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“Paperman” Director John Kahrs Breaks Silence About Leaving Disney

Oscar-winning Paperman director John Kahrs, who quit Walt Disney Animation Studios last week, gave the following statement to …

Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki, 72, has retired, say reports from the Venice Film Festival. The announcement was made by Koji …

Per the “officially unofficial” Twitter account of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Academy Award-winning animation director John Kahrs, of …

UDPATE: Thank you to everyone who helped out! I have Mr. Pederson’s contact info now. I don’t typically do this, but I’m in a bit of a …

In their new episode, the podcast 99% Invisible profiles legendary layout artist Maurice Noble. Noble made significant contributions to …

Worth a read today: the New York Times profiles five rising animators in the American animation scene. The five featured artists are …

A quick glance at animation director Robert Valley’s filmography reveals major projects from storyboard work on Aeon Flux in 1994 to …

Animation legend Jay Ward produced such cartoons as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Mr. Peabody & Sherman and George of the Jungle. Besides having a …

Today, Comic-Con International: San Diego released the event schedule for Friday, July 19th, the second day of programming at the …

Twenty-two-year-old Antonio J. Busto Algarin made The Day I Killed My Best Friend at Middlesex University in London: Regla is a …

Yesterday the Annecy International Animated Film Festival came to a close. For everyone who was unable to make the annual jaunt to …

Yesterday was the last day of employment for Disney animation veteran Nik Ranieri (Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Meeko in Pocahontas, …

This afternoon, there was a big celebration at the Walt Disney Animation Studio in honor of Burny Mattinson’s incrdible anniversary.

Veteran visual effects supervisor John Knoll has been promoted to the position of chief creative officer at Disney-owned Industrial Light …

This Thursday, Cinefamily (611 North Fairfax Ave, LA, CA) will present “Autarky: Frontier Animation,” a collection of 26 animated shorts …

Visual effects house Method Studios, with nine offices worldwide, has announced the hiring of Erik-Jan de Boer, James Jacobs and Keith …

Among the most important things an animator must keep in mind when animating is making sure that drawings read clearly to the viewer. By …

Stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen, whose work is featured in classic adventure films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and …

Most animation fans know that Ub Iwerks co-created Mickey Mouse. But he contributed much more to animation.

Cartoon women are inherently difficult subjects for the animator for the reason that animation demands caricature and comedy, which are …