Adult Animation Is Having A Moment. Here Are 6 Essential Features To Start With.
War, gangsters, a drug-dealing piglet, and the gentle progress of an English couple’s marriage. Pixar this ain’t.
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‘Soul’ Producer Talks About Pixar’s First Black Co-Director And Their ‘Internal Culture Test’
Pixar is continuing to diversify its rank of co-directors, but what does that mean?
READ: Sony Pictures Animation Executive Karen Rupert Toliver Writes Open Letter About Recent Events
“Part of our job in entertainment is to help throw focus on that painful reality,” writes Toliver. “We need to encourage people to not look away from uncomfortable things, but instead breathe into that discomfort.”
Disney Animated Films Contain Exactly 18 Different Types Of Song. Discuss.
This person has obviously spent a long time listening to songs from Disney animated films.
Commercial Analysis: ‘Toucan Sam’s Froot Loops World’
A closer look at an advertising misfire.
‘Don’t Be Afraid To Fail’: ‘Lion King’ And ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Producer Gives Virtual Commencement Speech
An important name in modern Disney animation outlines his philosophy of success.
For The Animation Industry, The Coronavirus Crisis Has Created A Big Opportunity
In a guest piece, industry executive Aaron Simpson explains how the animation industry had been preparing for this disaster for decades without even knowing it.
Theater Owners Issue Veiled Threat To Universal Over ‘Trolls’ VOD Release
The days of exclusive theatrical windows will eventually come to an end. Coronavirus is simply speeding up the process.
This Twitter Thread Spotlights Directors Who Transitioned From Animation To Live Action
Can you name the former animation director who made “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”? “Enchanted”? “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”?
Animators: No Matter How Affordable Your Rates Are, Someone On Fiverr Is Undercutting You
Youtuber Jazza explores Fiverr’s freelance animation community.
Don’t Believe Everything You Read: ‘Frozen 2’ Has NOT Become The Highest-Grossing Animated Film Of All-Time
The Walt Disney Company cannot stop lying to the public.
Most-Read Cartoon Brew Stories Of 2019
We published nearly 750 stories in 2019 — here were the biggest ones.
Oscar Shortlist For Animated Shorts Emphasizes Foreign Animation
Seven of the ten shorts on the shortlist for the 2020 Academy Awards were made outside of the United States.
Directing An Animated Feature Is Like Winning The Lottery Or Is It? (Commentary by Kelly Asbury)
Two-time Oscar-nominated animation director Kelly Asbury writes about the lessons he’s learned and the gambles he’s taken in his long career.
‘Festival Directors: Stop Inviting Problematic Men’ (A Commentary By Luce Grosjean)
On Friday at Animateka festival, distributor Luce Grosjean called on festival directors to crack down on sexual harassment. Watch her speech here.
ANALYSIS: Netflix Overtakes Disney In 2019 Annie Award Nominations
See the complete list of 2019 Annie Award nominations.
Reporters Should Stop Misleading People — ‘Frozen’ Isn’t The Highest-Grossing Animated Film Of All-Time
CNN, “L.A. Times,” and CNBC are just a few of the outlets that are not acknowledging “The Lion King” as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Commentary: What Is The True Creative Cost Of Redoing ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’?
Online trolls forced “Sonic the Hedgehog” to be remade even while it was still being made.
Commentary: CGI James Dean Provokes Backlash, But Animated Characters Based On Actors Are Nothing New
Actors don’t want themselves recreated in animation, except when they do.
‘It’s Time To Break Up Disney,’ Says Author Of New Book On Monopoly Power In America
A persuasive argument about why the Walt Disney Company should be broken up.
