Film festivals now are deciding whether to continue in-person or to continue virtually, the strategy for reaching audiences for the past two years. In this
CUFF 2021 Reviews: Films featuring puppets Frank & Zed and The Old Man Movie
Panel: Puppetry in (Stop)Motion
In a live-stream, the filmmakers behind Calgary Underground Film Festival’s 2021 selections of
Frank & Zed an American flick hailing from Portland, Oregon and
The Old Man Movie a selection from Estonia sat down for a discussion of puppetry in their (stop)motion passion projects. Featured on the panel was moderator and puppeteer Xstine Cook, a Canadian filmmaker and Artistic Director at the Calgary Animated Objects Society, alongside Directors Jesse Blanchard (
Frank & Zed) and Oskar Lehemaa (
The Old Man Movie) and animator Mikk Mägi (