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Artist of the Day: Wendy Cong Zhao
Looking at the work of Wendy Cong Zhao, Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day!
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“On The Water” by Yi Zhao
Quite simple and quite effective. Fresh off the festival circuit this beautiful film, a metaphor of the life cycle, was the graduation …
113 Animated Shorts Qualify For The 2026 Oscars — Full List And Voter Guidelines Inside
See the full lineup of 113 animated shorts vying for the 2026 Oscars, along with voting requirements and key Academy awards dates.
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.
Can Anything Stop ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? And Other Burning 2026 Oscars Questions
From anime upstarts to international indies and the absence of stop-motion, the 2026 Animated Feature race looks anything but predictable.
Academy Unveils 2025 Student Academy Award Winners
The 52nd Student Academy Awards honored a half-dozen animation and experimental films which are now eligible for the 98th Oscars.
‘Infinity Castle’ Tops Global Box Office As ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Cracks Top Five, ‘Bad Guys 2’ Nears $150 Million
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' leads the weekend's global box office as 'KPop Demon Hunters' cracks the top 5. 'The Bad Guys 2' nears $150M lifetime.
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.
Animated Epic ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’ Becomes India’s Highest-Grossing Animated Film In Less Than Two Weeks
Ashwin Kumar's 'Mahavatar Narsimha' crosses $11M, becoming India's highest-grossing animated film, surpassing even top international releases.
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.
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.
The Next ‘Arcane’? Fellow MOBA Game ‘Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’ Is Getting An Animated Adaptation
'Ne Zha 2' animation studio Base Media and The Little Black Book Studios are teaming with the game's developer Moontoon Games on the adaptation.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival Has Released Its Full 2025 Lineup
This year's fest received 2,850 submissions from 99 countries, with six features and 79 shorts selected for official competition.
‘This Is Like ‘Avatar’’: Disney Drops A Self-Aware First Trailer For Pixar’s Next Original Feature, ‘Hoppers’
'Hoppers,' written and directed by 'We Bare Bears' creator Daniel Chong, will hit theaters on March 6, 2026.
One Of The Perks Of Living In China: Disney Is Making Hand-Drawn ‘Zootopia’ Shorts For Chinese Audiences
Four "Zootopia" shorts using "traditional Chinese animation techniques" will debut in China this November.
China Secretly Made A New CG Tom & Jerry Feature: ‘Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass’
The film is world premiering at the Shanghai Int'l Film Festival.
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ And ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Remakes Top Global Box Office
Audiences love animation, even when it's partly live action.
Anime Is Now A ‘National Security Threat,’ According To Trump
Trump wants a 100% tariff on all films "produced in foreign lands" but no one in Hollywood knows what he means.
South Korean Government To Invest $1 Billion Into Animation Industry
As animation booms across Asia, the Korean government has announced a major investment initiative to grow its local industry.
Indonesian Feature ‘Jumbo’ Shatters Local Animation Records (Updated)
In just eight days of release, 'Jumbo' has more than doubled the admissions of the country's previous highest-grossing animated feature.
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