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Netflix Founder Reed Hastings Exits Board After Launching Animation’s Streaming Era
The founder scaled global animation production and reshaped distribution, though uneven output, cancellations, and layoffs leave a mixed legacy.
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Netflix’s ‘Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory’ Gets A Sony-fied First Look And Contemporary Reset
Sony Pictures Imageworks brings its distinct visual style to Netflix’s modern-day take on Dahl’s world, directed by Jared Stern and Elaine Bogan.
Hit Indie Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Sunny Side Down’ Wraps Season With A Hard-Earned Finale (EXCLUSIVE)
Make Originals's sci-fi comedy ends after three years of development and production, built on a lean, hybrid pipeline and direct-to-audience distribution.
‘Iron Giant,’ ‘Phineas And Ferb’ Vet Alan Bodner To Showcase His Work In Animayo Exhibition (EXCLUSIVE)
The showcase features 46 original works blending industry and fine-art pieces, marking the first time this collection is presented publicly in full.
In ‘Carrotica,’ Sexually Charged Root Vegetables Meet Queer Teenage Angst (EXCLUSIVE)
Danniel Sterlin-Altman takes us behind the scenes of his adults-only Annecy Cristal-winning student short, now available online.
‘It Feels Like A Music Video’: How Brikk Turned ‘Good Mouse’ Into More Than A Game Trailer
Director Matthew Reeve discusses shaping a music-driven narrative, working with the developers, and building Mouseburg beyond the game.
‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘Moon Girl,’ ‘Shape Island’ Score Peabody Nominations
The nominations continue a gradual but notable expansion of animation’s presence in one of the industry’s most selective honors.
Netflix Plants Flag In Vancouver As More Animation Production Heads North
The new facility underscores Vancouver’s continuing rise as a global animation hub, as major studios expand production capacity outside Los Angeles.
Obscure Hungarian Comics, Mid-Century Aesthetics, And Analog Charm: Behind The Viral Work Of KiwisBurntToast
Keegan the Animator draws on mid-century comics and film language to create hand-made animated clips that are finding audiences across the globe.
Netflix Unveils First Image From It’s Highly Anticipated ‘Mafalda’ Series Adaptation
Oscar-winner and record-breaking 'Underdogs' director Juan José Campanella helms, reworking the strip into stylized CG while retaining its political edge.
Netflix Expands ‘One Piece’ With New WIT Studio Anime And LEGO Two-Part Special
Netflix is teaming with WIT and Toei on an anime remake of the manga's East Blue arc, and will debut a LEGO retelling of the live-action series later this year.
WildBrain’s ‘The Suele Mario Bros. Super Show!’ Replaces Nostalgic Charm With Sloppy AI Updates
Fans criticize the AI-updated 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show' for distorted visuals, uncanny characters, and loss of nostalgic charm in its TV return.
Barry Caldwell, ‘Animaniacs’ And ‘Osmosis Jones’ Storyboard Artist, Dies At 68
The veteran storyboard artist and director spent four decades helping to define the look, pacing, and humor of TV animation.
MeTV Toons Score A 1-UP As ‘Super Mario Bros. Super Show!’ Returns To TV Today
The 1989 hybrid series joins weekday mornings, aligning with renewed franchise hype ahead of 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.'
‘Spacetime Chronicles’: A Cat Named Freud, A Man In Limbo, And A Stop-Motion World Made Of Paper
Director Stefano Bertelli discusses his handcrafted stop-motion feature ‘Spacetime Chronicles,’ an introspective journey through memory, identity, and limbo.
‘My Drawings Are Alive’: Sylvain Chomet On Memory And Making ‘A Magnificent Life’
Chomet explains his approach to portraying Marcel Pagnol, blending memory and history in a film that challenges what a biopic can be.
Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 As CEO Frames Cuts As Cost Of Being ‘Industry’s Vanguard’
Tim Sweeney frames the latest cuts as necessary for long-term goals, but the memo’s tone highlights a growing disconnect in how layoffs are justified.
California Adds TV Animation To Tax Credit Program For The First Time
'Rick and Morty' spinoff 'President Curtis' and 'Family Guy' spinoff 'Stewie' are the first animated series to qualify for California’s expanded tax credits.
Economic Anxiety Animated: Behind The Viral Success Of ‘Middle Class Matt’
Show creators unpack the craft, financing, and audience appeal behind a breakout series tackling hedgelords, childcare costs, and modern middle-class pressures.
Sci-Fi Short ‘SEN’ Flips ‘Cute’ Robot Trope On Its Head With A Dark Twist: ‘That Contrast Is What Makes It Work’
Maxim Gehricke’s dialogue-free short lures with charm before pivoting to tragedy, using contrast, timing, and stark visuals for a haunting payoff.
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