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‘Real Life Isn’t That Dramatic’: Director Xu Zao On Virtual Escapism In ‘Light Pillar’

Following the film's Berlinale premiere, the director talked with us about blending formats, restrained emotion, and first-feature risks.

Box Office Report

Animation Fuels IMAX To Its Best Year Ever: $1.28 Billion Worldwide Box Office

A mythical Chinese blockbuster, a Japanese anime mega-IP, and James Cameron's VFX-driven spectacle drove IMAX to its biggest year ever.

Box Office Report

Animation Boom Fuels China’s 2025 Box Office Boom

China’s box office surged 22% in 2025, led by record-breaking animated hits like 'Ne Zha 2,' 'Zootopia 2,' and 'Nobody.'

Feature Film

Cartoon Brew Writers Pick Their Favorite Features, Series, And Shorts Of 2025

Cartoon Brew writers share their top animated features, series, and shorts of 2025, highlighting indie discoveries, global hits, and TV standouts.

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‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Leads China Box Office With $52M Opening, Pushes Global Total To $730 Million

The debut expands 'Demon Slayer's' global momentum and has distributors seeing dollar signs with two more titles from the franchise's final trilogy to come.

Classic

Director Mike Johnson On 20 Years Of ‘Corpse Bride’: ‘Proving Stop-Motion Could Be As Smooth And As Fluid As Computer Animation’

Mike Johnson discusses how 'Corpse Bride' reshaped stop-motion, proving the medium could match CG in fluidity and ambition while keeping to its handcrafted roots.

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China’s ‘Nobody’ Surges Past 1 Billion Yuan ($185M), Breaks 2D Animation Record

Chinese animation is thriving at the domestic box office, with sweeping historical epics capturing the imagination of local audiences and breaking records.

Distribution

Mili Pictures Defies Trends, Takes China’s ‘Wukong Warrior’ To Global Streaming Instead Of Theaters

Producer Bill Borden partners with Mili Pictures to launch 'Wukong Warrior' globally via TV and streaming, bypassing a traditional theatrical release.

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Global Animation Viewership Rebounds, But European Titles Lag Despite High Output

A new study shows that theatrical animation has returned to pre-pandemic levels with 882M global admissions, but Europe lags behind, earning just 5% of the global box office.

Feature Film

A24 Unveils ‘Ne Zha 2’ English-Language Dub Starring Michelle Yeoh, Coming To U.S. Theaters In August

The highest-grossing animated film of all time will hit theaters in several English-language territories on August 22, distributed by A24.

RIP

Aria Covamonas, Acclaimed Experimental Mexican Filmmaker, Dies At 46

Covamonas's experimental cinema played with dreamlike collages, reshaping film through surreal, public-domain mashups.

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‘How To Train Your Dragon’ And ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Remakes Top Global Box Office

Audiences love animation, even when it's partly live action.

Feature Film

Maïlys Vallade And Liane-Cho Han On Their Thought-Provoking Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Little Amélie’

The film, which premiered at Cannes last month, is screening in competition at Annecy this week.

Schools

USC Launches The Expanded Animation (XA) MFA Program: A Bold New Frontier For Artists And Innovators

USC's new animation program is a dynamic interdisciplinary initiative designed for passionate visual media artists from all disciplines.

Box Office Report

‘Ne Zha 2’ Hits $2 Billion Milestone

It is now the seventh-highest grossing film in history.

Classic

16 Overlooked Stop-Motion Features You Probably Haven’t Seen

We're taking a closer look at underappreciated stop-motion features from the last 100 years.

Awards

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.'