Festival Diary: Sleepless In Lisbon At Portugal’s Monstra
A whirlwind 72-hour dive into Portugal’s Monstra uncovers cutting-edge studios, international collaborations, and standout animated titles.
A whirlwind 72-hour dive into Portugal’s Monstra uncovers cutting-edge studios, international collaborations, and standout animated titles.
Producer Sophie Saget and Andarta Pictures reveal how Pierre Bottero’s fantasy novels became an ambitious animated series years in the making.
A look behind Disney’s latest 'Short Circuit' films, a program where artists “aren’t afraid to show stuff that was rough” and push bold ideas forward.
The 'Steven Universe' creator reunited with SVA alumni to celebrate 'Lonely Magic,' sharing music, animation insights, and a live performance.
Show creators unpack the craft, financing, and audience appeal behind a breakout series tackling hedgelords, childcare costs, and modern middle-class pressures.
Maxim Gehricke’s dialogue-free short lures with charm before pivoting to tragedy, using contrast, timing, and stark visuals for a haunting payoff.
The 'King of the Hill' and 'Beavis and Butt-Head' creator will be honored at the 2026 edition of the festival with a career tribute and special screening event.
Animator Quique Rivera built Acho Studio from scratch in Puerto Rico. Then Bad Bunny’s projects thrust the studio into the spotlight.
From Golden Age shorts to Nickelodeon and beyond, a tour through the most memorable dam-building characters in animation history.
Oscar-winning Sacrebleu producer Ron Dyens backs the ambitious 2D feature, blending space opera, philosophy, and classic French animation influences.
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho and Dutch studio Holy Motion explain how an infamous Brazilian urban legend became one of the film’s strangest sequences.
The pioneering Disney animator will appear at the National Museum of African American History and Culture for a screening and discussion.
Directors Max Taylor and Tim McCourt break down the hybrid analog-digital process behind the band’s richly textured new animated short.
A new curated showcase brings independent animated shorts and series from veteran and emerging creators to the genre streaming platform.
The poet discusses visibility, audience reach, and ceremony fallout, while celebrating a landmark animation victory and its cultural impact.
Animator Breana Navickas on building 'The Three Tomes' independently, centering Black joy, queer YA fantasy, and surviving industry erosion.
Dillihay explains how broadcast grammar, shot selection, and pacing helped Sony’s animated feature capture the stakes of elite-level play and find its audience.
Grammy-nominated composer Moira Smiley pairs an Edo-period poem with hand-painted animation by Banna, addressing beauty, power, and violence.
A world-class animator, producer, studio founder, and a founding member of Women in Animation (WIA) Baer worked with the Nine Old Men and into the digital age.
Terrace discusses Glitch’s full greenlight, her ambition to build a 2D indie pipeline, and what’s ahead for her sci-fi epic.