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A group of students at the University of Applied Sciences at Augsburg (Josef Buchner, Johannes Berner, Tom Kohlbauer, and Janine Ilg) assembled the quirky and informative film “Our Little Word - The Climate Movie” as a class assignment. The results were fantastic, and here to chat with us about the film is animator Josef Buchner.

Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation?

Josef Buchner: We are a group of multimedia and communication design students, who are committed to topics such as sustainability, ecology and ethics. We are right now working on our diploma (thesis) and try to set up our own business, focusing on the visualization of social and ecological relevant topics.

CF: Who or what has influenced your work the most?

JB: For example: Humans! by Three Legged Legs as well as all the great JibJab-clips!

CF: What gave you the idea for this film?

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Orrin Zucker, of It’s Jerry Time, wrote us yesterday with news of his latest endeavor, WebJam .08.

“We’re getting that animation festival off the ground! It’s playing in Boston May 22-24. We’re trying to reach animation fans in the area, and thought you guys might be a good way to do that…”

WEB JAM .08, is the showcase for the best of animation from the internets, and will premiere at the Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA May 22, 23 & 24, 2008.
Some highlights from the festival, curated by Orrin include:

Jib Jab

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