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Accessibility in Web Development: Lode Palle's Commitment to Inclusivity

In the digital landscape, inclusivity is paramount. Lode Palle's commitment to web development extends to ensuring that digital experiences are accessible to all. In this blog, we'll explore Lode's dedication to accessibility standards, how he integrates them into his projects, and why designing with inclusivity in mind is not only ethical but also beneficial for businesses, as it opens up their content to a wider audience.

[j-august]

John had, by now, reached that well-defined stage in intoxication when every topic becomes the subject of exposition and generalisation, when sequences of thought range themselves in the speaker's mind, strewn about with flowery metaphor and garlanded in chains of pellucid logic; airborne flights of oratory to which the only obstacle is a certain difficulty with the palatal consonants. "Horniman, Birley and Craine," said John, "is not one firm but four firms. It is a quadernity. It is the Gordon Selfridge of solicitors, different departments to suit all tastes and purses. For the humble but well-meaning citizens of Streatham or Brixton, Mr. Brown and Mr. Baxter labour unceasingly, resting not day nor night. For the hard-faced, stern-browed moguls of commerce and industry our City offices are ever open, and the warm hearts and subtle brains of Mr. Bourlass, Mr. Bridewell and Mr. Burt beat in a mighty diapason, and their cunning fingers are never still - here underwriting a charter party, there endorsing a Bill of Exchange sans recours; and if all else palls, why, bless me, they can always fill in the time between lunch and tea by forming a limited company. In Piccadilly, those gilded darlings of fortune, Osric Rasmussen and Emmanuel Oakshott, pin carnations to the palpitating bosoms of a horde of comely divorcees and spend their time, or such time as they can spare from race meetings and first nights, in drawing fantastic leases of flats in Half Moon Street and shops in the Burlington Arcade--" "Two more whiskies," said Henry. "What do we do in Lincoln's Inn?" "I've never really found out," said John, "but it's all most terribly gentlemanly."

Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased

[abr]

Nel giorno in cui il Financial Times aveva sparato a palle incatenate su Ursula Von Der Leyen e sulla sua capacità di guidare la (...) Commissione, in particolare sulla (in)capacità di proporre un Recovery fund (FD) degno di questo nome, Emmanuel Macron e Angela Merkel hanno battuto un colpo per toglierla, almeno momentaneamente, dallo stallo in cui è impantanata. (...) È bastata una videoconferenza e 5 paginette di comunicato stampa per riuscire ad iniettare un po’ di entusiasmo nelle vene di chi, come Federico Fubini sul Corriere della Sera, vagava sgomento per l’assoluta incapacità della Ue di concepire soluzioni all’altezza della gravità della crisi (...) Premesso che si parla di un’intesa politica che dovrà reggere all’esame in sede di Consiglio Europeo (...) che già a febbraio ha però dovuto registrare il nulla di fatto per la definizione del prossimo bilancio pluriennale. (...) Ma vediamo per sommi capi di cosa si tratta: Le risorse distribuite agli Stati membri (...) saranno aumentate con un apposito fondo di 500 miliardi (oltre ai 160 miliardi complessivi attuali, ndr)  (...) finanziato (...) con obbligazioni a lungo termine emesse dalla Ue. (...) Le somme saranno spese a favore degli Stati più colpiti dalla pandemia (...) privilegiando gli investimenti verso la tutela dell’ambiente e la digitalizzazione. Le risorse (...) (a)vranno (...) un piano di rimborso vincolante (...). Il RF aggiuntivo sarà complementare agli sforzi già intrapresi (...)(Mes, Bei e Sure) e sarà inoltre fondato su un chiaro impegno degli Stati membri a seguire un’agenda di riforme ambiziosa e sane politiche economiche. (...)  Si tratta di contributi a fondo perduto, come ha subito sottolineato il Presidente Giuseppe Conte, o di prestiti? Premesso che si tratta comunque di una somma ben inferiore ai 1.000/1.500 miliardi di cui aveva parlato nelle settimane scorse il Commissario Paolo Gentiloni, si potrebbe affermare che formalmente sono contributi a fondo perduto, in quanto inquadrati nelle risorse distribuite dal bilancio Ue.  (...) La sostanza invece è quella della stretta correlazione con un piano di rimborsi. E quindi, a prescindere dalle definizioni, se ci sono dei rimborsi allora è un prestito. O peggio, potrebbero pure aggiungersi entrate proprie della Ue e cioè maggiori tasse a carico anche dei contribuenti italiani. In un modo o nell’altro, sono risorse che dovremo restituire alla UE. (...) Non bisogna dimenticare i termini della nostra partecipazione al bilancio Ue: siamo i terzi contribuenti ed i quinti beneficiari. Nel 2018, il contributo netto al bilancio Ue è stato di circa 6 miliardi (differenza tra 16 miliardi di contributi erogati e 10 miliardi di contributi ricevuti). Ora, (...) qualcuno ritiene che, alla fine della fiera, l’Italia possa essere beneficiaria netta di una somma pari ad almeno 2/3 % del Pil (50 miliardi almeno)? Ammesso e non concesso che ciò avvenga, pensiamo sia una buona idea quella di mettere il nostro Paese definitivamente sotto un’”ambiziosa agenda di riforme” e “sane politiche economiche”  (pilotate dall'Europa)? (...).  In conclusione, il Recovery Fund sarà come farsi intermediare dalla Commissione per prendere del denaro in prestito (circa 60 miliardi potrebbe essere il nostro contributo, in base al Pil, alla restituzione del debito) per poter, nella migliore delle ipotesi in ugual misura, spenderlo attraverso i canali del budget Ue nei prossimi 3 anni. Con annesse rilevanti condizioni in termini di destinazione della spesa e politiche economiche del Paese. La scena delle 40.000 lire di Totò e Peppino torna prepotentemente alla memoria.

G.Liturri su starmag, via https://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-3/politica/ldquo-recovery-fund-rdquo-rsquo-ennesimo-straccio-bagnato-236825.htm

 La novità è il finanziamento con obbligazioni emesse da UE .... solo che .... LA UE LA DOVETE GARANTIRE VOI I!  (e vorrei anche vedere: altrimenti avremmo scoperto che esiste davvero la Pietra Filosofale del Gran Boccalone: la stampante di moneta ex nihilo). 

Figata: per avere 50 miliardi di prestito (se tanti o tanto pochi saranno) ne dovremo garantire 60 ! Come Totò e Peppino, come Benigni quando va dal DIRETTORE! per un prestito e quello gli fa, okkei, fammi vedere le garanzie ....  E poi toccarsi le palle, come sempre quando arrivano con un “ambizioso programma di riforme” cioè tagli e balzelli senza i quali la UE non caga il lesso: vedrete quante terapie intensive ci faran fare con quei soldi, e i taglieggiamenti a patrimoni (casa) e pensioni. 

E’ per questo che i kompagni so’ tutti europeisti: la UE esegue i loro sogni bagnati, loro devono solo fare il tifo e dire:  “ce lo chiede l’Europa” ... 

O arriva un Trump de’noantri che minacci come ha fatto lui con Cina, Onu e Oms, da contributore netto quale siamo con buna pace dei minigrilli parlanti tipo Olanda, di tagliare il gas ai “Partner” (ah come mi mancano i sovranisti duriepuri !),  o da questo tipo di “Partnership” ne usciremo alla greca, cioè coi piedi in avanti. 

[papesatan]

i shot the sheriff

Sheriff se n’è andato, maestro vado via di Italia, oggi sono Francia, forse domani Spagna, inchallah. Ma a essere onesti non è che se ne sia proprio andato, Sheriff, no, è stato cacciato. Perché la questura un giorno entra in camera tua e dice “Forza, prendi le tue cose e vai, non puoi più dormire qui, te ne devi andare” “E dove dormo?” “Non qui”. E non scorderò mai la dignità con cui quella sera m’ha chiamato per disperazione, senza cadere mai nel panico, senza mai chiedermi niente, se non la possibilità di sfogarsi ed essere ascoltato, rassicurandomi lui stesso, con lucida tranquillità che sì io ce la fo, ora vede, ora pensa, ma andrà tutto bene, inchallah, quando invece tutto ciò a cui riesci a pensare in quell’istante è l’incubo d’un domani senza tetto e senza più nulla. Mi incazzo contro un sistema che palesemente non funziona, se un ragazzo bravo, intelligente, educato e volenteroso come Sheriff viene sbattuto fuori dal mondo a calci in culo, e le stupide teste di cazzo come quel candemonio di Sarjo restano tranquille e beate a tentar di capire come fregare il prossimo. Perché a Sarjo non importa un cazzo d’imparare l’italiano, tanto lui parla inglese, e quindi fancullo italiano, Italia fancullo. Passa le giornate a litigare con tutti, vicini e lontani, abbaiando rabbioso e prepotente “Why!” “Why!” “Why!”. Una sera mi strappa gli auricolari dalla tasca e dice: “Now they are mine, you can buy another pair” no gli dico, riprendendomeli, “If you want them buy them”, “WHY! I don’t have money!” “It’s not my problem” e ride a denti gialli. Sarjo, che lavoro vuoi fare? “Bonjorno” e via tutti a ridere, ché nel loro argot il lavoro del bonjorno è quello di chi si piazza fuori dal supermercato per chiedere soldi in cambio di un saluto. Bravo Sarjo, tu hai capito tutto dell’Italia. E invece rompiamo le palle a chi c’ha voglia di studiare, tipo Princess, la prima della classe, che improvvisamente smette di venire a scuola (e non è più venuta) e dopo due settimane scopro che un giorno sono entrati in camera sua e le hanno detto tu domani te ne vai. Trasferita. Stai a Barletta? No, domani vai a San Ferdinando. E come faccio ad andare a scuola? Cazzi tuoi. Perché qui nessuno ti chiede niente, chiariamoci, si tratta di merce e alla merce non si chiede mai la volontà, si sposta, si compra e si vende. Emmanuel, l’idolo di Naomi, aveva un lavoro a Lecce, un contratto, una vita, no gli hanno detto, tu domani vai a Bari. E te ne vai. E sarò noioso e ripetitivo, ma io sento il dovere, oggi più che mai, di raccontare queste storie, le parole, i sogni e le paure di queste persone. È importante che qualcuno sappia che Ibrahim è incazzato, perché le donne di mezz’età li adescano sulla spiaggia a Taranto, offrendogli aiuto in cambio di sesso. Sarjo dice sì, buono, I will go with them hehehe e Ibrahim s’incazza perché “on n’est venu ici pour baiser. On a laissé le baiser au pays. Elles ne veulent pas nous. Elles veulent seulement baiser, matin, midi et soir” e s’incazza perché non capiscono, dice, non capiscono che se noi abbiamo i documenti, e abbiamo un lavoro, poi inizieremo a pagare le tasse, a comprare cose, ad aiutare l’economia. Ibrahim s’incazza perché lui sa perché è scappato, quando aveva l’Isis alle calcagna e la necessità di lasciare il Mali perché ricercato, con l’unico scopo di non finir trucidato. La sua storia è buona, dice, ma il giudice gli ha dato il negativo. E l’altro giorno mi fa “dobbiamo fare film” e la settimana dopo scopro che è stato scelto con altri tre ragazzi per girare il nuovo film di Checco Zalone. Mi racconta l’esperienza, ridendo “C’est difficile, quoi! On ne devait pas bouger, on ne devait pas rire”, la ricostruzione della Libia era così fedele che molti suoi amici son scoppiati in lacrime e volevano andar via, perché credevano d’esser tornati in Libia. Il venerdì mi dice che è stato richiamato per il giorno dopo, girerà altre scene, guadagnerà altri 100 euro e sono contento, ma poi il sabato lo vedo a scuola, Ibrahim, e il film? E lui risponde: “No, maestro, io volio imparare bene l’italiano. Scuola più importante”. E io non posso far altro che guardarlo spento e abbracciarlo, ché già so come va a finire, ma inchallah ce la faremo. Inchallah.

