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The aBakening: Director Isabel Garrett Dishes On ‘The Great British Baking Show’s’ Sugary Stop-Motion Opener
Discover how Isabel Garrett and BlinkInk crafted 'Bake Off’s' new cosmic title sequence, blending stop-motion, 2D, CG, and VFX magic.
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‘Light of the World’ Directors John Schafer And Tom Bancroft On The Joys And Challenges Of Making Their 2D Animated Epic
'Light of the World' brings hand-drawn 2D animation back to theaters with a global team, indie spirit, and some '90s Disney known-how.
‘I Have To Animate Conan Someday’: Stop-Motion Savant Justin Rasch On His Love Of Toys, Craft And Literature’s Most Famous Barbarian
Animator Justin Rasch turns his lifelong Conan fandom into a stop-motion social campaign, bringing the Barbarian into battle with a Cthulhu-like monstrosity.
Weird Al Yankovic To Present Bill Plympton Retrospective At New York’s IFC Center
Weird Al will present Bill Plympton’s 'Your Face,' 'Guard Dog,' and more plus New York premieres of 'Duckville' and 'Whale 52' at the IFC Center, Sept. 15–21.
Pixar Vet Rodrigo Blaas’ Developing Animated Feature ‘Duende,’ ‘Inspired By Flamenco, Our Love Of Japan, And The Music Of Rosalía’
Pixar veteran Rodrigo Blaas debuts 'Duende,' an feature project blending flamenco, Japanese influences, and the music of Rosalía. Watch the first teaser.
Hit Indie Pilot ‘Plinko and Mark’ Combines DIY Spirit With Saturday Morning Nostalgia
The indie pilot 'Plinko and Mark' blends contemporary humor with nostalgic '90s cartoon vibes, earning nearly 300k views since its July 31 debut.
‘If This Opens The Right Doors, I’m Stepping Through’: Genndy Tartakovsky On ‘Fixed’ And The Future
Genndy Tartakovsky discusses the long road to his R-rated 2D comedy, from high school inspirations to a roaring Annecy premiere and upcoming Netflix debut.
‘What If These Uber Eats Characters Had Internal Lives?’: Julian Glander On ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’
Julian Glander’s debut feature, 'Boys Go to Jupiter,' blends surreal CG animation, Gen Z humor, and DIY production into a one-of-a-kind indie film.
‘Sometimes, The Most Authentic Result Comes From Doing It The Traditional Way’: Luca Cioci’s Practical Magic In ‘Metrophusis’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discover how Luca Cioci mixed stop-motion, light painting, and practical effects to turn a mundane gas station visit into a hypnotic visual short.
James Cameron Wants To Make An Animated Anthology Series Based On His Animated ‘Avatar’ Films
The Avatar franchise has long been driven by animation, with Cameron’s new anthology plans set to explore Pandora through new narratives.
Pop Culture Shift: Anime’s Expanding Impact On The Western Sports Scene
A 'Demon Slayer'-themed night at Dodger Stadium highlights anime’s increasing influence on Baseball, wider sports fandom, and the blending of global pop cultures.
Pictoplasma NYC 2025 Brings Global Character Design To Manhattan
The world’s leading celebration of character design returns to New York this fall, spotlighting boundary-pushing art, animation, and storytelling.
Aria Covamonas, Acclaimed Experimental Mexican Filmmaker, Dies At 46
Covamonas's experimental cinema played with dreamlike collages, reshaping film through surreal, public-domain mashups.
AI-Possessed Cereal Spokes-Cartoons Go Rogue In Uli Meyer’s ‘Tricky’: ‘The Mascots Are Angry’
Meyer is working on a concept teaser for his meta live-action/2D hybrid project 'Tricky,' currently in early development.
Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85’ Series To Release In 2026
The streamer offered new details about the show during its presentation at Annecy today.
Maïlys Vallade And Liane-Cho Han On Their Thought-Provoking Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Little Amélie’
The film, which premiered at Cannes last month, is screening in competition at Annecy this week.
Series Craft: Director Robert Valley Explains His Approach To Adapting Marc Laidlaw’s ‘400 Boys’ For ‘Love, Death & Robots’
Valley walks us through his inspirations and development of key scenes in his visually stunning installment for the Netflix anthology series.
‘Olivia & The Clouds,’ A Wildly Creative Feature From The Dominican Republic Made For Under $1 Million
Director Tomás Pichardo Espaillat speaks about his bigscreen accomplishment and how he turned limitations, like a lack of animators in his country, into an opportunity to experiment creatively.
Jim Smith, Co-Founder Of Spümcø, Dies At 70
Smith played a key role in Spümcø's series 'The Ren & Stimpy Show' and 'The Ripping Friends.'
‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ Composer Joshua Moshier On Scoring A 90-Minute Looney Tunes Film (Exclusive Video)
Music has always been a key element of the Looney Tunes shorts, and it is also an important part of the new Looney Tunes feature 'The Day the Earth Blew Up.'
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