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Passion Pictures Delivers Hand-Drawn 2D Blood And Guts In KoRn’s ‘Diablo IV’ Music Video
A gritty animated tie-in with the latest ‘Diablo IV’ expansion leans on tactile linework, expressionist lighting, and raw violence over polished CG spectacle.
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Tubi Taps Cyanide & Happiness Team, Indie Creators For New Adult Series
A clip-show experiment and a cryptid competition series highlight the platform’s strategy of building around online fandoms.
Anthropic Expands Claude Into Animation Pipelines With Blender, Autodesk, Adobe
Anthropic has also joined the Blender Development Fund as a patron while expanding art school partnerships across the country.
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Hits $375.1M, Second Only To ‘Elemental’ Among All Post-Pandemic Hollywood Original Films
Daniel Chong’s debut feature passes ‘Sinners’ at the global box office, reinforcing animation’s strength as a driver of original theatrical hits.
Annecy Unveils 36 Titles Across Its 2026 Feature, Contrechamp, And Annecy Presents Lineups
The festival’s latest selections highlight a globally diverse slate of auteur-driven features, rising voices, and audience-friendly titles.
Previews Of Pixar’s ‘Gatto,’ Netflix’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ DreamWorks’ ‘Forgotten Island’ Headline Annecy’s Special Events Lineup
From studio previews to auteur tributes, this year’s slate highlights animation’s evolving landscape across commercial momentum and creative ambition.
Fueled By Fandom, Open-Source Tools, And Art History: Why ‘Ebony Witch’ Is A Model Modern Indie Pilot
The painterly pilot merges hybrid tools, fine art influences, and real-time audience input, revealing a tailor-made approach for a digital-native production.
Annecy Rekindles Illumination Relationship, Making ‘Minions & Monsters’ Its Opening Film
Illumination returns to the French fest, reminding of its Paris studio roots and long-standing pipeline since the days of Mac Guff.
Vivienne Medrano’s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Renewed For Final Season, Securing A Rare Creator-Planned Ending
The landmark series has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible for independently produced, digital-native animation in the streaming era.
Alleged ‘Avatar’ Leaker Arrested, Faces A Potential Seven-Year Sentence
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.
An Unhinged Support Group Anchors Áron Siegler’s Absurd RCA Short ‘Anti Wizards’
Siegler’s student film builds out from a surreal island of spellcasters, blending chaotic humor, mixed media, and very real emotional themes of exclusion.
ACLU Debuts ‘Know Your Rights University,’ A Charming Stop-Motion Civics Series For Kids
Four-episodes now on YouTube explore free speech, censorship, and government basics through colorful puppets and public-TV-style storytelling.
‘Simpsons Movie 2,’ ‘Phineas and Ferb’ Project Among First Animated Features To Land California Tax Credits
After ‘Family Guy’ and ‘Rick and Morty’ spinoffs broke the TV animation barrier, a trio of studio features will now similarly benefit.
A Post-Traumatic Mouse Rejects Reality And His Meds In ‘Decorado’ Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
Alberto Vázquez’s latest feature opens May 15 in the U.S., following a troubled mouse who suspects his world is an illusion.
A Dead Cowboy, A Shiftless Punk, And A Hippie History Teacher Set Off A Surreal Crime Story In First Trailer for Nicolas Pegon’s ‘Flick!’ (EXCLUSIVE)
French artist Nicolas Pegon and producers Wizz and FOST unveil a stylized feature blending underground comics, punk music, and a surreal small-town mystery.
From Burnout Doodle To Fully Playable Game Prototype: JuanPe Arroyo’s ‘Deaths of Peck’ Goes Public (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
Developed at The Line, the game features a looping animation concept that becomes interactive, using death as a power-up across mechanics, levels, and story.
Blending Myth And Modern Life, Mexico’s 2D Gem ‘My Friend the Sun’ Premieres In Guadalajara (EXCLUSIVE)
Ahead of its premiere, director Alejandra Pérez González discusses reshaping the film and how Fotosíntesis built its expressive 2D world.
The ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Trailer Is Finally Here, And It Was Worth The Wait
Warner Bros. once shelved the finished film. Now the first footage reveals a faithful Looney Tunes hybrid finally headed to theaters.
Big Emotion In A Tiny Amphibian’s World: The Making Of The Indie Epic Short ‘Axolodyssey’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Jon Densk shares how a pandemic idea became a boundary-pushing production, blending experience levels, indie funding, and heartfelt storytelling.
One Artist, 18 Months: Indie Anime Flick ‘Jinsei’ Gets Trailer Ahead Of June Theatrical Release
A century-spanning story follows one character through life as a J-pop idol, an outcast, and an oracle in Ryuya Suzuki’s ambitious debut feature.
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