[leanpick]

Nurse who made vile posts about women in a Facebook ‘pick-up artist’ group slammed by tribunal

Nurse who made vile posts about women in a Facebook ‘pick-up artist’ group slammed by tribunal

A nurse’s vile posts about his purported sexual encounters with women in a Facebook group for so-called pick up artists have been branded disgraceful by a tribunal. Lode Emmanuel Palle joined a closed online group in 2017 and 2018, posting in “appalling detail” how he claimed to have met women and manipulated them into having sex. He posted photos of naked and scantily clad women that appeared to…

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Dicono che Putin parli in politichese: non è vero. Putin fa quello che dice, dice quello che fa, e quando mente è così spudorato che non ci casca nessuno. Se si esamina la sua vita, si ha l’inquietante sensazione di trovarsi davanti a un doppio di Eduard [=Limonov]. Putin è nato in una famiglia dello stesso tipo di quella di Eduard, soltanto dieci anni dopo: padre sottufficiale, madre donna delle pulizie, tutti accalcati dentro la stanza di una kommunalka. Ragazzino gracile e introverso, è cresciuto nel culto della patria, della grande guerra patriottica, del KGB e della fifa che esso incuteva a quei senza palle di occidentali. Da adolescente è stato, per usare le sue stesse parole, un teppistello, e se non è diventato un delinquente lo deve soltanto al judo, a cui si è dedicato con tanta intensità che i suoi compagni ricordano ancora le terribili urla provenienti dalla palestra dove si allenava, da solo, la domenica. È entrato negli organi per romanticismo, perché essi annoveravano uomini eccezionali che difendevano la patria, e lui era orgoglioso di diventare uno di loro. Ha diffidato della perestrojka, non ha mai sopportato che masochisti o agenti della CIA facessero tante storie per i gulag e i crimini di Stalin, la fine dell’impero è stata per lui la più grande catastrofe del ventesimo secolo, e ancora oggi la pensa così. Nel caos dei primi anni Novanta si è ritrovato dalla parte dei perdenti, dei beffati, ridotto a fare il tassista. Adesso che è al potere, adora, come Eduard, farsi fotografare a petto nudo, i muscoli in evidenza, con addosso i pantaloni della tuta mimetica e un coltello da commando alla cintura. Come Eduard è freddo e astuto, sa che l’uomo è un lupo per gli altri uomini, crede solo nel diritto del più forte, nell’assoluto relativismo dei valori e preferisce fare paura piuttosto che averla. Come Eduard disprezza i frignoni che considerano sacra la vita umana. L’equipaggio del sottomarino Kursk può impiegare otto giorni a morire asfissiato sul fondo del Mare di Barents, le forze speciali russe possono gasare centocinquanta ostaggi nel teatro della Dubrovka e trecentocinquanta bambini possono essere massacrati nella scuola di Beslan, ma Vladimir Vladimirovič dà al popolo notizie della sua cagnolina che ha partorito. La cucciolata sta bene, poppa di gusto: bisogna vedere le cose in maniera positiva. La differenza tra Putin e Eduard è che Putin ce l’ha fatta. Putin è il capo. Può ordinare che i testi scolastici cessino di sparlare di Stalin, richiamare all’ordine le ONG e le anime belle dell’opposizione liberale. Si inchina pro forma davanti alla tomba di Sacharov, ma tiene sulla scrivania, ben visibile a tutti, il busto di Dzeržinskij [fondatore della Čeka, prima denominazione dei Servizi Segreti sovietici]. Se l’Europa lo provoca riconoscendo l’indipendenza del Kosovo, dice: «D’accordo, ma allora avranno l’indipendenza anche l’Ossezia del Sud e l’Abchazija, e manderemo i carri armati in Georgia, e se non siete carini con noi vi chiuderemo il rubinetto del gas». Modi tanto virili dovrebbero fare colpo su Eduard, se questi fosse in buona fede. Invece Eduard scrive, come Anna Politkovskaja, dei pamphlet in cui spiega che Putin non solo è un tiranno, ma un tiranno scialbo e mediocre, a cui è toccato in sorte un destino troppo grande per lui. La falsità di questo giudizio mi sembra lampante. Ritengo che Putin sia uno statista di grande levatura e che la sua popolarità non dipenda soltanto dal fatto che la gente è decerebrata dai media a lui asserviti. C’è dell’altro. Putin ripete in tutte le salse una cosa che i russi hanno assolutamente bisogno di sentirsi confermare e che si può riassumere così: «Nessuno ha il diritto di dire a centocinquanta milioni di persone che settant’anni della loro vita, della vita dei loro genitori e dei loro nonni, che ciò in cui hanno creduto, per cui hanno lottato e si sono sacrificati, l’aria stessa che respiravano, nessuno ha il diritto di dire che tutto questo è stato una merda. Il comunismo ha fatto delle cose orribili, d’accordo, ma non era uguale al nazismo. L’equivalenza tra i due, che gli intellettuali occidentali danno ormai per scontata, è un’infamia. Il comunismo è stato qualcosa di grande, di eroico, di bello, qualcosa che credeva nell’uomo e gli dava fiducia. Il comunismo aveva in sé una parte di innocenza, e nel mondo spietato che è venuto dopo tutti lo associano confusamente alla propria infanzia, a ciò che commuove quando riaffiorano i ricordi dell’infanzia». Sono sicuro che Putin fosse assolutamente sincero quando ha pronunciato la frase che ho riportato in esergo a questo libro [«Chi vuole restaurare il comunismo è senza cervello. Chi non lo rimpiange è senza cuore»]. Sono sicuro che essa gli sia sgorgata dal profondo del cuore, perché tutti hanno un cuore. Ed è una frase che in Russia parla al cuore di tutti, a partire da Limonov, il quale, se si trovasse al posto di Putin, certamente direbbe e farebbe tutto quello che Putin dice e fa. Ma Limonov non è al posto di Putin, e non gli resta che occupare quello, così incongruo per lui, di oppositore virtuoso, difensore di valori in cui non crede (democrazia, diritti umani e stronzate del genere) al fianco di persone oneste che incarnano tutto quello che lui ha sempre disprezzato. Non esattamente uno scacco matto, ma certo, in queste condizioni, non è semplice saper stare al proprio posto.

Emmanuel Carrère, Limonov, Adelphi, 2012 (ed.ne or.le Francia, éditions P.O.L, 2011)

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Lode Palle's Impact on Digital Marketing: A Legacy of Excellence

In the dynamic world of digital marketing, Lode Palle is a name that resonates with excellence. His insights and strategies have transformed businesses, enabling them to thrive in the digital age. From SEO wizardry to social media mastery, Lode's contributions to the field are nothing short of extraordinary. Explore how Lode Palle's legacy of excellence continues to inspire and shape the digital marketing landscape.

