopted a hybrid approach, mixing real watercolours with a digital polish and final paint.”

The clip features Gorillaz’s iconic virtual band members 2-D, Russel, Noddle and Murdoc in the jungles of India for an adventure to discover what lies at the top of a mysterious mountain. Despite all the whimsy of the cartoon adventure, the eight-minute film explores loss through the lens of Eastern philosophy and reincarnation, making it a very personal project for Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett following the recent deaths of both of their fathers.

Write up continued in comments ✍

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In occasione dell’uscita del nuovo corto animato dei Gorillaz "The Mountain, The Moon Cave & The Sad God", Jamie Hewlett, co-creatore del progetto insieme a Max Taylor e Tim McCourt, ha commentato l’uso dell’intelligenza artificiale nel processo creativo.

Hewlett ha chiarito la scelta consapevole di non utilizzare AI nella realizzazione del corto, inquadrando l’AI come uno strumento e paragonando il periodo attuale a come quando furono introdotti software digitali nel passato:
“Personalmente, non la userei nel mio lavoro. Ma allo stesso tempo, l'intelligenza artificiale, se la si usa nel mondo dell'arte, è uno strumento. Proprio come quando Photoshop è arrivato sulla scena. Ciò che conta davvero è cosa ci si fa con essa. Credo sia troppo presto per dire se possiamo innamorarcene. È come Mao, quando gli chiesero della Rivoluzione francese, rispose: "È troppo presto per dirlo". "

🗞 Fonte in bio

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IT’S OUT! @gorillaz release their ninth studio album The Mountain with a stunning eight minute animation for the songs The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God, animated by @thelineanimation using hand drawn techniques to emphasize human craftsmanship!

Head over to Gorillaz YouTube channel to see the full film!

Director: Jamie Hewlett @hewll ,Max Taylor @maxtaylordesign , Tim McCourt @tim_mccourt
Sequence Director : Jonathan Djob Nkondo @jonathan_djob_nkondo
Producer: Eva Dahlqvist @evaviolamaria
Art Director: Eido Hayashi @edoyannyan
Production Manager: Michaela Dede @mim_chi_ella
Music: @damonalbarn ,featuring performances by Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Ajay Asanna, Anoushka Shankaz;

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Sound Design & Mix by us untamed spirits @boxoftoysaudio
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#gorillaz #themountain #oldschoolanimation #junglebook classicanimation

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Recreated my favourite part in the new Gorillaz music video 🤧 Inspired by the fantastic work of @thelineanimation !! 🙌

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#gorillaz #noodlegorillaz #gorillazfanart #digitalart #animation

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“We needed a solid reference. Do I got my son, who looks like he grew up in the jungle. I bribed him with Pokémon cards…” Max Taylor from The Line animation studio and director with Tim McCourt and Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz’s first animated short film talks about using his six-year-old son as a reference for the videos opening sequence of a young Noodle exploring her jungle home.

The short is now available to watch on YouTube! And check out my full interview with Taylor and McCourt on AWN.com and at the link in my story!

#gorillaz #animation #animationworld #gorillazart #awn

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I'm happy to announce I made an interview with the great directors of the new Gorillaz video @tim_mccourt and @maxtaylordesign , creators of @thelineanimation . Thank you for your time! You can find the interview in the link in the bio and stories👆👆👆

Post and interview design edited by @yeahndrea

#gorillaz #interview #animation #2026 #handmade

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I’ve loved @gorillaz for years and was honored to talk with directors @tim_mccourt and @maxtaylordesign at @thelineanimation about this incredibly nostalgic, personal and first-of-its-kind short film! Now available to watch on YouTube!

I’ll post another snippet soon about the animation process, but wanted to first share this fun insight from McCourt. You can check out my full interview with the guys on AWN.com and at the link in my story!

#gorillaz #animation #animationworld #gorillazart #awn

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So here's the theory: they died and arrived in the jungle (paradise). Then they decide to reincarnate, which means they'll have new lives without each other, so Noodle says she loves them before reincarnating. So beautiful 🥹. And so, Gorillaz started a new life on Earth. Will they meet together again? Who knows!

Thst being said, I think this video is not meant to be taken literally, they are just acting in this story to represent the narrative of the album: a more optimistic way to see death, and reincarnation. Masterful video. Thank you @hewll and @thelineanimation

#gorillaz #art #animation #music #cartoons

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“I think Jamie would be so happy to hear that people think it’s reminiscent of Apocalypse Now,” says Tim McCourt, one of The Line’s founders and director on Gorillaz’s #TheMountainTheMoonCaveandTheSadGod with Jamie Hewlett and other The Line founder Max Taylor. “There is always some brightness and darkness in the world of Gorillaz. Jamie loves both of those genres of films and tones, and I think that kind of stuff will come out when you’re trying to bear your soul. And he really did that with this film.”

Riddle me this… What do you get when you combine the vibrant but eerie jungle atmosphere of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Apocalypse Now with the water-color wonders of hand-drawn, 2D cell animation from the 60s? You get Gorillaz’s first short film: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God.

Produced by Kong Studios and animated by The Line, The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God features Gorillaz’s virtual band members 2D, Russel, Noddle and Murdoc as the four meet up in the jungles of India for an adventure to discover what lies at the top of a mysterious mountain. In the process, they brave lustful snakes, white-bearded snake oil merchants, glittering caves, and mysterious canoe-riding gods with bloody teeth. The eight-minute film explores loss through the lens of Eastern philosophy and reincarnation, serving as the visual centerpiece for the virtual band’s upcoming album, The Mountain.

The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God – named after the album’s three central tracks – is now available to watch on YouTube and AWN chatted with The Line’s team to discuss the short’s real watercolor paintings and rostrum cameras as well as digitally recreated xerox line work that pays homage to Golden Era techniques through a distinctly retro visual language.

Read the full interview from @victoriadavisd on AWN.com!

#gorillaz #theline #60sanimation #awn

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