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Think of Will Vinton fused with William S. Burroughs, with a dash of “Mad Max” and The Clash. Director Cesar Cabral tells us about the making of his wildly unique animated feature.
Morgan Galen King and Philip Gelatt started the film as a self-funded passion project. Eight years later, it’s in the running for an Oscar.
Watch directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, alongside co-writer Qui Nguyen, talk about developing the tone and style of the Disney film.
The French studio wants to avoid “the watered-down things” that result from Hollywood’s profit-seeking formula, says “Arcane” lead animator Alexis Wanneroy.
We speak to the directors and designers behind Mexico’s ambitious stop-motion series.
Eric Wong, a production designer on Mamoru Hosoda’s new fantasy epic, speaks about designing the film’s vast virtual world.
Have you ever given a brain massage before?
“I think that interesting things can be done in advertising,” Leo Campasso tells us.
We speak to Joe Mateo, director of Skydance Animation’s new short “Blush,” as well as revisit some of the month’s most interesting stories in the animation world.
As the French family film qualifies for an Oscar, its creators are working on two follow-up specials.
Jorge Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua talk us through their influences, from Mesoamerican sculptures to sword-and-sorcery characters to Miss Universe costumes.
The showrunner of Netflix’s new satirical series talks conspiracies and creative collaborations.
In the new short film “The Windshield Wiper,” Albert Mielgo attempts to uncover what it is about this thing called love that so enraptures humanity.
Dan Ojari and Mikey Please explain how they made their seasonal short at the storied stop-motion studio.
“We need to collectively decide what’s healthy for us as individuals,” says Gavin, “and find a way to make taking responsibility for maintaining our mental health a real priority.”
“We always want to do funny things, but the results are always terrifying. We seem to be bad comedians.”
“We don’t want all these objects to end [up] in the ocean or poor countries as garbage,” says Delphine Maury of France’s Tant Mieux Prod.
The exuberantly experimental indie feature is out in theaters and on video on demand.
Director Greg Franklin tells us how the project started, what was tricky about animating Notaro’s jokes, and why he went experimental on a segment about Eddie Van Halen.
Galloway has carved out a niche creating stop-motion commercials with toys. He tells us how he got here.