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‘Black Slide’ Turns A Terrifying Waterslide Into A Powerful Metaphor For Childhood Grief
The deeply personal short, set in a 1990s water park, draws on Lotan’s own loss, pairing stylized CG with impressive lighting and VFX.
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‘Beasts Of Death’ Trailer Unveils A ‘Tropi-Goth,’ Grief-Fueled Journey Inspired By Andean Mythology (EXCLUSIVE)
Long-time studio editor Sandra Powers discusses turning personal loss, opera, and Peruvian folklore into her visually striking animation directorial debut.
30 Cartoon Visions Of Robot Takeovers And Technology Gone Mad
From early stop-motion classics to modern AI parables, explore the animated films and series that imagined robot uprisings first.
Toei Animation Eyes Its Next Big Franchise With Japan-U.S. Film ‘Monkey Quest’ – Annecy WIP
A sci-fi take on the Chinese epic 'Journey to the West' blends 2D and CG animation as Toei courts global family audiences.
‘Astro Boy Reboot’ Gives Anime’s First Great Star A Double Identity, New French Series Impresses At Annecy
A new French take on Tezuka's classic splits Atom between everyday life and superheroics while blending sitcom comedy with CG action.
DreamWorks Pulls Back The Curtain On Its Filipino-Inspired Fantasy ‘Forgotten Island’ In Annecy Preview
New footage, Filipino folklore, anime-inspired sequences, and Jennifer Hudson's villain highlight DreamWorks' Annecy showcase.
‘The Feeling Of Something Drawn By A Person’: Science Saru’s Strategy For A New ‘The Ghost In The Shell’ Adaptation
At Annecy, the studio detailed its manga-inspired approach, handcrafted production pipeline, and rejection of GenAI tools.
10 Must-Watch Shorts At Annecy 2026
Annecy's program is as unweildy and overwhelming as it is brilliant, so we've laid out ten short films you don't wanna miss at this year's festival.
‘The Violinist,’ Singapore’s First Animated Feature In 15 Years, Explores War And Friendship Across Eight Decades (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Ahead of the film's Annecy competition premiere, directors Ervin Han and Raúl García discuss the landmark Singapore-Spain co-production.
‘If We Can Imagine It, We Can Animate It’: The Ambriz Bros. On ‘I Am Frankelda’ Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
The Cinema Fantasma founders discuss self-financing their landmark feature, building a hometown industry, and lessons from Guillermo del Toro.
‘Chimney Town: Frozen In Time’ Director Yusuke Hirota On Studio 4ºC’s Hybrid Animation Approach
The director discusses hybrid animation, Tim Burton influences, and the evolving creative philosophy behind StudioºC ahead of an Annecy Presents appearance.
How Animation Captured The Magical Realism Of Emi Martínez’s Childhood Memories In Netflix Doc
Director Gustavo Cova, cartoonist Liniers, and Buenos Aires's Hook Up animation used handcrafted 2D animation to blend memory, fantasy, and sport.
Accidents Will Happen: Animators Talk Technical Failures, Bad Clients, And Creative Collapse
Animators discuss software breakdowns, impossible deadlines, nightmare clients, creative paralysis, and productions gone sideways.
‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Demon Slayer,’ ‘Lazarus’ Win Big At Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards
Crunchyroll’s annual awards ceremony in Tokyo honored the year’s biggest anime productions after a record-breaking fan vote.
‘We Put All Of Our Effort, Sweat, And Tears Into Each And Every Film We Make’: Ghibli Cinematographer Atsushi Okui On ‘Arrietty,’ ‘Whisper Of The Heart’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Ghibli veteran shares stories from the making of the beloved anime features, from sunrise shoots to the films' lush new 4K restorations.
YouTube Wrongly Flagged ‘Tiny Grandma’ As AI And Created A Viral Stop-Motion Phenomenon (EXCLUSIVE)
After the YouTube takedown, Philly's Marie Hart and Peter Heacock stepped in front of the lens alongside their puppet and watched tens of millions tune in.
Nathan Greno Told John Lasseter He Wanted To ‘Blow Up’ His Own Movie, And Built ‘Swapped’ From the Debris (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
After two years of development, the director realized his teen superhero story had become a Frankenstein. So he pitched cutting humans entirely.
Passion Pictures Delivers Hand-Drawn 2D Blood And Guts In KoRn’s ‘Diablo IV’ Music Video
A gritty animated tie-in with the latest 'Diablo IV' expansion leans on tactile linework, expressionist lighting, and raw violence over polished CG spectacle.
Fueled By Fandom, Open-Source Tools, And Art History: Why ‘Ebony Witch’ Is A Model Modern Indie Pilot
The painterly pilot merges hybrid tools, fine art influences, and real-time audience input, revealing a tailor-made approach for a digital-native production.
From Burnout Doodle To Fully Playable Game Prototype: JuanPe Arroyo’s ‘Deaths of Peck’ Goes Public (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
Developed at The Line, the game features a looping animation concept that becomes interactive, using death as a power-up across mechanics, levels, and story.
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