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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.
Anime Is A $28 Billion Business: Here’s How Japanese Studios Are Capitalizing On Its Global Growth
China’s First AI Feature Limps Through Second Weekend, Reaching Just $253,000 After 11 Days
‘Jim Queen,’ ‘In Waves,’ ‘Lucy Lost’: What Do This Year’s Buzziest French Features Have In Common? Meet Studio Goa Shan Pictures
Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding Isolations’ Gets New Disney+ Teaser
Christmas Crashes Into Halloween In Animated Fantasy ‘Samhain,’ From Arriate, ¡Viva Calavera! (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Apart’ Director Pola Maneli
A forbidden friendship in apartheid South Africa is the focus of today’s short, inspired by resistance woodcuts, harsh sunlight, and Nguni geometric patterns.
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‘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.
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.
International Anime Producers Discuss Challenges And Benefits Of Co-Production At TIFFCOM
Producers compare public funding in Europe with Asia’s reliance on private investment, exploring how international partnerships can bridge the gap.
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.
‘At This Rate, There Will Be No Future’: Anime Icon Rintaro On Animation’s Aversion To Risk
At Busan, the director of ‘Galaxy Express 999’ and ‘Metropolis’ discusses remakes, generative AI, and the importance of creating something new.
Prada Taps Disney And Bluth Veterans For A Classic Hand-Drawn Holiday Campaign
Led by John Pomeroy, the team of studio vets blended 2D woodland creatures with live action and shot a BTS video discussing their carefully preserved craft.
TIFF 2026: Animation Makes Festival History; This Year’s Lineup; Anime Goes Global
Explore Tokyo’s animation selection, Sun Xun’s historic competition entry, and TIFFCOM’s plans for anime exports and international co-production.
Ketchup Lights The Fuse On ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Animated Feature Oscar Campaign After Academy Approval
Once shelved by Warner Bros., Dave Green’s hybrid could turn its unlikely comeback into an awards-season black eye for the studio that buried it.