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Five Animated Features That Academy Voters Shouldn’t Overlook This Awards Season
These standout features from 2022 deserve a close look from Oscar voters.
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Director Hisko Hulsing Discusses Netflix’s Bonus Animated ‘Sandman’ Installment, ‘A Dream Of A Thousand Cats’
Hulsing discusses how he got the gig, working without a character designer, and why 30 naked people sang to him on his 50th birthday.
Tony Mines, Pioneer Of Modern Lego Animation, Dies At 44
Tony Mines was a pioneer of the brickfilm movement as it shifted online around the turn of the century.
I Tawt I Taw An NFT: Tweety Is The First Looney Tunes To Become An NFT
Tweety is the first of many Looney Tunes characters who will receive the NFT treatment.
Carl Bell, Animator And Champion Of The Art Form, Dies At 91
From Sesame Street to She-Ra and Beany & Cecil to Beauty and the Beast, Carl Bell worked on countless classics.
Nickelodeon Unveils 2022-23 Slate With 3 New Series And Lots Of Franchise Expansions
The network emphasized its “franchise strategy” which aims to expand “the global footprint of beloved properties through spinoffs, theatricals and additional seasons.”
Compete In The Second 24 Hour Ultimate AnimChallenge, Alone Or In A Team
The animation marathon returns for its latest edition on February 26.
Oscar Shorts 2022: The Year’s Most Innovative And Provocative Contenders
These highlights of the year show that animation can tackle any subject, from sexual assault to Chile's military dictatorship.
Real-Time Rendering For Animation: What’s The Catch?
What’s the big deal with real-time rendering? Sure, you can shorten production time by cutting out long waits for rendering, but there’s a whole lot more to it than that.
Interview: Joaquín Cociña And Cristóbal León Discuss Their New Short ‘Los Huesos,’ Premiering Today At Venice Film Fest
"We always want to do funny things, but the results are always terrifying. We seem to be bad comedians."
Building A Pinscreen: How To Make One Of The Rarest Tools In Animation
A new full-sized pinscreen — only the third in existence — has arrived in Quebec. Its creator talks us through the painstaking process of assembling it.
Series Craft: How A Thriving Ecosystem Was Built Mostly From Paper For ‘Hello World!’
Welcome to Series Craft, a new series in which we explore a creative facet of a show’s production in depth and discuss the choices that led to the finished result.
‘America: The Motion Picture’ Review Roundup: Brash Historical Satire Lacks Laughs
The R-rated Netflix comedy is directed by "Archer" veteran Matt Thompson.
Jorge Gutiérrez, Sandra Equihua, Aska Animation Team Up For Pixelatl’s 2021 Trailer (Exclusive Premiere)
Latin America's leading animation festival will be held virtually on September 7–11.
Nelvana At 50: Mapping Out The Studio’s Future With President Pam Westman
In today’s animation industry, which is growing and evolving at warp speed, 50 years seems like a geological age. When Nelvana …
How CG Studio Method & Madness Buried Boris Johnson In Digital Trash
For the Greenpeace campaign video "Wasteminster," the studio had to drop the equivalent of 67.7 million items of cg trash onto the U.K. prime minister's residence.
Marcell Jankovics, Giant Of Hungarian Animation, Dies At 79
With his folkloric, psychedelic works, Jankovics raised the profile of Hungarian animation and earned a global cult following.
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Cupcake Quarantine’ Is An Independent Film Made By Four Disney Animators Under Lockdown
Amid the delirium of remote working, four Disney animators found a way to bring their toilet paper to life.
Malaysia Focus: A Look 3 Animation IPs That Reveal The Country’s Burgeoning Creative Talent
Three animation studios tell us what it takes to create an original show in the country.
The Animation That Changed Me: Aaron Long on ‘Mind Game’
"The sprawling story seems to touch on almost every aspect of human life," says Long. "I found it overwhelming and strangely addictive."
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