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American Pooh Vs. Russian Pooh

Swiss animator Oswald Iten has written an enlightening analysis of the different approaches to narrative and characterization used by the …

In this LA Times story about the resurgence of stop motion animated features, Travis Knight, the producer of Laika’s ParaNorman and one …

Labor violations in the visual effects industry are nothing new; they have simply become more public thanks to a vocal online community …

The video above features DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg speaking about he importance of honoring his studio’s employees. …

Dear Glen, Since last Friday’s news that you’re leaving Disney, you’ve launched a new parlour game What Will Glen Keane Do? Everyone …

Thirty-seven years! That’s the length of time that Glen Keane worked at Disney Feature Animation and it’s the figure that stood out to me …

It’s the time of year when many of our student readers are finishing up their student films, and inevitably there will be lots of …

* Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks and a consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its first feature …

Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indie filmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the potential money …

There’s something to be said for running a cartoon studio in a place where animation production isn’t commonplace. To celebrate the …

If you still haven’t had your fill of “Why John Carter Failed” articles, then don’t miss New York Magazine’s lengthy read “The Inside …

Who needs the Disney Company! We’ve already got the movie poster for a biopic about Walt Disney so we may as well go ahead and cast the …

It’s no secret that the Walt Disney Company is fiercely protective of its intellectual property, but the law works both ways, and they’ve …

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that, according to a study by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and Employers, …

What kind of books might an animation artist have kept on their bookshelf sixty years ago? They certainly wouldn’t have owned many …

Fox Business’s Lou Dobbs claims that President Obama’s “liberal friends in Hollywood” are “targeting a younger demographic using animated …

Ghostshrimp (aka Dan James), an artist on Adventure Time and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, is currently developing his own …

I’ve received a lot of personal messages reacting to last Friday’s post by Amid. I just want to remind everybody that posts by Amid …

Less than a year after its launch, Kaboing TV has come to a virtual standstill. Billed as “an alternative channel for quality animation …

Power Salad, a comedy duo comprised of Chris Mezzolesta and Craig Marks, created this awesomely geeky musical plea demanding that vintage …