[strawberry8fields]

Bologna, 28 gennaio 1975 Ciao bella Sto fumando una sigaretta, ho appena finito di pranzare, e sto battendo a macchina questa nella stanza di Nicola e Robby, poiché Gino, dopo una notte insonne, non si è ancora svegliato. Mezz'ora fa, aggrappato ad un telefono in un bar, ti parlavo. Odio il telefono. E’ uno strumento freddo e distante, incapace a far trasparire il benché minimo sentimento, ed assolutamente inadatto come mezzo di augurio. E i miei, stamane, volevano essere i più sinceri possibili, non solo in apparenza ma perché realmente tali. Ti scrivo questa di getto, usando le copertine di alcune dispense di regia, perciò scusa gli eventuali errori e l'evidente ineleganza strutturale. Ho provato diverse volte a scriverti, ma in tutti i tentativi il bisogno di originalità e l'assoluta mancanza di idee mi hanno sempre fregato, costringendomi ad appallottolare il foglio dopo due righe e a gettarlo nel cestino già colmo. Odio il telefono. Ciao come stai? Bene grazie, e tu? Anch'io bene, grazie. Ciao, come stai? Cosa si può rispondere in un telefono con quindici gettoni dentro, col tempo contato, mentre il cuore ti scoppia dalla gioia di parlarti e lotti per non darlo a vedere, e il giradischi o la radio sono a tutto volume e il locale è pieno di gente? Bene grazie(...) Non puoi mica urlare nella cornetta che sei stanco di non far niente, stanco delle nottate passate in luoghi fumosi, in cinema di terza, a giocare a carte, a leggere Godard, a sognare Pescara, a frequentare ragazze nottambule e senza scrupoli, a disegnare con rabbia e senza voglia, a giocare a pallone in un campetto male illuminato, a studiare “PHOTOGRAPH” seduto sulla tazza del cesso, ad aspettare autobus che non arrivano mai, ad inseguire donne misteriose sotto i portici, a misurare lo spessore della nebbia in piazza Maggiore, a frequentare cabaret sulla via del fallimento, quattro gatti e una chitarra, barzellette e canti cileni, bowling deserti, a bere cioccolate nei bar dell'ultima ora, a rompersi le palle nei cineforum, stasera giriamo le gallerie d'arte, c'è Emmanuelle, compriamo una bottiglia di Ballatine’s o di Chivas Regal e tiriamo l'alba(...) Come sto? Sto che ne ho le tasche piene di disegnare ascoltando Supersonic, per voi giovani, Popoff, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Alice Cooper, i Chicago, etc, non ne posso più di svegliarmi ogni giorno alle quattordici, se tutto va bene, la stufona non ha perso gas e sono morto, o se non apro gli occhi su un cielo già maledettamente stellato. Cosa posso dire per telefono?(...) Come va? A cazzo di cane, ecco come va. (...)Al diavolo. Maledetto telefono. Come stai? Bene grazie…e tu? Così Così (oppure bene, o male, o benissimo, o benissimo) (o malissimo, o malissimo, oppure bene grazie)... Ciao. CLICK. Ed è la fine. Fine della conversazione, della telefonata, dei gettoni. Volevo dirti tante cose e non ti ho detto niente. Vorrei tanto vederti e parlare con te, verrai a Pescara? A Pescara, l’otto febbraio. OGGI, VENTOTTO FEBBRAIO MILLENOVECENTOSETTANTACINQUE, LA DOLCE ISABELLA COMPIE QUINDICI ANNI. AUGURI. Andrea.

Andrea Pazienza, Ciao Bella

[pangeanews]

“Io ero nato per le guerre e le rivoluzioni”. Un giorno con Eduard Limonov (altro che Carrère). Un uomo che non cerca assoluzioni, vuole la rissa, anela al disordine

Proprio così. Una fiala di vetro. Un grumo di cavi d’acciaio, sottilissimi, in una fiala di vetro. Basso. Bianco. Eduard Limonov mi sembra un incrocio tra Peter Pan e il capitano Achab. Sembra fragile. È inflessibile. La sua guardia del corpo, Dmitrij, è un ragazzone sorridente. Filma la stazione di Rimini con il cellulare. Filma ovunque. Limonov è seccato. “Ma cosa riprendi? Guarda! Guardati intorno! Scrivi un libro! Cammina!”.

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Limonov ha una cordialità austera, viaggia con una sacca piuttosto piccola, verde, eppure è sempre impeccabile. Lì ha quello che gli occorre, dice. “Se mi sbattono in carcere, ho tutto. Mi basta poco”. Capisco che il lusso dell’albergo riminese lo schifa. Gli chiedono il passaporto, lo cede a fatica, lo rivuole subito. “Gli incontri più importanti della mia vita li ho fatti in carcere e in guerra”, dice. Recita? Forse. Limonov ormai è diventato quello che gli altri credono che sia – non è un uomo, è una rivolta.

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Quando Sandro Teti, l’editore italiano di Limonov, mi telefona, è perentorio: “Vuoi che ti porti Limonov? Trovami un teatro!”. Sandro Teti mi è simpatico, forse in una vita ulteriore siamo stati compagni, nello stesso clan, lungo le pianure di Scizia. Il teatro glielo devo trovare in un paio di giorni. Strologo, maneggio, vinco la mia ansia – del tutto narcisistica – di reclusione. Per un attimo l’acido della misantropia mi sfianca. Alessandro Gnocchi, eroico caporedattore culturale del Giornale mi sfida, cavolo, porta Limonov a Rimini, vengo anch’io – non verrà – e facciamo tre pagine con una intervista prima che atterri in Italia – questo lo abbiamo fatto. Trovo il teatro. A Rimini. La terra del Malatesta, esteta sanguinario, esaltato da Ezra Pound e da Henry de Montherlant, due tipi scomodi, che non si accodano alle mode. Limonov, qui, è perfetto.

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Eduard Limonov, Davide Brullo, Silvio Castiglioni (photo Alessandro Carli)

Quando arriva Limonov nevica – ci siamo russificati, gli dico, e lui, “per carità, restate italiani, viva l’Italia!, altrimenti diventate tristi e truci come i russi”. La notte prima telefono a Sandro Teti, tutto a posto? No, mi fa, Limonov è scomparso, si è rotto le palle, vuole tornare in Russia. La vicenda, se vi va, l’ha raccontata Fulvio Abbate su Dagospia (“Alle 21, 10, sprezzante e definitivo, dopo aver confabulato con il suo editore, afferra il suo cappotto, e se ne va. La scena è surreale. Ora che sono arrivati anche gli ultimi ospiti e che è tutto pronto per iniziare, lui non c’è”). Passo la notte pensando a una via di fuga, a un comunicato stampa in cui si renda nota, con dote di menzogne, l’assenza di Limonov. Il giorno dopo – il giorno dell’incontro riminese, il 12 dicembre – a mattina inoltrata, Teti mi scrive, “arriviamo, pericolo rientrato”.

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Limonov non è come Emmanuel Carrère, lo scrittore bronzeo, da copertina, amato da tutti perché va bene a tutti i gusti, titilla le voglie estetiche degli incravattati. Limonov è uno che turba, è uno del sottosuolo, è uno che vuole la rissa più che lo scandalo, che adora essere odiato, che preferisce lo scontro alla laccata leccata, il disastro alla conferma. In un articolo pubblicato sul Giornale Nicola Porro – ancora riguardo alla serata romana – scrive, “Io non c’ero. Ma l’altra sera a casa della mia amica Claudia, le persone sono corse a vedere il Limonov che Carrère gli ha raccontato. Di gran lunga più affascinante e imprendibile del Limonov che si racconta da solo”. Porro non capisce che Carrère scrive per gente come lui – sufficientemente certa di sé e della propria presunta perversione di basso grado – mentre Limonov scrive per la rivoluzione; la differenza è la stessa che c’è tra Arcipelago Gulag – il cui autore, per inciso, è deliziosamente detestato da Limonov – e l’impegno umanitario di uno scrittore parigino di elzeviri, a cavallo della propria sicura scrivania. Limonov ha preso e se ne è andato schifando il bel mondo romano, quello degli amici degli amici, tutti giusti-bravi-belli.

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Questo ha di buono. Limonov è gentile, disponibile, ma fa quel che vuole. Se non sta bene in un posto non recita, s’incazza. Alla fine dell’incontro, un fotografo lo placca. Lui ci sta. Una fotografia, due, cinque, sette. Poi dice basta. Il fotografo si arrabbia. Lui si arrabbia di più, ho detto basta non rompermi le palle. Conosce il limite tra cortesia e offesa, tra patto e contraffazione, tra rispetto e difetto. “Ora sono vecchio, sono repellente, sono più saggio”, dice.

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Non accetta gli applausi, non li capisce. Perché queste foche applaudono? Non me lo merito. Piuttosto, ragioniamo insieme su come fare la rivoluzione. Piuttosto, spaccatemi la faccia. Ci tiene a spiegare la nascita del Partito Nazional Bolscevico, nel 1993, quando è stato messo fuori legge da Putin, quando ha vissuto il carcere. Il partito è stato il tentativo – riuscito, in parte – di dare rappresentanza alla “punk generation”, gente che cannibalizzava la vita.

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Sandro Teti ha pubblicato due libri di Limonov, Zona industriale e Il boia. Il Limonov più bello tradotto in Italia s’intitola Libro dell’acqua, lo ha pubblicato Alet nel 2002. Allineo alcune frasi: “Io ero nato per le guerre e le rivoluzioni”; “Il nuovo senso estetico era quello che nasceva sfrecciando per una città bruciata sopra la corazza di un carro armato circondato da giovani belve con il mitra”; “Deve essere stata splendida immagino la città di Phnom Penh deserta e bruciata. Di persona ne ho viste parecchie di città bombardate e crivellate: c’è in loro una qualche grandezza, una estrema saggezza. Erano belle le città malate, la New York degli anni Settanta, la Parigi dei primi anni Ottanta. La cosa più disgustosa è una città in piena salute, che trabocca grasso e merda”.

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Eduard Limonov al Teatro degli Atti di Rimini, 12 dicembre 2019

Mimmo Calopresti ha firmato un bel documentario su Limonov, Cani sciolti. Nel 1974 Limonov è a Roma, in attesa di partire per gli Stati Uniti. Povero, maldestro al mondo. Il documentario racconta il suo ritorno in Occidente, l’anno scorso, il cammino verso il monumento a Pasolini, a Ostia. “Una delle figure più potenti del XX secolo”, dice Limonov, omaggiando PPP. Ama ciò che disturba, che non distrae dalla vertigine.

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In Libro dell’acqua, tuttavia, è possente l’atto letterario: Limonov, nonostante i proclami, vede in ogni gesto il verbo, ogni atto inciso nella Storia ha senso ai fini del racconto. “Baudelaire ci ha inventati tutti quanti. Lui e Balzac”, scrive. E quando deve descriversi, accenna a Rimbaud: “ero partito come Rimbaud, una fuga verso il nulla”. Nel libro, Limonov scrive la sua autobiografia raccontando “Mari”, “Fiumi”, “Laghi, Stagni, Paludi”, “Fontane”, “Saune” e piogge. La struttura narrativa è perfetta e intorbidata dalla malinconia: il grande narciso Limonov sa che ogni esistenza è effimera, ogni rivoluzione una traccia sulle acque, presto risolta nel nulla, “l’acqua trasporta, cancella e non ci si può bagnare due volte nella stessa acqua”. Cancellare, ecco la parola esatta.

