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Disney's recent trademark lawsuit against Phase 4 Films and their movie "Frozen Land" has reignited discussion about 'mockbusters,' the portmanteau used to describe a genre of home video that is dedicated to tricking customers into mistakenly purchasing a low-budget imitation of a popular movie.
Yesterday we looked at "Boonie Bears," a Chinese attempt to emulate Western-style computer animation. But at the risk of overgeneralizing contemporary Chinese animation on the basis of their most derivative and commercial efforts, I wanted to offer another perspective.
Carter Goodrich is an artist who creates illustrations for children's books, editorial illustrations for magazines, and character designs for animated films.
From mainstream releases to independent foreign productions, we've got a guide to the animated feature releases that you can look forward to in 2014.
SpongeBob and the United States Postal Service have teamed up this holiday season.
An experimental documentary focusing on the most vivid dreams of normal individuals.
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner took to his Twitter account yesterday (yes, he has a Twitter account) to proclaim the Disney short "Get a Horse!" as the best film of the year.
British department store John Lewis has released an ambitious annual Christmas advertisement, a £1 million hand-drawn spot with stop …
J. Krissis is an artist who lives in Belgium. He studied graphic design and illustration. J. occasionally creates digital …
Nintendo launched their free Nintendo Video app in 2011 to provide exclusive video content for owners of their portable Nintendo 3DS …
After his car breaks down, Mickey is pursued by a hideous ghoul.
Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish makers of the Angry Birds franchise, have recruited Clay Kaytis (pictured left) and Fergal Reilly to …
The jury is still out on whether we should call Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity an animated film, but one thing we can call it with certainty …
The animated trailers won’t stop this week. Today we have The Nut Job, which will open on January 17, 2014. Directed by veteran CG …
In The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow, the new 22-minute mini-movie by Sony Pictures Animation, competition gets the best of Brainy …
The Ottawa International Animation Festival begins tomorrow in Canada, but fret not for New Yorkers who can’t make it—a small part of …
"The Art of Happiness" an animated drama debuted recently at the Venice Film Festival's International Film Critics Week section.
It was announced last week that animation director Will Vinton, creator of the term Claymation and recipient of an Academy Award for his …
NZI, a New Zealand-based insurance company recently unveiled a new television commercial its first in 8 years, titled The Devil’s Chair. …
Osaka, Japan-born Ami Thompson works in 2D and 3D animation drawing character and concept art. She has completed 2D animation internships …