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Oscar-Contending Features ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ And ‘Chicken For Linda’ Now Streaming For Free On The Animation Showcase
The films are available on the platform through the holiday season.
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2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Where Rabbits Come From’ Director Colin Ludvic Racicot
In a cold, dystopian world, a widowed father rabbit tries to instill an ounce of wonder and magic into his daughter’s life after the mysterious disappearance of her mother.
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
‘Creature Commandos’ Executive Producer Dean Lorey Is Making James Gunn’s Vision Come to Life
Cartoon Brew spoke with Lorey about executing Gunn’s vision, the aesthetic challenges of their show, and if there’s feature animation plans for these Commandos.
‘Flow’ Ranks Only Behind ‘Wicked’ In Per-Theater Average At The Box Office
Ahead of a national expansion, Gints Zilbalodis’ feline survival tale ‘Flow’ is off to a strong start in limited release.
Joe Loftus’ ‘Still Up There’ Is A Haunting Cosmic Horror Story
A mortally wounded astronaut awakens in the upper atmosphere after a catastrophic event.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Beautiful Men’ Director Nicolas Keppens
Following three bald brothers on a trip to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery, Keppens’ stop-motion short focuses on the insecurities of this touching trio.
The Messiah Has Returned – In The Hand-Drawn Animated Feature ‘Light Of The World’
‘Light of the World’ is set to release theatrically in the U.S. on September 5, 2025.
Paramount Animation Announces Yet Another Attempt At A Mighty Mouse Feature
Ryan Reynolds will produce the film from a script by Matt Lieberman.
The Animation Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With AMPTP
The tentative deal will now go before Animation Guild members for a ratification vote.
‘Under The Thicket’ Is A Reflective Exploration Of Nature And The Transience Of Life
A ghost goes for a walk in the woods.
PBS Strike Averted As WGA Reaches New Deal For Writers, Including First-Ever Protections For Children’s Animation Writers
The Writers Guild of America is increasing its representation of writers who work in children’s animation.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Oren’s Way’ Director Keika Lee
“You don’t need to change yourself in order to change the world; you just have to be yourself,” says director Keika Lee about the idea behind her Oscar-qualified short ‘Oren’s Way.’
31 Animated Features Are In This Year’s Oscar Race: Full List
The number of eligible films is two shy of last year’s record 33 contenders.
Four Trailers For Upcoming 2025 Movies: ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ ‘Night Of The Zoopocalypse,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2’
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, studios are releasing trailers for next year’s animated movies.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘In The Shadow Of The Cypress’ Directors Hossein Molayemi And Shirin Sohani
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning multiple awards, including the grand jury prize at Animayo and the best animated short award at Tribeca festival.
First-Look: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Reimagining Now Offers ‘Jaw-Dropping Realism’
Dean DeBlois, who was one of the directors of the original animated version, is directing the hybrid remake.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Miracle’ Director Nienke Deutz
Deutz’s film has qualified multiple times over for this year’s Oscar competition, including winning the grand prize at Animafest Zagreb.
Animator Spotlight: Fred Moore
“Fred Moore was Disney drawing,” his colleague Marc Davis once said. “We’ve all done things on our own, but that was the basis of what Disney stood for.”
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Brown Dog’ Directors Nadia Hallgren And Jamie-James Medina
In this atmospheric short, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake, as he slowly descends into darkness.
Gobelins Graduation Film ‘The Story Of Three Sisters’ Resonates With A Gentle Yet Profound Message
The film was written and directed by a team of seven students at the famed French animation school.
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