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Ne Il boia, piuttosto, la perfetta definizione del mondo ‘americano’, il nostro. “Tutto può essere, tutto può succedere qui, nel migliore dei mondi possibili, dove tutto appartiene a tutti e il capriccio, il malinconico e piacevole bruciore sotto l’addome, governa gli esseri umani”.

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Sbaglia chi ritiene Limonov un ‘esteta armato’ – egli è semplicemente russo. Limonov è un uomo del secolo scorso, convinto, come tutti i russi, che l’idea implichi la lotta, che si scrive per convertire, che non c’è altro se non l’istinto alla vita, il sentore della morte. Limonov è un collega di Gogol’, pare redatto da Dostoevskij, ha bevuto con Majakovskij, è dentro le lucide elucubrazioni di Vasilij Grossman (“Lo sviluppo russo ha mostrato una strana essenza: si trasforma in sviluppo della non-libertà”), dentro i pensieri di Andrej Sinjavskij (“La morte dell’eroe è giustificata, conquistata, dalla vita dell’eroe, e questo equilibrio genera un senso d’armonia. Per contro, nel destino del ‘piccolo borghese’ la morte è quasi comica: colpito da un ictus, soffocato da un osso”), nei gherigli retorici di Iosif Brodskij, l’amico-nemico (“La vera storia della coscienza comincia con la prima bugia. Si dà il caso che io ricordi la mia”). Conta, nell’ardore russo, la ‘postura’ più che la politica, la ‘statura’ prima del giogo dell’intelletto, la facilità al soffrire.

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“Volevo vedere la Storia da miope, a un centimetro dal mio naso… mi trovavo lì perché ero un avventuriero, uno sveglio, e provavo piacere a rovistare nelle interiora della Storia, a pescarle qualcosetta nella pancia”, scrive Limonov. Vuole le domande bastarde, Limonov, vuole qualcuno che lo sfidi a duello. Riguardo alla sua presenza sul fronte serbo, nei Novanta, è chiaro, “La Serbia era un paese assalito da una ventina di potenze straniere. Quanto al resto, è certo, io difendo le mie idee con la mitragliatrice”. La sua risposta – pienamente russa – ci fa schifo, deve farci schifo, perché Limonov non vuole limonare con il grande inquisitore, non cerca assoluzioni, ma chi lo punisca. D’altronde, è sempre stato chiaro. Nel 1998 su “The Exile” sintetizza con aforisma di fuoco la Guerra nel Golfo (“Un nugolo di capi mafia – forze Onu di 27 paesi – che puniscono un piccolo imbroglione, Saddam Hussein”), parla del suo impegno nell’area jugoslava. “Ho partecipato alla guerra serbo-croata. Scioccato e disgustato dai cadaveri torturati di vecchi e bambini serbi, recuperati tra le rovine di Vukovar, ho preso parte per la Serbia… Nell’autunno del 1992 sono stato avvicinato dal produttore cinematografico della BBC, mister Pawlikowsky. Voleva che intervistassi Radovan Karadjic, leader dei serbi bosniaci per un suo documentario. Per tre giorni la BBC ha filmato il presidente della repubblica serba di Bosnia insieme a me, mentre discutiamo. Disonesti, quelli della BBC, che in segreto mi hanno filmato mentre sparo con un mitra a Sarajevo”. Chi fa orrore, qui: Limonov? I cinici della BBC? Tutto corrisponde, in ogni caso, all’immagine che Limonov vuole dare di sé. “Essere odiato da un vasto pubblico televisivo dell’intero mondo occidentale è emozionante. È una sfida. Mi sentivo come Superman assediato da orde di zombie lillipuziani… Ho sempre saputo che se non rinunci alla tua libertà sei un nemico della libertà. Subirne le conseguenze è stato doloroso. Niente pane per l’amico dei Serbi. Niente pane per il politicamente scorretto. Niente pane per il nemico di Gorbacëv. Niente pane per l’avversario di Eltsin. Niente pane per chi la pensa diversamente”.

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Di sera, io e la guardia del corpo di Limonov che corriamo per Rimini – il freddo perfeziona la velocità. Limonov è inflessibile e vecchio. Ha bisogno di un antidolorifico. Troviamo la farmacia aperta. Poi corriamo nell’ultimo supermercato. Limonov è chiuso in camera, in albergo, mangia come un asceta. Non riesce a masticare. Gli compriamo un po’ di lardo e del formaggio morbido. Quest’uomo che ha preso a morsi il muso della vita, non sa più masticare.

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Dopo aver ‘matato’ il pubblico di Rimini – seguiranno vaste code per farsi firmare il libro – Limonov si rivolge a me con aria di sfida. Gli ho chiesto che rapporti ha con Dio. “Ma come si permette?”, fa, “queste sono questioni private”. Intuisco la differenza tra l’icona e il presepe, tra Zosima e il culto dei Santi. Il giorno dopo, in macchina, prima di lasciarlo alla stazione. Siamo in cinque. Sei pronto a scrivere la sua biografia?, mi fa Sandro Teti. Sfidare Carrère eccita. “Devi fare in fretta però, tra poco muoio”, mi dice Limonov. A me pare immortale. Poi va verso il binario. Il treno per Bologna parte mezz’ora dopo. Il freddo inacidisce le intenzioni. Ma Limonov è là, in piedi, al binario, mezz’ora prima, solo. (d.b.)

L'articolo “Io ero nato per le guerre e le rivoluzioni”. Un giorno con Eduard Limonov (altro che Carrère). Un uomo che non cerca assoluzioni, vuole la rissa, anela al disordine proviene da Pangea.

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Trump-Rouhani Showdown and Brexit Battle Come to NYC: UN Week

