Tag: jansvankmajer

Rotterdam 2020 Review: THE ALCHEMICAL FURNACE Exposes Surrealist Maestro Jan Švankmajer

Directed by Adam Oľha, the documentary portrait goes behind the scenes on filmmaker Jan Švankmajer's works, opinions and post-retirement phase.

Svankmajer's INSECTS Trailer Sends Him Out The Way He Came In: Weird

When iconic Czech filmmaker and animator Jan Svankmajer launched a crowdfunding campaign for his latest effort, Insects (Hmyz), it was with the news that this would be the final film of Svankmajer's illustrious career. And if that ultimately proves to...

Euro Beat: NSFW Trailer And Release News About Abel Ferrara's WELCOME TO NEW YORK

Also in today's Eurobeat: Project news from Ben Wheatly and Paolo Sorrentino, a closer look at Spain's new box-office juggernaut, and more!...

IFFR 2011: Jan Svankmajer's SURVIVING LIFE review!

Present in person at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jan Svankmajer was honored with a whole exposition dedicated just to him. Not only that: he also showed his full-length feature film "Surviving Life", his first new one after an absence...

Take a Lick... I mean Look... at the Trailer for Jan Svankmajer's SURVIVING LIFE

I'm gonna go on record here and say that there are two legendary animated filmmakers alive and well, and working today. One of them is Hayao Miyazaki. And the other is master of the surreal, purveyor of cut-out and claymation,...

First Images From Svankmajer's SURVIVING LIFE [THEORY AND PRACTICE]

Just over a week ago ScreenAnarchy brought you word of a Surviving Life [Theory and Practice] -- the latest effort from legendary director Jan Svankmajer. Svankmajer has built an international cult on the strength of films like Little Otik and...

In 2010 Legendary Animator Jan Svankmajer Will Be SURVIVING LIFE

Legendary animator Jan Svankmajer shows no signs of slowing down. In production now for a 2010 release is his latest feature Surviving Life [Theory and Practice], which sounds every bit as odd as you'd expect from the master.Eugene leads a...