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Psyop Brings 20 Independent Studios Together Under New Media Group
The company says the initiative will streamline access to animation, live-action, design, and emerging AI-driven production services.
Netflix Orders ‘Dealies’ From ‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘Scavengers Reign’ Studio Green Street Pictures
Ryuya Suzuki Taught Himself Animation During Lockdown And In Just Five Years Premiered ‘Jinsei’ At Annecy
Italian Industry Rallies Around Zerocalcare, DogHead, Movimenti After Right-Wing Senator Offers His 2 Cents On Anonymous Labor Allegations
Anime Icon Rintaro Revives A Lost Piece Of Japanese Cinema In ‘Nezumikozō Jirokichi’
‘Destiny’ Devs, Artists, And Fans Make One Last Wish As Bungie Ends Franchise Development
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DreamWorks Vet Liron Topaz Heads To Tribeca With His Indie Short ‘Saba,’ Turning Grief Into A Visually Stunning Tale Of Love And Loss (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Topaz joined us to discusses creating the film’s upside-down, gravity-defying world, telling a full story in just one shot, and returning to his indie roots.
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Accidents Will Happen: Animators Talk Technical Failures, Bad Clients, And Creative Collapse
Animators discuss software breakdowns, impossible deadlines, nightmare clients, creative paralysis, and productions gone sideways.
You’re Invited To A Free ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Reception, Screening, And Q&A
Join Eric Robles and Ian Graham for a reception, screening, and behind-the-scenes Q&A for Netflix’s animated Hawkins adventure.
Cartoon Forum Unveils 66 Animated Projects For Its 2026 Edition
Cartoon Forum’s latest selection highlights international co-productions, bigger budgets, regional self-reliance, and a wave of European adult animation.
Stop-Motion Whiz Anna Mantzaris Returns To Short Filmmaking With ‘Please,’ Drops Trailer Ahead Of Zagreb Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Stellan Skarsgård lends his voice to Mantzaris’ new felt-textured stop-motion short premiering at Animafest before heading to Annecy.
‘Under The Lake,’ A Coen-Inspired, Dialogue-Free Thriller, Gets Trailer Ahead Of Tribeca World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Juan Carlos Mostaza’s dark animated short blends classic Hollywood tension, noir atmosphere, and faceless wire characters in a nail-biting thriller.
‘Warrior Cats’ Adaptation Lands Marvel Writer A.C. Bradley, Pixar Vet And Emmy-Winning Director Rodrigo Blaas
Tencent and Coolabi’s long-gestating animated fantasy adaptation will be produced by Original Force and debut sometime in 2028.
Disney Signs On With New Kids-Focused YouTube Ad Platform Lumee
The partnership gives the startup instant credibility as it looks to become a central hub for brand-safe family advertising on YouTube.
Raphael Bob-Waksberg On ‘Long Story Short,’ Satire Without Cynicism, And Giving Shows Time To Grow
The ‘BoJack Horseman’ creator discusses personal storytelling, visual reinvention, and why streamers shouldn’t abandon slow-burn hits.
Netflix Animation Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract After Years Of Organizing
Animation crews cited years of layoffs and instability as key motivations behind the organizing effort at the Netflix-owned studio.
Jorge Gutierrez Says He’s Dropping Out Of Amazon’s AI Animation Initiative
After defending the partnership earlier this week, the filmmaker apologized to critics and confirmed he will not be involved with ‘Punky Duck’ going forward.
GKIDS Revives Cult Anime Landmark ‘Adolescence Of Utena’ For Limited Theatrical Run
Kunihiko Ikuhara’s surreal 1999 feature returns to cinemas June 21–22 with English-subtitled screenings across North America.
‘We Need To Be Self-Reliant’: AnimaxFYB Founder Francis Y. Brown Reflects On The Ghanaian Studio’s First Decade
Brown discusses AnimaxFYB’s rise from Ghana’s lone animation studio to a leading force in West African animation working on its first original feature.
‘Good Advice Cupcake’ Creator Loryn Brantz Condemns BuzzFeed’s AI Animation Plans: ‘This Is An Assault On Artists Everywhere’
The creator says BuzzFeed misled her before turning her deeply personal character into part of a controversial AI animation project.
Amazon Unveils Its First GenAI Animation Projects, Including A New Series From Jorge Gutierrez
BuzzFeed Studios, former Nickelodeon exec Albie Hecht, and Jorge Gutierrez are all part of Amazon’s new AI animation initiative.
‘X-Men ’97’ Season 2 Gets Trailer, July Disney+ Release Date
Marvel’s animated mutant revival, one of Disney+’s most-watched original animated titles, returns with nine new episodes that split the X-Men across timelines.
‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Demon Slayer,’ ‘Lazarus’ Win Big At Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards
Crunchyroll’s annual awards ceremony in Tokyo honored the year’s biggest anime productions after a record-breaking fan vote.
Tracey Laguerre On ‘I Love You, Jocelyn’: ‘It’s A Magical Girl Who Lives Inside One Of My Grandma’s Caribbean Folktales’
Laguerre discusses Caribbean storytelling and characters, the importance of WB’s Cartoon Cartoons, and leaving Google to create her magical girl pilot.