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Awards

Eleven Under-The-Radar Films Competing For Best Animated Short At Oscars 2023

Our fourth look at contenders that have qualified for the 2023 Oscars.

‘Strange World’ Crashes With Historically Bad Opening, Will Lose More Than $100 Million

'Strange World's opening weekend haul is the worst for a Disney animated feature since 'The Emperor's New Grove' in 2000.

Box Office Report

‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Tops North American Box Office With $20M+ Debut

'The Rise of Gru' finally got its Chinese release, but was overshadowed by local animated feature 'New Gods: Yang Jian.'

Classic

How Don Bluth Went To War With Disney – And Lost

Our latest Video Essay features a detailed look at the epic rivalry between Don Bluth and Disney Animation.

Feature Film

Latin America Shines At Annecy: ‘Perlimps,’ ‘They Shot The Piano Player,’ ‘Arbor,’ ‘Petra and the Sun’

Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year's Annecy.

Feature Film

‘Encanto’ Directors Jared Bush And Byron Howard On Avoiding Tropes And Crafting A Unique Story (Video Interview)

"Encanto" could have easily become a Mirabel and Bruno buddy story, but “from the beginning we knew we didn’t want to fall into that trope,” explained Byron Howard.

Box Office Report

Box Office Report: ‘Soul’ Nears $100M Worldwide, Becomes Pixar’s All-Time #2 In China

Meanwhile, Studio Ghibli's "Earwig and the Witch" took $132,768 in five days in North America, and "The Croods: A New Age" remains one of the top releases in the U.S.

Distribution

Studios Vs. Theaters: Who Will Blink First In War Sparked By ‘Trolls World Tour’?

"Trolls World Tour" did well on video-on-demand. Universal wants to repeat the formula. Theaters are furious.

Disney

Disney Pulls ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Feature Off Release Schedule, Delays ‘Nimona’ And ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ (UPDATED)

There is fresh uncertainty over how Disney will handle Fox Animation's feature projects.

How-To

How They Did It: Blending Memory And Archives In The Hybrid Film ‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’

In her autobiographical film, Regina Pessoa expands her repertoire, introducing object animation and wall drawings alongside hand-drawn animation.

Ideas/Commentary

Coping With A Box Office Bomb: A Commentary By Kelly Asbury

Two-time Oscar-nominated director Kelly Asbury writes about his emotional journey in recent years after his last two animated features underperformed at the U.S. box office.

Tech

Toon Boom Launches Harmony 17, Offers Limited Time Sale On Annual Licenses

Toon Boom is touting 40 new-and-improved features in the latest edition of its industry-standard animation software.

Feature Film

Kelly Asbury On Directing ‘Uglydolls’: “It Was Sort Of A Blank Slate, And That Was Great”

"I like taking on something that’s not going to be that easy," says "Uglydolls" director Kelly Asbury.

Events

Cartoon Movie: 66 Entries Animated Features To Be Presented At 2019 Edition

This major animation event is where deals gets made for European animated features.

Awards

Oscar-Shortlisted Shorts: See The Visual Development And Production Design – Part II

In the second part of this exclusive series, we explore the production design of "Animal Behaviour," "Bird Karma," "Late Afternoon," "Grandpa Walrus," and "Weekends."