Recent NewsCall for EntriesCall For Entries: #WalkWithCharacter Pictoplasma challenges you to create the one walk cycle to Rule Them All! EventCELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PICTOPLASMA Coming May Pictoplasma celebrates its 20th Berlin edition. For those unable to join in person, we'll be live broadcasting all conference talks + the entire official animation selection PublishingNew limited edition enamel pin ... ... for all 5-fingered creatives in need of emotions support PictoTVPICTO TV: SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS Free for all registered users: To shorten the wait for the upcoming Pictoplasma Berlin Festival, tune in every 1st & 3rd Saturday for some hand-picked animated jewels from the Picto-Archives. InterviewPaolo Puck: Exploring Uncertain Grounds On zoning out when sculpting and getting lost in the flow of the forms EventAPPLY NOW FOR THE 2024 MASTERCLASS! Pictoplasma brings the experience, knowledge and expertise of its conferences to a new level of inspiration and intensity with a unique Character Development Course. Next Masterclass: April 26 – May 05, 2024 InterviewDoma: Losing Public Space and Natural Connection The social commitment of art and activism InterviewDamselfrau: Masks That Work for Themselves On letting yourself be directed by whatever the material is telling you InterviewHattie Stewart: The Colour Pink Should be Celebrated! Professional doodling, de-facing fashion icons and the darker undertones of the color pink InterviewAman Khanna: Embracing Imperfection Dysfunctional sculptures based on human behavior InterviewSarina Nihei: Animation Can be Your Best Friend The therapeutic effect of drawing through tons of paper InterviewDavid OReilly: The Uncharted Territories of Face Filters On seamlessly shifting through genres and the disruption of pre-AI face filters EssayJohn Emigh: MASK AND BODY More than a mere artifact, masks can't be stripped from their performative quality InterviewJustin K. Thompson: THE ARCHITECT OF THE SPIDER-VERSE It's never too late to take a leap of faith with new technology InterviewFélicie Haymoz: PAIRING HUMANS WITH THEIR SPIRIT ANIMAL Wes Anderson's #1 designer turns Hollywood A-Listers into stop-motion furries EssayBrian Duffy: THE HUMAN MACHINE Humanoid robotics, artificial life, animation and the Uncanny Valley InterviewIza Rutkowska: A GIANT TEDDY BEAR TRAVELING THE WORLD How community activism and character can help break down prejudices InterviewLUKE PEARSON: LIFE WITHOUT HILDA Talking all things Hilda, and how his career would have gone differently without her EssayKirsten Anderson: NOT JUST A CONTEMPORARY PHENOMENON Pop Surrealism, Lowbrow and the importance of empathy InterviewDINA AMIN: UPCYCLING E-WASTE TO REVEAL ITS INNER CHARACTER On DIY tinkering and the complications of buying a Dremmel in Cairo InterviewFRIENDSWITHYOU: KEEPING THE WORLD HUMAN AND DIRTY Spiritual visions of modular toys and large scale art installation View more