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Anime Is A $28 Billion Business: Here’s How Japanese Studios Are Capitalizing On Its Global Growth
Nippon Animation’s Hitomi Hiratsuka and Production I.G’s Yoko Ueda discuss overseas partnerships, family audiences, and lasting fan connections.
Disney’s Year Of Cuts Continues With Thousands More Layoffs Expected
‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Season Two Arrives In January, Netflix Drops New Teaser
TIFF 2026: Anime’s Co-Pros; Hungry Ghosts; Feature Spotlights
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Apart’ Director Pola Maneli
Strong Word Of Mouth Helps ‘Wildwood’ Beat Projections With $9 Million Weekend, Second Sunday Up 2% Over First Week
Fathom CEO Jason Brenek On Bringing ‘Wildwood’ To 3,000 Theaters, ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Surprise, And Finding Animation’s Next Big Audience
Brenek discusses Laika’s creative control, lessons from a surprise box office hit, and plans to bring more anime to U.S. theaters.
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China’s First AI Feature Limps Through Second Weekend, Reaching Just $253,000 After 11 Days
‘Sanxingdui: Future Past’ reportedly cost $1.5 million to produce, but Chinese box office forecasts suggest it won’t gross even a third of that.
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
‘Jim Queen,’ ‘In Waves,’ ‘Lucy Lost’: What Do This Year’s Buzziest French Features Have In Common? Meet Studio Gao Shan Pictures
Based on Réunion, the studio is expanding across borders while investing in local talent, sustainable production, and creative partnerships.
Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding Isolations’ Gets New Disney+ Teaser
Sci-fi writer Tow Ubukata joins the hand-drawn series as writer, with new story details exploring the consequences of reconnecting a fractured America.
Christmas Crashes Into Halloween In Animated Fantasy ‘Samhain,’ From Arriate, ¡Viva Calavera! (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Based on Lobón Leal’s graphic novel, the mixed-holiday adventure follows three friends into a world where magic and nature are exploited for profit.
Who Gets To Judge Anime? Japanese Industry Leaders Make The Case For A New Award
At TIFFCOM, executives from Studio Chizu, A-1 Pictures, and Toho discussed recognizing anime’s diversity and nurturing its next generation of creators.
‘Wildwood’ Adds Screens, Passes $20M At The Domestic Box Office
A projected $7–8 million second weekend would put Travis Knight’s stop-motion fantasy roughly in line with earlier Laika releases.
The Bears Are Cute, But The Working Conditions Are Murder: Welcome To ‘Pinkooland’ (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Luis Usón’s animated horror short blends sci-fi and corporate satire in an Ecuadorian-Spanish production conceived as a proof of concept for a feature.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Sulaimani’ Director Vinnie Ann Bose
Two women from Kerala revisit memories of home over a meal in Paris, in a short blending stop-motion food with hand-painted recollections of the past.
Patrick Stewart, Who Performed In ‘Plague Dogs,’ ‘American Dad!,’ ‘The Prince Of Egypt,’ And Voiced Poop In ‘The Emoji Movie,’ Dies At 86
From Major to Pharaoh Seti to Avery Bullock, Stewart brought authority, warmth, and irreverent humor to a voice acting career spanning more than four decades.
Aliens, Battle Royales, And Vampire Romance: Atsushi Nishigori Poured His All Into ‘Grotesqqque,’ A Three-Course Anime Omnibus
The director discusses digital animation, contrasting visual styles, and balancing creative roles in his ambitious three-part feature.
View Conference Was Inspiring: The AI Sales Pitches Were Exhausting (And Occasionally Bullshit)
Filmmakers shared their craft at Turin’s View Conference, while AI evangelists (a real job title of one speaker) insisted everyone already uses the technology.
MeTV Toons To Honor Eric Bauza With Bugs Bunny Special And Classic Shorts Program
Airing October 31, “Hare’s to Bugs!” features Bauza reflecting on the beloved character, followed by a lineup of classic Warner Bros. shorts.
Making Your Mouth Water And Your Skin Crawl: Ervin Han On ‘A Banquet For Hungry Ghosts’
The filmmaker discusses adapting Chinese food-themed ghost stories, coordinating four studios, and making animated meals look both delicious and terrifying.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Dear Upstairs Neighbors’ Director Connie Qin He
Noisy neighbors fuel a sleepless woman’s surreal fantasies in a short combining 2D and 3D animation with Google DeepMind’s generative AI tools.
‘Powerpuff Girls’ Reunion Postponed After Eric Bauza’s Death, Organizers Share Ways To Help His Family
Saturday Morning Cartoons United has postponed its ‘Powerpuff Girls’ reunion. Ticket purchases not refunded will go to Eric Bauza’s family.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘God Is Shy’ Director Jocelyn Charles
A playful exchange of drawings aboard a train turns sinister in a cosmic horror short that contrasts saturated colors with unsettling visions.