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S.-Iran showdown moves to Manhattan this week as about 200 world leaders and thousands of diplomats converge on New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly.President Donald Trump will speak from the UN podium on Tuesday morning -- and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be front and center for his speech. Iran’s delegation has second-row seats in the auditorium, although Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif could choose to avoid the assembly hall or walk out just before Trump begins.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be looking to promote the U.K. as a great place to invest in a post-Brexit world, once he sorts out how the divorce from the European Union will unfold. Ireland’s prime minister arrives with his nation potentially facing the most collateral damage from a messy Brexit, and he doesn’t want to see EU leaders capitulate under pressure to the U.K.Like at every General Assembly, much of the real news will emerge on the fringes of official events as diplomats take advantage of the critical mass of leaders to hold around-the-clock meetings, attend cocktail parties and shop.Along the way, visiting delegations will snarl Manhattan’s traffic and scoop up the best restaurant reservations. New Yorkers who have been through this before know it’s easier to work from home or head out of town entirely. For those who stay, here’s what’s coming:Iran Tensions High as U.S. Raises Sanctions, Zarif Warns of WarTalk of a historic Trump-Rouhani summit on the UN sidelines has largely died, but allies of both sides will be shuttling back and forth in an effort to broker a deal that at least lowers the risk of military conflict and, perhaps, eases the path toward some sort of diplomatic solution following strikes on Saudi oil facilities that the U.S. blames on Iran.For now, the U.S. and Iran are dug in: Trump moved to tighten sanctions on Iran’s central bank and modestly bolster Saudi defenses last week while saying his military restraint demonstrates strength. Zarif has warned of “all-out war” if Saudi or U.S. forces strike Iran and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ruled out direct talks with Trump, who has tried to keep his options open.“Nothing is ever off the table completely, but I have no intention of meeting with Iran,” Trump told reporters Sunday. “And that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.” Zarif, speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, said he’s received no request for talks and “we’re making clear a request will not be possible at this time” without U.S. concessions.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for calm last week, saying “This is the moment to cool tensions, and nowhere is that more important than in the Gulf.”Climate Change summit gets skip from U.S., Brazil leadersGuterres is hosting leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a summit Monday as he seeks to boost global commitments to reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuel. “Let’s face it, we are losing the race against climate change,” Guterres said.The biggest no-shows: Trump, who quit the Paris climate accord in 2017, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose country contains a huge swath of the Amazon forest. Bolsonaro and Macron had a trans-Atlantic feud last month amid a flurry of reports about the burning Amazon. Bolsonaro plans to use his UN speech on Tuesday to punch back at critics who say he doesn’t care about the environment, while asserting Brazil’s sovereignty over the rain forest.Trump seldom surrenders the spotlight, especially in his home town: During the climate summit, he’ll spend part of the day hosting an event on religious freedom.Bibi joins Xi and Putin in staying home after election setbackFor only the second time in a decade, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won’t address the assembly. His colorful and combative history at the UN dates back to era when the annual event featured outsized personalities riffing from the General Assembly hall -- Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez sniffing “sulfur” on the stage and Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi decamping to his Bedouin tent.Last week’s election in Israel cast a pall over Netanyahu’s political future, and the one-time UN envoy is fighting to remain his nation’s longest-serving prime minister. He’s the most surprising of the no-shows, along with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.Leaders seek face time with Trump on trade, Korea, refugeesBeyond giving them time at the UN podium, the General Assembly gives world leaders the opportunity to score face time with Trump as he seeks re-election next year. Over the course of three days, he plans to meet leaders of the U.K., Singapore, India, Pakistan, Poland, Egypt, South Korea, Iraq, Japan, Ukraine and El Salvador.Japan’s Shinzo Abe wants to put the finishing touches on a trade deal with the U.S., while South Korean President Moon Jae-in will seek to lure North Korean and U.S. negotiators back to long-stalled talks over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be looking for the president’s support in his bid to send home at least 1 million Syrian refugees.NYPD sends thousands out to guard leaders, direct trafficNew York’s finest bear the heaviest burden during UNGA, working with the U.S. Secret Service to guard hundreds of leaders, guiding motorcades through jammed intersections and staying on high alert for terror attacks.The challenge goes well beyond the UN event. The New York Yankees are heading to the baseball playoffs with four games on their schedule this week, and police will be out in force guarding synagogues during Rosh Hashanah next week as the UN summit winds down.“It’s a huge responsibility for sure, but no one handles the assortment of large organized events and traditional crime fighting, coupled with the constant threat of terrorism, better than the NYPD,” New York Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill told reporters. “Absolutely no one.”(Updates to add Zarif comments on U.S. meeting in Iran section.)\--With assistance from Simone Iglesias, Robert Hutton and Josh Wingrove.To contact the reporter on this story: David Wainer in New York at dwainer3@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Bill Faries at wfaries@bloomberg.net, Tony CzuczkaFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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(Bloomberg) -- The U.S.-Iran showdown moves to Manhattan this week as about 200 world leaders and thousands of diplomats converge on New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly.President Donald Trump will speak from the UN podium on Tuesday morning -- and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be front and center for his speech. Iran’s delegation has second-row seats in the auditorium, although Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif could choose to avoid the assembly hall or walk out just before Trump begins.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be looking to promote the U.K. as a great place to invest in a post-Brexit world, once he sorts out how the divorce from the European Union will unfold. Ireland’s prime minister arrives with his nation potentially facing the most collateral damage from a messy Brexit, and he doesn’t want to see EU leaders capitulate under pressure to the U.K.Like at every General Assembly, much of the real news will emerge on the fringes of official events as diplomats take advantage of the critical mass of leaders to hold around-the-clock meetings, attend cocktail parties and shop.Along the way, visiting delegations will snarl Manhattan’s traffic and scoop up the best restaurant reservations. New Yorkers who have been through this before know it’s easier to work from home or head out of town entirely. For those who stay, here’s what’s coming:Iran Tensions High as U.S. Raises Sanctions, Zarif Warns of WarTalk of a historic Trump-Rouhani summit on the UN sidelines has largely died, but allies of both sides will be shuttling back and forth in an effort to broker a deal that at least lowers the risk of military conflict and, perhaps, eases the path toward some sort of diplomatic solution following strikes on Saudi oil facilities that the U.S. blames on Iran.For now, the U.S. and Iran are dug in: Trump moved to tighten sanctions on Iran’s central bank and modestly bolster Saudi defenses last week while saying his military restraint demonstrates strength. Zarif has warned of “all-out war” if Saudi or U.S. forces strike Iran and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ruled out direct talks with Trump, who has tried to keep his options open.“Nothing is ever off the table completely, but I have no intention of meeting with Iran,” Trump told reporters Sunday. “And that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.” Zarif, speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, said he’s received no request for talks and “we’re making clear a request will not be possible at this time” without U.S. concessions.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for calm last week, saying “This is the moment to cool tensions, and nowhere is that more important than in the Gulf.”Climate Change summit gets skip from U.S., Brazil leadersGuterres is hosting leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a summit Monday as he seeks to boost global commitments to reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuel. “Let’s face it, we are losing the race against climate change,” Guterres said.The biggest no-shows: Trump, who quit the Paris climate accord in 2017, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose country contains a huge swath of the Amazon forest. Bolsonaro and Macron had a trans-Atlantic feud last month amid a flurry of reports about the burning Amazon. Bolsonaro plans to use his UN speech on Tuesday to punch back at critics who say he doesn’t care about the environment, while asserting Brazil’s sovereignty over the rain forest.Trump seldom surrenders the spotlight, especially in his home town: During the climate summit, he’ll spend part of the day hosting an event on religious freedom.Bibi joins Xi and Putin in staying home after election setbackFor only the second time in a decade, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won’t address the assembly. His colorful and combative history at the UN dates back to era when the annual event featured outsized personalities riffing from the General Assembly hall -- Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez sniffing “sulfur” on the stage and Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi decamping to his Bedouin tent.Last week’s election in Israel cast a pall over Netanyahu’s political future, and the one-time UN envoy is fighting to remain his nation’s longest-serving prime minister. He’s the most surprising of the no-shows, along with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.Leaders seek face time with Trump on trade, Korea, refugeesBeyond giving them time at the UN podium, the General Assembly gives world leaders the opportunity to score face time with Trump as he seeks re-election next year. Over the course of three days, he plans to meet leaders of the U.K., Singapore, India, Pakistan, Poland, Egypt, South Korea, Iraq, Japan, Ukraine and El Salvador.Japan’s Shinzo Abe wants to put the finishing touches on a trade deal with the U.S., while South Korean President Moon Jae-in will seek to lure North Korean and U.S. negotiators back to long-stalled talks over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be looking for the president’s support in his bid to send home at least 1 million Syrian refugees.NYPD sends thousands out to guard leaders, direct trafficNew York’s finest bear the heaviest burden during UNGA, working with the U.S. Secret Service to guard hundreds of leaders, guiding motorcades through jammed intersections and staying on high alert for terror attacks.The challenge goes well beyond the UN event. The New York Yankees are heading to the baseball playoffs with four games on their schedule this week, and police will be out in force guarding synagogues during Rosh Hashanah next week as the UN summit winds down.“It’s a huge responsibility for sure, but no one handles the assortment of large organized events and traditional crime fighting, coupled with the constant threat of terrorism, better than the NYPD,” New York Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill told reporters. “Absolutely no one.”(Updates to add Zarif comments on U.S. meeting in Iran section.)\--With assistance from Simone Iglesias, Robert Hutton and Josh Wingrove.To contact the reporter on this story: David Wainer in New York at dwainer3@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Bill Faries at wfaries@bloomberg.net, Tony CzuczkaFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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The Guardian view on worker-ownership plans: firms for the many, not the few | Editorial

The left across the world is embracing the idea that soaring wealth inequality can be tackled by giving employees a stake in their companies – and a say over the profits and decisions of their employers

The rich really are different from you. While the pall of the financial crisis still hangs over the ordinary worker, whose income is lower today than in 2008, the share of pre-tax income going to the top 0.1% of UK adults, the 53,000 who earn half a million pounds a year, is approaching the level just before the crash a decade ago. How have the rich done it? One reason is the “light touch” nature of UK company regulation. Another is that they can muster armies of lawyers and accountants to help them reduce their tax bills. A third is that they extract a great deal of wealth from their ownership and control of companies. To see how these factors might coalesce it is instructive to note that in 2017, to avoid paying a new higher rate of tax, 100 extremely wealthy individuals withdrew dividends averaging £30m each from their companies to save a total of £100m before the change took effect.

The French economist Thomas Piketty presented a simple explanation for rising inequality. He argued that wealth generally grows faster than the economy, and it tended to become concentrated, as more wealth brings more opportunities to save and invest. Tackling disparities in power and capital has become the leitmotif of the left globally. This is a very good thing. The chosen method is often some form of collective action by the state on behalf of workers. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has just pushed through a law for mandatory profit-sharing schemes for employees in firms with more than 50 workers. In the US, Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren propose to tackle soaring wealth inequality by giving employees a stake in their companies – and increased authority over the profits and decisions made by their employers.

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Woman's death casts pall over France's 'yellow vest' protests

Woman’s death casts pall over France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests

PARIS: A protester was accidentally killed on Saturday (Nov 17) as thousands of people blocked roads across France in a "yellow vest" movement against high fuel prices, which has channelled widespread anger over stagnant spending power under President Emmanuel Macron.

An estimated 244,000 people took part in more than 2,000 protests at roundabouts and on major highways and thoroughfares,…

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30 Of The Best Short Animated Films

In this article, you’ll watch some of the best short animated films that were created. Most of them were awarded or at least nominated for the Academy Awards for best animated short film.

A lot of-of these animated short films have a funny approach to the situations presented but you will also see some dramatic short videos.

It will take you some time to watch them all so I’m suggesting you to bookmark the article.

I’ve watched all of these animated shorts and I was astonished by their authors’ creativity and exemplary execution.

This article has two main parts. If you want to jump to a specific section, click on one of the links below:

Best Short Animated Films

How to Create an Animated Short Movie

A look at the best short animated films

Sam | The Short Animated Movie

In one of the best-animated shorts you’ll see, Sam, a shy young man, finds himself in a slow-motion world. Trying to restore time, he fails. The circumstances bring him to rescue his co-workers, and Nathalie, the girl he secretly loves.

Directed by Payetaprod Studio, a French team composed of Mickael Bonfill, Romain Protect, and Emmanuel Aurengo.

“Spellbound Short Film” by Ying Wu & Lizzia Xu

“Spell Bound” is a short animation about a lonely girl, Rene, who is jealous of her perfect sister Sunny but must save her after writing negative thoughts in her diary that unexpectedly transform into monsters.

CGI Animated Short Film “Wakan Short Film” by ISART DIGITAL

This animated short film begins at dusk. When the sun sets on a small native American village in the middle of a forest, two children, Aiyanna and her brother, Tawa, are playing hide and seek.

From the edge of the village, the young girl is lured away by a furtive blue light into the mystical forest. To save his sister, Tawa must venture deep into the heart of the spirit world.

“A Fox And A Mouse” – by ESMA

Watch this beautiful and touching award-winning 3D short animated film called “A Fox And A Mouse” as a lonesome fox hunts a mouse – and their relationship evolves as two owls begin to interfere with the hunt!

“Dustin” – by The Dustin Team

Enjoy this cute award-winning CGI 3D Animated short film – “Dustin” is an animated comedy about a pug who, much to his chagrin, has to arrange with an automatic cleaning robot as his new roommate. Created by the talented hands and minds of Michael Fritzsche, Kristina Jaeger, Andreas Tetz & Nadine Utz Produced in Germany 2014!  One of the best short animated films available.

“Take Me Home” – by Nair Archawattana

Watch one of the most moving short animations about hope.  In a cold, dark dog shelter, a young beagle is waiting for the right one to take him home. Time passes by, the beagle is getting desperate.

Until one day, when hope finally shines upon him. He has to do everything he can to leave the place! For more information, please see the details and links below.

“Take Me Home” is an animated short film created and directed by Nair Archawattana, with a collaboration of talented students at Academy of Arts University.

Dust Buddies Short Film” by Beth Tomashek & Sam Wade

CGI Animated Dust Buddies Short Film by Beth Tomashek & Sam Wade from Ringling college of art and design.

