Is ‘Piercing 1’ the First Indie Animated Feature from China?
I found out Liu Jian’s Piercing 1 when looking through the list of winning films at the Portuguese animation festival Cinanima which …
I found out Liu Jian’s Piercing 1 when looking through the list of winning films at the Portuguese animation festival Cinanima which …
What follows are two very different approaches for using animation to teach history. Both films successfully condense long periods of …
Bill Plympton and Signe Baumane will present the Battle of the Sexes on Monday, April 12, at the IFC Center (323 Sixth Ave. at West Third …
A documentary by Marine Lormant Sebag about Nina Paley’s struggle with copyright while making Sita Sings the Blues. It’s difficult to …
Start making your predictions now! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that twenty films have been submitted …
One of the most interesting animated-related pieces I’ve read in a while: David OReilly discusses his technical and aesthetic approach to …
UPDATE: Thanks to everybody who entered! Here are the winners: Maya Shavzin (who commented on this post) Brad Blackman (who follows us …
Earlier this decade, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences began handing out Oscars for best animated feature, I viewed it …
We’ve posted about Benji Davis and Jim Field’s Frater Films before (their music video Out on the Water is still one of my favorites). …
There’s a great ASIFA-East panel coming up this Tuesday, September 23, in New York. It’s billed as a panel discussion on the state of NY …
Hurtling 3-D objects at viewers is not a substitute for quality filmmaking as last week’s weak opening of the 3-D animated pic Fly Me to …
Here’s a rare treat: El Mono Relojero (The Clockmaking Monkey – Argentina, 1938) is only surviving film by the creator of the first …
While DreamWorks debuted its umpteenth cookie-cutter ‘hip’ animal comedy, Kung Fu Panda, at the Cannes Film Festival this past week, it’s …
A while back I mentioned briefly on this site that I had been offered an opportunity to write a book for Pixar, and today I thought I’d …
The tortured history of the TMS feature film Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland (1992) could rival that of Richard Williams The Thief …
Earlier this month, I linked to illustrator Steve Brodner’s podcast series “The Naked Campaign” which offers his views on various …
There was a front page article in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal about the brickfilm community. Brickfilms is a general description …
With SIGGRAPH 2007 now wrapped up, I thought it might be appropriate to link to the video below about a CG animated short that debuted …
When the CIA isn’t busy destabilizing other countries, they apparently like to help animation studios create cartoons. At least that’s …
I saw this film at a free screening today so you don’t have to. And I urge you not to. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for …