Oscars Set New VFX, AI Rules For Next Year’s 99th Ceremony
Voters must watch the VFX Bake-Off reels, animated features get a Nov. 12 deadline, and the Academy reserves the right to question AI use.
‘Short, fast, cheap, and funny’: inside the working method that’s kept the indie icon drawing through five decades and ten features.
Voters must watch the VFX Bake-Off reels, animated features get a Nov. 12 deadline, and the Academy reserves the right to question AI use.
‘He’s cheating. You can’t just draw your cartoon,’ Harmon playfully accused Tartakovsky during a lighthearted talk on process and canon.
SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.
The Brooklyn studio sends Pac-Man into neon-lit New Pac-City for a monthly run of retro-styled shorts, premiering May 22 on YouTube.
Fumi Games co-founder Mateusz Michalak and art director Michal Rostek on Fleischer-era research, freeze guns, and a viral TikTok demo.
Jarrod Prince made his 11-minute pilot mostly alone over five years on a shoestring budget. A year in, he’s plotting his next steps.
Co-director David Florian says he expected ‘a little email back’ from Gobelins, not a public stance and legal threat defending the film’s six alumni.
Fresh off an Annecy main competition selection, Alberto Vázquez’s Goya-winning surreal satire arrives in U.S. theaters next month.
A supermajority of Wizards of the Coast developers are seeking voluntary recognition, citing layoffs, AI guardrails, and crunch protections.
With animation from Princess Pictures and Bento Box, the suburban comedy turns on a 13-year-old navigating split custody.
A gritty animated tie-in with the latest ‘Diablo IV’ expansion leans on tactile linework, expressionist lighting, and raw violence over polished CG spectacle.
A clip-show experiment and a cryptid competition series highlight the platform’s strategy of building around online fandoms.
Daniel Chong’s debut feature passes ‘Sinners’ at the global box office, reinforcing animation’s strength as a driver of original theatrical hits.
The festival’s latest selections highlight a globally diverse slate of auteur-driven features, rising voices, and audience-friendly titles.
From studio previews to auteur tributes, this year’s slate highlights animation’s evolving landscape across commercial momentum and creative ambition.
The painterly pilot merges hybrid tools, fine art influences, and real-time audience input, revealing a tailor-made approach for a digital-native production.
The landmark series has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible for independently produced, digital-native animation in the streaming era.
Singapore’s ‘The Straits Times’ reports a suspect accessed a studio server and spread the film online. He could face 7 years and/or a $50,000 fine.