Record Profits, Record Output, Record Burnout: Inside Anime’s Quality Crisis
Anime studios are producing record output and global demand has never been higher, exposing labor shortages, outsourcing pressures, and a drop in quality.
“A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun”: The animation world mourns the loss of a legendary filmmaker and storyteller.
Anime studios are producing record output and global demand has never been higher, exposing labor shortages, outsourcing pressures, and a drop in quality.
Melbourne-based animator Savva Tsekmes channels Gene Wilder’s iconic Willy Wonka boat monologue into a haunting, self-produced environmental short.
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Featuring a carefully animated fall where a clay figure loses its identity in a state between death and rebirth, the clip embodies the film’s emotional core.
The film hits theaters Friday. We spoke to director and Icon Creative CEO Shea Wageman about the rare North American indie, and why it’s not the studio’s last.
The influential cartoonist turned office satire into a global, multimedia brand before racist remarks ended his mainstream career in public disgrace.
At the Golden Globes, the Murray the Mummy voice actor let slip that he’ll soon head into the booth to start recording for the franchise’s fifth installment.
Director Arturo Hernandez details how Out of the Nest nearly collapsed mid-production and the global effort that led to its eventual completion.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ scored 11 VES Awards nominations, while ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Elio,’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lead animation titles with five each.
David Ellison takes Warner Bros. Discovery to court, demanding financial disclosures on its Netflix deal as Paramount pushes its rival bid.
The veteran producer discusses ‘Tatsuki Fujimoto 17 to 26’ anthology and how decades of adaptation experience shaped his approach to modern anime.
Netflix continues its premiere partnership with ACE Canada as the animation career accelerator launches its fifth national cohort for 2026.
The Emmy-nominated and Annie-winning composer’s credits also included ‘T.U.F.F. Puppy’ and ‘Bunsen Is a Beast,’ as well as several live-action features.
We asked the filmmakers of all 15 shortlisted shorts to send us the first piece of artwork they created for their films and to explain what inspired the look.
Pederson, credited as special photographic effects supervisor on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ leaves an incredible legacy of animation and FX work.
Tartakovsky breaks down the creative shift toward a more intimate story focused on memory, identity, and character-driven action.
The film’s emotional climax was also one of its most technically challenging, combining a moving camera, animated background, and emotional performance.
In two seconds, the film’s heart is revealed as an undeserving adopted prodigal son receives a selfless act of grace, sacrifice, and hope.