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Japanese-American animation legend Jimmy Murakami, who played an important role in the development of Ireland's animation industry, has died at the age of 80, reported the organization Animation Ireland. The cause of death is unknown.
"Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange: A Rapid Love Story" is a 72-minute stop motion opera directed by Mait Laas.
Official video for Candice Gordon's "Sound of Horns" from her debut EP Before the Sunset Ends, produced by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
Arthur Rankin, Jr., one-half of the iconic animation duo Rankin/Bass, died on January 30th at his Harrington Sound, Bermuda home. He was 89.
"Vanity Fair" doesn't write about animation often, but when they do, it's memorable. Their new Hollywood issue has an excellent long read by Sam Kashner about the legendary CalArts animation program of the Seventies and Eighties.
Nick Iluzada is an illustrator in Brooklyn who collaborates with the art collective Slow Youth and produces zines and comics with Get Lost Press.
As anticipated, Warner Bros.' The LEGO Movie, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, destroyed the box office with a $69.1 million opening.
UK-based artist Rebecca Crompton draws scenes in ink, pencils and crayons of smiling animals and people existing in flat, textured planes and highly stylized natural settings.
Berlin-based illustrator Till Hafenbrak designs compositions crammed full of characters and scenery rendered in flat, solid shapes.
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner will make Netflix's first adult animated series.
"Adventure Time" creator Pen Ward will develop a videogame as part of Double Fine's annual Amnesia Fortnight game jam, and project backers get to vote on which of his ideas will be produced.
Attempting to predict box office results is a fool’s errand, but it’s safe to say at this point that The Lego Movie, which opens this …
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A simple tip to artists from a stop motion master.
ASIFA-Hollywood announced the winners of its 2014 Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall. Disney's "Frozen" won the prize for best animated feature and best directing. Disney's "Get a Horse!" won for best short.
The rest of America can have their Super Bowl tomorrow, but the animation world's big night is TONIGHT. Slap on your cleanest pair of underwear or panties, wedge that huge tub of ice cream inbetween your legs, and settle in to watch the livestream of the 41st annual Annie Awards from the solitary comfort of your couch. The video below will begin live from Los Angeles at 7pm PT/10pm ET.
Nickelodeon has announced a call for submissions for its 2014 global Animated Shorts Program, which is designed to "identify and develop new animation talent and provide a platform for new content for kids."
Among the abundant visual delights of last year's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" was the expertly executed end title sequence, which has now been posted online.
The notes were taken and everything was going fine. Then my laptop turned off and all lost. So now I’m sitting here with pieces of this week’s "Steven Universe" in my head hours after the fact.