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Anna Ginsburg’s Animated Short “HAG” Wins Special Jury Award & SeriesFest Pitch-A-Thon at SXSW

From the release: Fresh off its world premiere at SXSW 2026, the BFI-funded animated short ‘HAG’ has solidified its status as a breakout hit, taking home two major honours that celebrate both its resonance with audiences and future potential. [Watch]

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Watch the Trailer for Anna Ginsburg’s New Short Film “HAG”

Director Anna Ginsburg, whose wonderfully off-kilter work we track here, just released a dizzying trailer for her latest short film, a dark comedy about “breakups, impending doom, and the monstrous pressures of modern womanhood.” [Watch]

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Join Us (and the Rest of the Design World) at OFFF 2025 in Barcelona May 8-10

Sporting fresh new branding, the one and only OFFF Festival returns to Barcelona for its 25th year on May 8-10 with over 70 speakers from the fields of creativity, design, visual arts, and digital culture from around the world. [Watch]

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Renowned Creative Conference Forward Festival Expands to Amsterdam for 2024

Celebrating its debut in Amsterdam, the Forward Festival (also in Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna) is set to captivate audiences with a diverse lineup of more than 30+ Speakers from creative fields such as AI, digital art, graphic design, typography, photography and much more. [Watch]

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Fashion Revolution “Good Clothes Fair Pay” by Anna Ginsburg and Strange Beast

Working with designs by Berlin illustrator Viktoria Cichon, Strange Beast director Anna Ginsburg helps UK activist charity Fashion Revolution make the case that a living wage is not a luxury but a fundamental human right. [Watch]

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Bloody Good Period “Typically” by Anna Ginsburg and Caitlin McCarthy

UK charity Bloody Good Period takes on period shame for Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021 with a no-holds-barred animated film directed by Strange Beast roster-mates Anna Ginsburg and Caitlin McCarthy thru Mother London. [Watch]