Cartoon Network Told Rebecca Sugar Not To Speak Publicly About Queer Themes In ‘Steven Universe’
Sugar was warned that if she spoke, “the show will be pulled from a lot of countries and that may mean the end of the show.”
Politics
Democrats And Republicans Spar Via Animation For CNN’s New Political Ad Campaign
CNN is animating its election coverage.
This New Animated Series Sets Out To Tell ‘The History Of White People In America’ (Interview)
The first few episodes of this animated documentary are now online. We speak to co-director Ed Bell.
The #BoycottMulan Movement Spreads In Asia As Tensions Rise In Hong Kong
Two of the film’s stars have made controversial pro-China comments.
The Chinese Government Is Using Animation To Spread Anti-U.S. Propaganda
The Chinese government has found a new use for animation: spreading anti-U.S. propaganda.
The U.K. Is Set To Leave The E.U.’s Media Program. Here’s What This Means For Animation.
The news has spread anxiety through the nation’s creative industries.
Hank Azaria Explains Why He’s Stopped Voicing Apu On ‘The Simpsons’
“Things can be done with really good intentions and have negative consequences,” says the actor.
‘Bad History — Putin’ by Andrei Brovcenco
New music video by Romania’s Framebreed studio.
INTERVIEW: Mats Grorud Takes Us Inside A Palestinian Refugee Camp In ‘The Tower’
In his debut feature “The Tower,” Grorud draws on personal experience to tell a story of Palestinian refugees that spans five generations.
Vietnam Pulls ‘Abominable’ From Theaters Over South China Sea Map — Updated
The film was removed from theaters after the discovery of a scene that shows what Vietnam claims to be a violation of its water sovereignty.
‘South Park’ Creators Mock Chinese Government After Their Show Is Banned In China
Unlike the NBA and Blizzard Entertainment, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren’t bowing down to China’s authoritarian government.
Hundreds Of Canadian Filmmakers Declare ‘Crisis’ As NFB Commissioner Is Reappointed
Over 250 National Film Board of Canada directors have revolted against the organization, claiming it spends less than 20% of its budget on production.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘A Very Special Counsel Christmas’
Walls, caged elves, Robert Mueller, and pee pee tapes: It’s an animated holiday special for 2018.
China Continues Its War On Pooh, Won’t Release Disney’s ‘Christopher Robin’
The pudgy bear, a symbol of political resistance in China, isn’t welcome in movie theaters.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Schoolhouse Rock! Presents: Double Negative Junction’
The newest “Schoolhouse Rock!” song explains double negatives and how the president doesn’t not use them to lie.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Trump Bites’ by Bill Plympton
A new series of short animated fantasies using actual Donald Trump audio clips as the basis of surreal animations that capture Trump’s paranoia, narcissism, and xenophobia.
Fox Protest: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Creator Loren Bouchard Says Fox ‘Stokes Fear And Spreads Lies’
Another prominent animation creator is attacking 21st Century Fox.
Fox Protest Grows: Seth MacFarlane Donates $2.5 Million To Public Radio; ‘Modern Family’ Creator Leaves Fox
Creators no longer want to be associated with 21st Century Fox.
Seth MacFarlane Says He’s ‘Embarrassed’ To Work For Fox; Fox Executive Hits Back
The creator of “Family Guy” and “The Cleveland Show” is sharing his true feelings about his bosses at Fox.
Ice Bear From ‘We Bare Bears’ Responds To White Supremacist Hate Riots
A “We Bare Bears” artist took to Twitter tonight to express his views on the multiple days of white supremacist and neo-Nazi rioting that has taken place in Charlottesville, Virginia.
