For years now, the kiosk has been Olga‘s little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself,…

Anete Melece studied Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia and Animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her animated short ‘The Kiosk’ has been shown in film festivals around the world and received many awards. Anete lives and works in Zürich as an animator and illustrator of comics and children’s books. In this post, Anete talks about the creation of ‘The Kiosk’, a wonderful picturebook based on her award-winning animated short. Originally published in…

An animated short film | 6'55'' | digital cut-out© VIRAGE FILM 2013 | www.viragefilm.chFor years now, the kiosk has been Olga's little home simply because he...

There's nothing like a brilliantly illustrated short to get you thinking about somebody you see every day in new and perhaps unexpected ways. And I can assure you that the Anete Melece's delightful short _The Kiosk_ will evoke in you a newfound sympathy for the nice chap in the corner shop who sells your Sunday paper, and who never judges you when you pick up the occasional lottery ticket.

There's nothing like a brilliantly illustrated short to get you thinking about somebody you see every day in new and perhaps unexpected ways. And I can assure you that the Anete Melece's delightful short _The Kiosk_ will evoke in you a newfound sympathy for the nice chap in the corner shop who sells your Sunday paper, and who never judges you when you pick up the occasional lottery ticket.

Anete Melece studied Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia and Animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her animated short ‘The Kiosk’ has been shown in film festivals around the world and received many awards. Anete lives and works in Zürich as an animator and illustrator of comics and children’s books. In this post, Anete talks about the creation of ‘The Kiosk’, a wonderful picturebook based on her award-winning animated short. Originally published in…

Anete Melece studied Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia and Animation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her animated short ‘The Kiosk’ has been shown in film festivals around the world and received many awards. Anete lives and works in Zürich as an animator and illustrator of comics and children’s books. In this post, Anete talks about the creation of ‘The Kiosk’, a wonderful picturebook based on her award-winning animated short. Originally published in…

Latvian illustrator Anete Melece explains how she translates her renowned animation short Kiosks into a book, as well as discussing her recent commissions using felt tip pens.