Dust Buddies is a story about the friendship between two dust bunnies, Fuzz and Lint, who live peacefully under a couch. When an evil maid comes to clean the house and sucks Fuzz into her vacuum, Lint must overcome his fears and set out to rescue his friend.  An excellent animation short about courage.

“The Controller Short Film” by Bob Yong, Kang Yung Ho, Ian Ie

CGI Animated The Controller Short Film by Bob Yong, Kang Yung Ho, Ian Ie from Ringling college of art and design.

Roles are reversed when a controlling mom is trapped in her son’s video game. Helpless, she now has to listen to him if she hopes to escape the unfamiliar game world.  A great short movie for kids.

“Last Shot Short Film” by Aemilia Widodo

CGI 3d Animated Last Shot Animated Short Film by Aemilia Widodo from Ringling College of Art and Design.

In this short animated film, a girl just discovering the joys of photography ends up breaking her camera by accident.

Logorama

Logorama is a 16-minute animation short film written and directed by H5/ François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, and Ludovic Houplain, and produced by Autour de Minuit.

The film depicts events in a stylized Los Angeles and is told entirely through the use of more than 2,500 contemporary and historical logos and mascots. The film won the Prix Kodak at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.

Presto

Presto is one 2008 American Pixar computer-animated short stories shown in theaters before their main feature-length film.  This one was shown before  WALL-E.

The short is about a magician trying to perform a show with his uncooperative rabbit and is a gag-filled homage to classic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes. Presto was directed by veteran Pixar animator Doug Sweetland, in his directorial debut.

Oktapodi

Oktapodi is a 2007 French animated short film that won a short film, Oscar.  It was created as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L’Ecole de L’Image.

The short is about a pair of love-struck octopuses who through a series of comical events are separated and find each other. Oktapodi was directed by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and Emud Mokhberi. Music was composed by Kenny Wood.

Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards.

Invasions

They may steal our cows and take over our cats, but Clement Morin’s animated short film animation, Invasions, shows that alien dudes do things for the exact same reason that human dudes do.

The lady and the reaper

The Lady and the Reaper is a 3D imaging animated short film created by Javier Recio Gracia and produced by Kandor Graphics. It was one of the short animation movies nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short of 2009.

Replay

In a destroyed world, the only glimpse of hope is the memory of a forgotten past. But be careful not to let your dreams control your mind. This is Replay an amazing animated short animated video.

The setting is an apocalyptic world caused by who knows what where two siblings are surviving in some underground cabin. Outside, there is doom and destruction everywhere – they even have to wear oxygen masks while going out because of the polluted air!

One day, the older of the two siblings, Lana finds something that’s going to change their lives forever! And now I shall shut up about the story – you will have to watch it yourselves :).

French Roast

French Roast is a short animation video created by Fabrice O. Joubert. It is Joubert’s first short film.

In a fancy Parisian Café c. 1960, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee. He constantly turns away a homeless man who asks him for money, but in the end, due to a curious turn of events, it is the homeless man who is unselfish enough to pay the businessman’s bill thus saving him from embarrassment.

Cathedral

The Cathedral is the title of an award-winning animation by Jacek Dukaj, winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2000; and of a 2002 short animated movie by Tomasz Bagiński, based on the story.

The film was nominated in 2002 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the 75th Academy Awards. The movie won the title of Best Animated Short at Siggraph 2002 in San Antonio as well as several other awards.

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty

In this animation, old lady Granny Grim is a storyteller of note. Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty is a six-minute-long CG/flash animated socially satirical black comedy short film, directed by Nicky Phelan and produced by Darragh O’Connell of Brown Bag Films in 2008.

It was written by Kathleen O’Rourke. The plot centers on Granny O’Grimm, a seemingly sweet old lady, who loses the plotline as she tells her own version of Sleeping Beauty to her terrified granddaughter.

This Way Up

Laying the dead to rest has never been so much trouble.

This Oscar Nominated short is directed by Smith & Foulkes and written by Foulkes, Smith, and Christopher O’Reilly, and produced at Nexus by Charlotte Bavasso and Christopher O’Reilly, the film follows two dour unfortunates as they battle a series of misadventures while trying to deliver a coffin to the graveyard.

The animated caper is a series of emotional and literal pitfalls for the pall-bearing team, as their journey and relationship unravel on an epic scale culminating in the pair joining the old lady in a trip through the underworld.

‘This Way Up’, was nominated for an Oscar® for best animated short at the 81st annual Academy Awards.

Before its Oscar win, “This Way Up” won numerous awards at film festivals around the world, including an Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival, the Public Prize for Best Short Film at the 2008 Ottawa Animation Festival, the Audience Award for Animated Short at both the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Mundos Digitales in Spain.

This is proof that is one of the amazing Oscar animated short films of our time.

Even Pigeons Go To Heaven

Even Pigeons Go To Heaven is a short animation movie directed by Samuel Tourneux and released in 2007. It was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for the best animated short film.

Madame Tutli-Putli

Madame Tutli-Putli is a 2007 Academy Award nominated stop motion-animated short film by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It is available on the Cinema16: World Short Films DVD as well as from the NFB. An excellent academy awards animated short film to add to your collection.

Lifted

Lifted is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short film directed by Gary Rydstrom. This is the first film directed by Rydstrom, a seven-time Academy Award winning sound editor and mixer.  It is one of the best short films for kids and adults alike.

No Time for Nuts

No Time for Nuts is a computer animated short movie from Blue Sky Studios (20th Century Fox Animation), starring Scrat of Ice Age fame, premiering on the DVD release of Ice Age: The Meltdown, much in the same vein as Gone Nutty on the previous movie’s DVD release.

It was nominated for an Oscar “Best Short Film, Animated” in 2007, though it never received a billing with a Fox feature film. It also won “Best Animated Short Subject” at the Annie Awards.

One Man Band

One Man Band is a 2005 Pixar animation who45 movie. The film made its world premiere at the 29th Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France, and won the Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival in Bologna, Italy. It was shown with the theatrical release of Cars.

The short was written and directed by Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews and produced by Osnat Shurer, head of Pixar’s Shorts group. The score for the short was written by Michael Giacchino, who also composed the scores for Pixar’s animated feature films The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up.

Artificial Paradise, Inc

Artificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental animated short story anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed a unique software, based on organic virtual reality, which holds all the lost memories of humankind. A user connects to this database of the forgotten…what is he searching for?

The Monk & The Monkey

In this animation short story, a determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his master on his final quest to become a monk. A seemingly simple task becomes an unexpected challenge for Ragu as he discovers the real value of his quest.

Created by Brendan Carroll & Francesco Giroldini Music by Erez Koskas

Something Left, Something Taken

This short story animation is a dark comedy about a vacationing couple’s encounter with a man they believe to be the Zodiac Killer. Based on a true story. Techniques and tools: After Effects, Stop-Motion, Pixilation, Drawn on Paper, Flash, Live Action puppets

Direction/Animation/Design/Writing: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata Sound Design/Mix: Greg Sextro (East West Audio) Voice recording: Erin Kilkenny

The Raven

This partly animated movie is an exception for this article. I’ve included it because it has some damn good effects.

Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.

The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil Producers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Eliz Eskeranli Writers: Ricardo de Montreuil & Antonio Perez Cinematographer: Andres Sanchez Music by: Angelo Milli Special Effects Supervisor: Aaron Burns 3D Modeling and Animation: Juan Somarriba and Francisco Concha Visual Effects and Compositing: Ricardo de Montreuil Editing: Ricardo de Montreuil Color Correction: Santiago Padilla Sound Design and Mixing: Martin Seltzer Budget: $5k Format: RED 1920×1080 Special thanks: Filmosonido, CO3, and Converse

Descendants

Heiko van der Scherm – Writer, Director, Design, Modeling Bernhard Haux – Character TD Flower main actors Goro Fujita – Supervising Animator Felix Graf – Animator Holger Schönberger – Pipeline, Shading, Lighting, Compositing

How to Create an Animated Short Movie

Creating animated short movies isn’t at all easy, nor is it cheap.

Even if you keep your best-animated shorts on youtube or your website, when they are produced by a professional studio, they might cost thousands to produce.

There are, however, free, or low-cost alternatives that any web user can master. One of the options is a self-made cartoon short film.

You will find animation ideas anywhere on the internet, especially if you’re looking for short animation ideas. There are a few things to know about animation short films, let’s take a look.

Figure out the story you’re telling

Short cartoon movies tell a story and a good one at that. Coming up with a story idea for a short animated movie when you’re looking at how to make an animated movie might be hard, but there are ways to make it easier.

The problem is that when you’re looking at an empty, white page, you often freak out and go blank. This is because the thought of being able to do anything is a bit scary, and may push you into not doing anything. This is where the Restriction Method comes into play.

The Restriction Method

The Restriction Method is exactly how it sounds like. People love restrictions and need them.

This is, in a nutshell, “draw a tree, but use only triangles”. This leads to more creativity on your side than just “draw a tree”. When you restrict yourself, you’ll come up with things you would never have come up with otherwise.

Turn an idea into words

So, you have an idea for your short anime movie, but until you write it down in a script form, you have no way of knowing whether it works.

Actually transferring what you think, into a story on paper, is one of the absolutely hardest steps in the movie-making process. People often avoid writing the script for as long as possible. However, writing the script early on will help you spot issues like:

Bad pacing

Loopholes in the story

No character development

And, you also have a physical form of the story, which you can share with people. This gives you feedback, which, as you’ll come to learn, is priceless.  You’ll gain insight into your good animation ideas and those which may need work.

The script format

A script actually has three main elements:

The location

The action

The dialogue

The location

Cool short films have a location. The location is usually declared at the beginning of each scene. This is done in the following format:

Interior or exterior?

A description of the location

Is it daytime, or nighttime?

The action

Short animation clips need a lot of action. In the script, you will describe what action precedes, or follows the dialogue. It is usually written without indentation, at the script’s body.

The dialogue

Indented to the page’s center, you should write the character’s name with capital letters, and put the dialogue’s lines under it, also indented.  In the best movie shorts, the dialogue will always appear natural.

What is an animatic?

