Seven Animated Features Academy Voters Shouldn’t Overlook This Awards Season
With so many quality qualified films in this year’s animated feature race, voters will have a tough time picking the five best.
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‘Gundam’ Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Warns Japanese Studios Against Emulating “Disney’s Boring Digital Production System”
“After switching from hand-drawn to digital animation, many of Disney’s works became disappointing,” said Tomino.
How A Legendary Disney Songwriter Pushed Andreas Deja To Make His Directorial Debut With ‘Mushka’
‘Mushka’ was little more than an idea when a lunch reunion with Richard Sherman inspired Deja to bring that concept to life.
10 Standout Animated Series That Defined 2023
These are the series we think audiences and artists will be talking about for years to come.
‘Migration’ Debuts In Third Place During Sluggish Holiday Box Office Weekend
On Christmas Day, Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ became the sixth highest-grossing anime title in U.S. box office history.
‘Migration’ Reviews Roundup: Standard Feathery Fun For The Kids
Critics have been generally receptive, and have found plenty to admire both visually and narratively, while acknowledging that the film hews close to well-worn American animation formulas.
Oscar Shortlists: Iran And Mexico Contend For 1st Time In Animated Shorts; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Considered For Score; ‘Spider-Verse’ Shortlisted For VFX
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 different categories, including animated short film and visual effects.
Why ‘Migration’ Director Benjamin Renner Nearly Turned Down Illumination’s Offer To Direct, And What Changed His Mind
The director joined us to discuss why animals make the best protagonists and the importance of a good score.
2023 Feature Animation Year In Review: Distribution Winners And Losers
Which distributors had a 2023 to remember, and which will be looking to turn things around in 2024?
A U.K. Tower Block Reflects On Life In The City In ‘The Secret Diary Of A High Rise’
Stephen Ong’s animated short is now available online, having recently screened at several key British animation festivals.
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri On Original Animation Box Office Struggles, Shifting Audience Tendencies, And Keeping Budgets Down
Meledandri says if established studios tried cutting budgets to Illumination levels, it would be disruptive to their artistic culture.
‘The Prince Of Egypt’ Turns 25: Directors Share Stories From Production And A New Remastered Video For “When You Believe”
Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells discuss the production of some of the film’s most memorable scenes.
2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Arrest In Flight’ Director Adrian Flury
This non-narrative film is loaded with color and motion that is satisfying and familiar but always a few degrees from normal.
Netflix’s ‘Lost Ollie,’ Disney’s ‘Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur’ Win Big At Children’s & Family Emmys
Disney’s ‘Baymax!’ and ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ each won two prizes of their own over the weekend.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes All-Time Highest-Grossing Original Anime In U.S.
Miyazaki’s latest has set another major record in the U.S. animation marketplace.
Animation Legend Mark Henn Retires After 43-Year Run At Disney
Henn was supervisor of five female leads: Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, and Tiana.
Pablo Berger Created A Pop-Up Studio In Downtown Madrid To Make His Animated Debut ‘Robot Dreams’
The filmmaker recruited talent from across Europe to staff his single-use studio.
‘Avatar’ VFX Workers File For National Labor Board Unionization Election
Workers at James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment follow in-house professionals at Marvel and Disney in seeking IATSE representation.
Toon Boom Animation Appoints Former Corus Exec Colin Bohm As New CEO
The Harmony and Storyboard Pro developer was purchased by New York-based investment firm Integrated Media Company earlier this year.
UTA Signs ‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar, ‘OK K.O.!’ Creator Ian Jones-Quartey
Sugar, who recently released her first solo music album, and Jones-Quartey will be repped by the agency in all areas.
‘Amphibia’ Creator Matt Braly Developing New Sony Animated Film Scripted By Rebecca Sugar
The fantasy-adventure draws upon Braly’s Thai-American cultural background.
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