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No Surprises Among This Year’s Animated Feature Nominees As Predictable Front-Runners Dominate
Oscar nominations revealed a risk-averse animated feature lineup, an unpredictable shorts race, and animation again ignored outside its own categories.
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Women In Animation Launches Online Portfolio Review Program, Applications Now Open
The program offers live, virtual feedback from industry professionals to early-career women and nonbinary artists across animation, VFX, and games.
SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025
SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.
Amazon MGM Studios Orders ‘Lore Olympus’ Adaptation From Webtoon, The Jim Henson Company
The adult animated series adapts Rachel Smythe’s modern Greek myth retelling, marking The Jim Henson Company’s first project in adult animation.
The Great, Good, Bad, And Ugly Of Netflix’s Latest Viewing Data Dump, And What It Says About The Streamer’s Original Animation Film Slate
Second-half 2025 data shows which original films broke through, which struggled, and what the results may signal for Netflix’s animation strategy.
Netflix Plans 10% Increase In Content Spend As Q4 Earnings Show Continued Growth
During an earnings update on Tuesday, the company touted growth from ads, memberships, and new formats, while also addressing its Warner Bros. deal.
Laika Breaks From Tradition With A Tailored Distribution Strategy For ‘Wildwood’
Fathom Entertainment, behind lucrative ‘Coraline’ and ‘ParaNorman’ re-releases, will handle U.S. distribution, with FilmNation selling internationally.
‘Patlabor’ Returns With The New ‘EZY’ Three-Part Theatrical Series, Launching In May
One of anime’s most influential and grounded mecha-based franchises, ‘Patlabor’ will get three theatrically released features over the next year and a half.
How ‘The Stars Aligned’ For Émilie Tronche’s ‘Samuel’ To Reach Netflix Worldwide (Exclusive Trailer)
‘Samuel’ creator Émilie Tronche discusses the unlikely journey of her minimalist coming-of-age series ahead of its Netflix debut.
Netflix Converts Warner Bros. Deal To All-Cash To Shut the Door On Paramount
The streamer removes the stock-based part of its offer, speeding up the shareholder vote and strengthening its case against Paramount’s takeover attempts.
‘Arco’ Wins Best Feature At The European Film Awards
Ugo Bienvenu’s sci-fi debut took top animated honors at this year’s awards, strengthening its awards season credentials with Oscar nominations coming this week.
Roger Allers, Co-Director Of ‘The Lion King’ And Key Disney Renaissance Figure, Dies at 76
“A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun”: The animation world mourns the loss of a legendary filmmaker and storyteller.
‘Zootopia 2’ Is Officially The Highest-Grossing Hollywood Animated Film In History
Passing ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Zootopia 2’ trails only ‘Ne Zha 2’ among animated films, and is the ninth-highest-grossing movie ever released, animated or otherwise.
‘A Vivid Hell On Earth’: Director Kenichiro Akimoto On Color, Death, And Repetition In ‘All You Need Is Kill’
Akimoto breaks down his and Studio 4ºC”s approach to movement, texture, and visual expression in a CG-driven take on the sci-fi classic.
‘Animation Mavericks’ Feature Documentary Brings UPA’s Untold Story To The Screen
The upcoming documentary examines the artists, politics, and risks behind the studio that broke away from Disney’s industry-dominant realism.
Netflix Goes On The Record, Promising A Full 45-Day Theatrical Run For Warner Bros. Films
Speaking with the New York Times, Netflix co-CEO said that if his company gets into theatrical distribution: “I want to win box office.”
Disney Greenlights Third ‘Phineas And Ferb’ Streaming, TV Film
There’s 104 days of summer vacation, and now kids will have a new way to spend one of them when the property’s third film hits Disney+, Disney Channel.
All Of Sony’s Films Will Head to Netflix After Their Theatrical, Home Entertainment Windows Under New Pay-1 Deal
Under the new deal, Netflix will become the exclusive first-window streaming platform for Sony films worldwide after their theatrical and home releases.
Record Profits, Record Output, Record Burnout: Inside Anime’s Quality Crisis
Anime studios are producing record output and global demand has never been higher, exposing labor shortages, outsourcing pressures, and a drop in quality.
Savva Tsekmes Channels Gene Wilder’s Psychedelic Willy Wonka Boat Ride In Environmental Short ‘Home Again’
Melbourne-based animator Savva Tsekmes channels Gene Wilder’s iconic Willy Wonka boat monologue into a haunting, self-produced environmental short.
Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Matteo Burani’s Favorite Shot From ‘Playing God’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Featuring a carefully animated fall where a clay figure loses its identity in a state between death and rebirth, the clip embodies the film’s emotional core.
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