Great animated shorts begin with an animatic. An animatic is actually an animated storyboard, commonly used for animation stories. You put them in an animation software, or video creation software, and cut together with the pace of the film and correct timing. They come with dialogue recordings, basic sound effects, and scratch soundtrack.

What is an animatic used for?

Just like a storyboard, you use an animatic to pre-visualize the film before you begin the production and the short film’s animation process.

They’re very important for making short animated movies, as you can see how the movie might look like for the first time, and get a good sense of the rhythm, pacing, and the progression of your film.

And, it’s the last step before you go into the 3D animation pipeline, so you want to make sure that you no longer have any story changes to make.

What software to use to create short animated films?

The most popular software for animatics is Adobe After Effects. It’s great for:

Adding elements to the viewscreen, like time-codes or a frame count

Manipulating the drawings with the puppet tool if needed

Exporting in plenty of codecs and formats

Layouts and model sheets

When creating short cartoons movies, you will need to send your approved storyboard to the layout department. They, in turn, work closely with the director in order to design the costumes and locations. When this is done, staging the scenes begin, and the various characters’ positions are shown throughout the course of each shot.

Model sheets are actually very precisely drawn groups of pictures that will show you the poses and expressions a character could make. They’re made in order to maintain the detail of the character, and keep the character’s design uniform while animators are working on them across the shots.

It is during this stage that the character’s designs are finalized, and their blueprints can be sent to the modeling department when the production starts. That department then creates the final character models. It is time for the next step in creating your short animated story.

Creating the background layout

Short animated stories need an excellent background layout. This is an essential part of how to make an animated video and begins when you have a story and good animatics.

Let’s begin.

You can start withdrawing them in the correct field size, based on your field guides. And, since you know what the background looks like already, draw only what is in the shot. For example, if you’re only using a piece of table, you don’t have to draw an entire room.

And, if you’re going to be re-using the background later on in a different field size, just use a bigger-sized background when you’re drawing, so you don’t lose pixels and still get to use it for both.

A quick tip: If you decided you want a close-up in the beginning, but change your mind to a mid-shot later on, you will need to move the camera in order to get the shot you want when making an animated movie.

This is when car keys come in very handy, as they show the field size you’re using for each scene.

Modelling

When you’re looking at how to make animated short videos, you’ll find that modelers tend to be split into two, or more, departments.

For example, organic modelers come with a sculpture background and specialize in building characters and other freeform surfaces.

However, hard-surface modelers will come from an architectural background and can model vehicles, props, buildings etc.

Modelers will turn the 2D concept art and maquettes into a high-detail 3D model which is topologically sound.

This is done in cooperation with the art directors, animation supervisors, and visual effects supervisors.

The modelers afterward also assist the technical animator and enveloper as the skeleton and skin are developed for the model.

When all this is done, the model is usually given back to the modeler for finishing touches, such as facial expressions or any muscle tension or jiggle shapes that might be necessary.

Once the model is done and approved, it’s made available to the rigging and the texture paint departments, who prepare the model for animation and rendering, passing it through the final stages.

If all things are well, the model will move through the pipeline without coming back for fixes, although some fixes are usually inevitable, such as the problems that come up when the light gets his hand on the model.

Texturing

Regardless of whether you’re making a texture from scratch, or through simply editing an existing image, a texturing artist is the one responsible for writing shaders and painting the textures according to the scene’s requirements.

In the best short cartoons, textures are painted in order to match the approved designs, working hand in hand with both the surfacing and the shading departments. These textures are usually created in the form of maps, and they’re then assigned to the model.

Lighting in short animated films

A lighting artist doesn’t only have to think about lighting all the individual scenes in short animated clips, but they should also consider how all of the elements that the other departments created will come together.

Lighting TDs usually combine the latest version of the animation, camera moves, effects, textures, and shaders, and render an updated version on a daily basis.

Lighters actually have a lot of responsibilities, such as defining light properties, placing lights, as well as defining how the light will interact with the different materials and textures, and color theory and harmony.

They will need to establish lighting and shadows, both direct and reflected, for each shot, making sure it fits within the sequence’s continuity, and all of that while making sure they fulfill the vision of the production designers, VFX supervisors, art directors, and most importantly, the director.

Rigging

The process of adding bones to the characters, and defining the mechanical objects’ movements, is known as rigging and is essential to the animation process in cartoon short films.

A character TD makes test animations that show how a character or creature will appear when deformed into various poses and based on those results, there are often corrective adjustments.

The rigging department usually is also involved in developing the cloth simulation as well, so they won’t only need to make the character clench his or her fist, or rotate an arm, but their costume should follow suit as well, in a believable manner.

Animation

In short animated cartoons, the practice of planning a character’s performance, frame by frame, is usually applied in 3D with the same basic aesthetic judgments and basic principles that were originally developed for stop-motion animation and 2D.

If you have motion capture in order to digitize a real actor’s movements, a lot of the animator’s time will go in cleaning up the motion-captured performance, as well as completing the portions that maybe weren’t digitized during the process.

Elements such as dust, water, smoke, and explosions are also produced by the effects team, but the development on these aspects doesn’t really start until the final lighting and animation has been approved, since they’re actually integral to the final shot, as well as being computationally heavy pretty often.

Sound editing

This is the department that’s responsible for selecting, as well as assembling the sound recordings when preparing for the final sound mix, making sure that lip sync is okay, and adding all sound effects that are required for the final short animation story.

Compositing a short animated film

This department brings together all those 3D elements that the previous departments produced, and creates the final rendered image, ready for the new animated short film.

Compositors will take the rendered images from lighters, and may also start with compositing scripts that are developed by TDs, in order to get a daily working version of the shot.

General tasks include painting fixes, rendering passes that are delivered by the lighting department to form the final shot, as well as rotoscoping (although the compositors often rely on matters that are made by a separate, dedicated rotoscoping department), and compositing FX elements and color grading.

Video editing a short animated film

Video editing is actually the process where all shots are manipulated and rearranged, and you get a seamless animated short video.

This is where any unwanted scenes or footage are removed. This is a crucial step in making sure that the video and its flow actually achieve the initial goal.

There are other tasks that may also include titling, as well as adding effects to the final video or text.

Post-production

This refers to things that have to be made after shooting or filming ends.

These things include editing the raw footage to cut the scenes together, as well as inserting transitional effects, and working with voice and sound actors and dubbing, just to name a few.

However, overall, the three main phases of post-production are compositing, sound editing, and editing the mini animated film.

Animated video makers: pros and cons

Animated videos, as described above, are illustrations that exist in a purely fictional world.

There are no actors, no set, and no stages.  However, the best short animations always tell a great story.  From touching cartoon encounters to the best-animated love stories, top animated shorts have emotional resonance.

Animated cartoons are also pretty frequent on YouTube because anyone can make them with a design template and online tools, and these templates often come with characters, voices, music and sound effects, as well as some much-needed scenery.

And, you can even cartoonize yourself. Anyone can just tailor the styles available for their own needs.

So, you don’t really have to get a professional studio to do all the things we discussed above, but you can do things with an online cartoon maker. They’re easy to use, and will undoubtedly save you a lot of time, as well as money. Here are some of the advantages they provide:

You don’t need to dub videos

The animation templates look professional

The templates are usually done in high resolution

The pricing plans are pretty scalable

Characters tend to look engaging and funny

However, there are a few disadvantages as well:

The more difficult the template, the more expensive it is

Going beyond the designed scenery isn’t usually possible

You will need to re-adjust your video’s plot to the possibilities of the template

The learning curve might be complicated for some

Now, there’s also plenty of software you can choose from, but let’s take a look at Animation Mentor, and a few tips for it.

The “>” and “<” keys make a flipbook

These are tips for animated short movies that will become obvious over time, but the ability to use the < and > keys in order to flip the animation like a flipbook is one of the essentials.

Sure, one of the lessons will undoubtedly mention this, but once you start to view your animation like that, you’ll find that going from blocking to splined, is a lot more predictable.

And, you should make sure you put in all your breakdowns, things such as ease ins and outs. To ease the transition from blocking to splined you can use overshoots and settles within the blocking.

You can quickly scrub through your footage

In order to get your main poses, as well as identify what is important from the reference quicker, this helps a lot.

You may be framing through the reference, or scrubbing slowly because you think that slower lets you understand better.

However, scrubbing quickly won’t let your eye pick up on all the subtle stuff, letting you focus on important things, such as which poses are more clear, and where the main change of weight is.

Sometimes too many shots can be a good thing

This isn’t that much of a tip, but instead something that you will notice. When you have a lot of shots to go through, you can’t get hung up on animations that aren’t great. Base your rule of thumb on two questions:

Will the general audience understand what you want to say with the animation?

Is the animation not too jarring, and distracting to the audience?

If you can answer these with a yes, it’s good enough.

This might not be the best thing to do when working to the highest standard, but if you have a schedule to stick to, this will let you create plenty of animations while sticking to it.

And, your animation will get a lot better, a lot quicker, than if you spend ages trying to get that one shot and make it perfect.

Taking a break does help

Taking a break is a great thing to do. However, as deadlines approach, you’ll find yourself getting frustrated, either with how you’re going to achieve the shot or just getting that animation to look right.

You may be tempted to keep at it, and just take that break later on.

However, if you just sit back, relax, and actually do take that our break, you’ll find that when you come back to work, you’ll be much more open-minded, and you’ll be able to tackle your problem much faster, instead of just sitting there and sweating it out.

One more thing: Don’t just don’t give up

You’ll find that a lot of times, you just can’t see that light at the end of the tunnel, you can’t get the shot right like you want it.

Just keep pushing at it, try breaking it into chunks, and tackling each bit on its own.

Animation software for short animated films

Oftentimes, people wonder what kind of software others use for 3D animation.

There are a couple of options, we’ll take a look at them below. However, it is important to know that good skills will actually get you pretty far regardless of the software you use.

Tools will always be just that, tools. And, we won’t be including every software out there, just the best of the best.

3D animation

Autodesk Maya

Maya is what is used in most studios, the industry standard.

