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Masanao Kawajiri discusses using rotoscoping and shifting art styles to explore sex, desire, and intimacy in his animated feature ‘Cherry And Virgin.’
Director Takeru Shinozuka and producer Yoshihide Moriyama discuss Toei’s new label for original filmmaking and developing new anime talent.
Kohei Kadowaki discusses blending rotoscoping with traditional animation, crafting emotional realism, and the influences behind his debut feature.
The director discusses hybrid animation, Tim Burton influences, and the evolving creative philosophy behind StudioºC ahead of an Annecy Presents appearance.
The Ghibli veteran shares stories from the making of the beloved anime features, from sunrise shoots to the films’ lush new 4K restorations.
A Pixar alum’s 2D debut, an opera adaptation, a Blender simulation comedy, and a queer virus satire. The animation heading to the Croisette next week.
The painter-turned-director explains his analog techniques, visual philosophy, and decade-long journey behind a Berlinale competition debut.
Following the film’s Berlinale premiere, the director talked with us about blending formats, restrained emotion, and first-feature risks.
Caballero discusses hybrid animation, miniature sets, and rotoscoped performance in a deeply personal documentary shaped by family memory and grief.
Koike discusses bringing intensity, style, and motion to Lupin’s world, and why collaboration drives his boundary-pushing anime vision.
Mike Johnson discusses how ‘Corpse Bride’ reshaped stop-motion, proving the medium could match CG in fluidity and ambition while keeping to its handcrafted roots.
Screenwriter Shuko Nemoto shares her process behind Netflix’s ‘My Melody & Kuromi’ and how she brought emotional depth to beloved Sanrio icons.
“I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says “MirrorMask” director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, [but] so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target.”
The film, which premiered at Cannes last month, is screening in competition at Annecy this week.