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Netflix Strengthens Its Anime Push With Expanded MAPPA Partnership
Under the new deal, the two companies will co-develop a slate of projects which will be exclusively distributed by Netflix globally.
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Inside ‘Acid City,’ A Cyberpunk Speculative Documentary Anchored In Real Voices And Real Science
Premiering next week at Rotterdam, the CG short pseudo-doc marks the debut original short from Laser Days filmmakers Jack Wedge and Will Freudenheim.
‘Documentary Can Be More’: Director William David Caballero On Sundance Player ‘TheyDream’ (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Caballero discusses hybrid animation, miniature sets, and rotoscoped performance in a deeply personal documentary shaped by family memory and grief.
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.
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.
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.
Director And Icon Creative CEO Shea Wageman On ‘Charlie The Wonderdog,’ A Hero For The Mid-Budget Indie Landscape
The film hits theaters Friday. We spoke to director and Icon Creative CEO Shea Wageman about the rare North American indie, and why it's not the studio's last.
Scott Adams, Racist Streamer And ‘Dilbert’ Creator, Dies At 68
The influential cartoonist turned office satire into a global, multimedia brand before racist remarks ended his mainstream career in public disgrace.
‘Hotel Transylvania 5’ Confirmed By Keegan-Michael Key, Who Praises Voice Acting As A ‘Sacred Connection To The Drawings’
At the Golden Globes, the Murray the Mummy voice actor let slip that he'll soon head into the booth to start recording for the franchise's fifth installment.
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