It, along with the discontinued Softimage, as well as 3D Max, all belong to Autodesk, and 3D Max and Maya work very similarly. Choose one according to personal preference.

3ds Max

3ds Max will give you a comprehensive solution for 3D modeling, as well as animation and rendering, for anything from films, motion graphics and games. Creating massive worlds and scenes in a quick and efficient manner is now very easy, and you have the most robust rendering and animation tools at your disposal.

Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D is the best friend of a motion graphics artist.

It is a 3D program ideal for an AfterEffects user, and works with it directly, without needing to render first.

For a serious 3D film production, it isn’t the most obvious choice, since it’s made with motion graphics in mind, but it is actually amazing, and quite versatile as well.

Blender

Blender is free and open source.

It gives you a lot of functionality, from texturing, modeling, animation, lighting, and even video post-processing, in a single package.

You also get cross-platform operability, as well as a very small footprint and a workflow that’s tightly integrated.

2D animation

Adobe Animate

Most likely the most popular choice, it has a long lineage of animations, from the early days of internet video publishing.

It is vector based, and, just like most Adobes’ programs, very intuitive to use, as well as inexpensive.

For getting started with 2D animation, is great, but unlike other tools such as Toon Boom Harmony (more on it below), it isn’t all that good for professional animation production, although you could get amazing results with it.

Adobe After Effects

This is an interesting choice for 2D, but you do get a lot of control when you want to create rigs for 2D, and the built-in puppet tool is actually very intuitive and convenient.

If you’re already comfortable with Adobe and the environment, it’s a great choice.

And, since it is an editing software, you can also edit, and color correct, in the same place you animate. Sure, this isn’t the traditional way a pipeline works, but it will save some time.

Toon Boom Harmony

Toon Boom actually has a very friendly set of animation programs that have a lot of advanced effects, rigging systems, and camera tools.

It’s vector based, but you also get an option for bitmap drawing in the advanced version. For different prices, there are different packages.

You can choose between Harmony Essentials, Harmony Advanced, and Harmony Premium, but for a hobbyist, the Essentials package should get the job done at a decent price.

TVPaint

TVPaint is an all-in-one 2D software, the only one you’ll ever need. Much more complex, and much more robust than Photoshop, but it is also priced higher. This is a good choice for studios and professional animators working on new animated short films.

Photoshop

Often overlooked when you’re after an animation software, Photoshop is actually a great choice if you want to go Disney-style, and animated frame by frame.

The timeline functionality will let you animate frame by frame with onion skinning, and it’s pretty robust and versatile.  A great option for your short animation stories.

Moho (Anime Studio)

This is a complete 2D package that can get you anything from a traditional animation to a cutout animation and an anime style animation.

You get a complex bone system you can use for rigging, and there’s also support for the Unity engine.

The Debut is more than enough for beginners and hobbyists, but professionals will benefit from the advanced tools offered in the Pro package while working on animation short videos.

Stop-motion software

Dragonframe

If you want to make professional motion graphics in movies, Dragonframe is the tool for the job. You can use the comprehensive software with a lot of different attachments, like a camera controlling device, pull focus, and lights.

You get complete control over the shot’s lighting, and an option to program the lights’ dimming over a period of time. You also get a keypad controller to make the whole photo taking, and frame flipping process very easy. This is the industry standard as far as stop-motion animation goes, and films such as Shaun the Sheep, and Kubo and the Two Strings made very good use of it.

iStopMotion

If you’d rather keep stop-motion as a hobby, and don’t want to spend a lot, this is the right thing for you.

It, however, also has a few pro features such as onion skinning, DSLR support, and using an iPhone or iPad for a remote, as well as chroma keying.

Ending thoughts on creating short animated films

What you’ll find above, from the detailed production pipeline to the tips and software available, is not what you’ll find everywhere.

Even though the pipeline is pretty common, studios are very likely to determine a custom pipeline according to their current project.

A 2D production pipeline will start with a workbook, and get to final checking and film output, while a 3D project will emphasize design, modeling, rigging, and animation.

The whole animation process is actually a very coordinated process, and you have a lot of teams of artists that all work together in order to make use of optimum resources, and achieve the initial goal in the available time.

If you liked this article with the best animated short films, you should check out these as well:

Free stock footage sites to download videos from

Amazing Adobe After Effects Tutorials You Need To Watch

Academy Awards’ Short Film Nominees

The short films that the Academy awarded over time with an oscar and the nominees from those years

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In memoriam: Entertainment and arts figures we lost in 2017

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Image caption Clockwise from top left: Chuck Berry, Keith Chegwin, Bruce Forsyth, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Moore and John Hurt

Not a month went by this year without too many figures from the world of arts and entertainment bidding us farewell.

Here’s an affectionate look back at some of those we lost.

January

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Image caption L to R: John Hurt, Mary Tyler Moore and Om Puri

The year began with veteran actor John Hurt signing off at the age of 77, TV star Mary Tyler Moore saying goodbye aged 80 and Bollywood actor Om Puri leaving us too soon at the age of 66.

We also bid farewell to the art critic John Berger, ‘Allo ‘Allo star Gorden Kaye, British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt, Exorcist author William Peter Blatty and French actress Emmanuelle Riva.

February

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Image caption L to R: Richard Hatch, Al Jarreau and Bill Paxton

The year’s shortest month saw Battlestar Galactica star Richard Hatch die at 71, jazz crooner Al Jarreau silenced at 76 and Titanic star Bill Paxton die suddenly at the age of 61.

We also saw stage actor Alec McCowen and Twin Peaks actor Warren Frost bow out, both at 91, and The Archers’ Sara Coward, Japanese manga artist Jiro Taniguchi and pop star turned priest Peter Skellern all die at 69.

March

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Image caption L to R: Chuck Berry, Colin Dexter and Derek Walcott

The third month of 2017 brought the deaths of rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter and Caribbean poet Derek Walcott.

Others to leave us included British artist Howard Hodgkin, Sister Sledge singer Joni Sledge, novelist and playwright David Storey and Robert James Waller, the American novelist best known for The Bridges of Madison County.

April

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Image caption L to R: Jonathan Demme, Erin Moran and Tim Pigott-Smith

TS Eliot called April the cruellest month, something with which fans of Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme, Happy Days star Erin Moran and British actor Tim Pigott-Smith are sure to agree.

James Bond actor Clifton James, broadcaster Brian Matthew, US comedian Don Rickles and Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko also took their leave in April aged 96, 90 and 84 respectively.

May

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Image caption L to R: Powers Boothe, Chris Cornell and Roger Moore

Among those who left us in May were imposing US actor Powers Boothe, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and Sir Roger Moore, the much-loved star of seven James Bond films.

Rock and roll trailblazer Gregg Allman, Blue Peter presenter John Noakes, Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon, Darling Buds of May star Moray Watson, Italian DJ Roberto Concina – better known as Robert Miles – and actor Michael Parks, a favourite of Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith, also died this month.

June

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Image caption L to R: Michael Bond, Glenne Headly and Peter Sallis

In the month Britain went to the polls, we sadly lost Paddington creator Michael Bond, US actress Glenne Headly and Last of the Summer Wine actor Peter Sallis.

Others to die in June included Coronation Street’s Roy Barraclough, Rocky director John G Avildsen, film critic Barry Norman, Animal House star Stephen Furst, Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, model Anita Pallenberg, classical conductor Jeffrey Tate and Adam West of TV Batman fame.

July

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Image caption L to R: Chester Bennington, Jeanne Moreau and Sam Shepard

The suicide of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington cast a tragic pall over a month that also saw the deaths of legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau and the American playwright and actor Sam Shepard.

Others to bow out in July included True Blood star Nelsan Ellis, Home Alone actor John Heard, Ed Wood Oscar-winner Martin Landau, children’s TV star Carol Lee Scott, former Doctor Who companion Deborah Watling and zombie maestro George A Romero.

August

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Image caption L to R: Glen Campbell, Bruce Forsyth and Jerry Lewis

Three showbusiness legends left us in August – country singer Glen Campbell, entertainer Bruce Forsyth and comedy star Jerry Lewis – at the ages of 81, 89 and 91 respectively.

We also bid a fond farewell to science-fiction author Brian Aldiss, US comedian Dick Gregory, All Creatures Great and Small actor Robert Hardy and the horror director Tobe Hooper.

September

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Image caption L to R: Liz Dawn, Hugh Hefner and Harry Dean Stanton

Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and the actor Harry Dean Stanton, of Alien and Repo Man fame, were among the dearly departed this month.

Others to take their leave included Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, theatrical giant Peter Hall, quiz show host William G Stewart, The Ginger Man author JP Donleavy, Martin Scorsese regular Frank Vincent and country singer Don Williams.

October

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Image caption L to R: Fats Domino, Robert Guillaume and Tom Petty

Ain’t That A Shame? That’s what many people thought in October when they learned that rock and roll singer Fats Domino, Benson actor Robert Guillaume and musician Tom Petty had left us.

The Irish comedian Sean Hughes, French screen star Danielle Darrieux , British actress Rosemary Leach, Guernsey-born character actor Roy Dotrice and AC/DC producer George Young were among others to die this month.

November

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Image caption L to R: David Cassidy, Lil Peep and Malcolm Young

The music world was hit hard in November by the deaths of Partridge Family star David Cassidy, 21-year-old rapper Lil Peep and AC/DC’s Malcolm Young, who passed away less than a month on from his brother George.

Others to depart included Magnum PI actor John Hillerman, The Likely Lads star Rodney Bewes, Duty Free actor Keith Barron, Scooby-Doo voice performer Heather North and the Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

December

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Image caption L to R: Keith Chegwin, Johnny Hallyday and Shashi Kapoor

As the year drew to a close, we said goodbye to bubbly TV presenter Keith Chegwin, France’s biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday and Bollywood veteran Shashi Kapoor.

We also lost Heather Menzies-Urich, the actress who played Louisa Von Trapp in The Sound of Music; Leon Bernicoff, one of the regulars on Channel 4’s Gogglebox; and British actor Alfie Curtis, whose Dr Evazan character memorably threatened Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars film.

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