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Hometown Director Isabel Herguera On Premiering Her Film ‘Sultana’s Dream’ In Competition At San Sebastián
Herguera tells us how she ended up making a film about a century-old Indian story and the steps it took to get the project off the ground.
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‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Smurfs’ Rightsholders Talk Adapting IP For Modern Audiences
Industry executives discuss how decades-old stories don't always work with contemporary standards of representation, storytelling, and relatability.
Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches 2023: Five Projects That Caught Our Eye
Annecy's MIFA Feature Pitches offered up a visually and narratively diverse lineup that we'll be tracking in the years to come.
Watch: The Making Of The Norwegian Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Titina’ With Director Kajsa Næss – Exclusive
We’ve been tracking Kajsa Næss’ hand-drawn feature 'Titina' for several years now, and we’re thrilled to now share an exclusive making-of video about the film.
Claudio Biern Boyd, Creator Of ‘David The Gnome,’ ‘Dogtanian,’ Dies At 81
Biern's popular creations earned him the title of the 'Spanish Walt Disney.'
Spain’s Weird Market Kicks Off ‘New Beginning’ In Valencia With A Packed Projects Lineup
Relocating from Segovia to Valencia, Weird Market will feature 170 projects in this year's catalog, 24 pitching in person.
Arab States Demand Netflix Remove Content Offensive To ‘Islamic And Societal Values’
Saudi state network Al Ekhbariya TV used censored clips from Netflix's 'Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous' as an example of harmful content.
Lei Lei’s New Feature ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’ Navigates The Personal Side Of Chinese History
A look at how Lei Lei combined his own ancestry with photos picked up at flea markets to tell a timeless story about family.
Oscar Nominee Joanna Quinn And Other Women Share Advice For Succeeding In Animation
The FIAF Animation First Festival hosted a Women in Animation panel featuring six passionate women in their field.
‘Mitchells’ Director Mike Rianda Releases His 2015 Manifesto For Making ‘The Greatest Animated Movie Of All Time’
Higher dramatic stakes, more realistic characters, new kinds of cinematography: here's how Rianda wants animated features to change.
Spirit’s Journey Back to the Big Screen
'Spirit Untamed' marks the feature directorial debut of story artist Elaine Bogan.
Animating Anxiety: Caroline Robert Discusses Her New Interactive Web Project ‘Brainstream’
Have you ever given a brain massage before?
‘Spirit Untamed’ Review Roundup: Equine Adventure Offers Middling Entertainment, No Surprises
The most striking thing about Dreamworks's latest is that it's coming out exclusively in theaters.
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.
Annecy Announces 19 Animated Features In Competition
Asia is the best-represented continent, with eight films in all.
Book Review: ‘Japanese Influence on American Children’s Television: Transforming Saturday Morning’
Gina O’Melia traces the rise of the American Saturday morning cartoon and the challenge to its supremacy from anime shows.
Virtual Animation Dingle Brings Ireland’s Leading Animation Festival To The World
The online festival will take place on March 24–25.
Brenda Banks, One Of The First Black Women Animators In America, Dies At 72
Even as she built up an impressive career working with the likes of Ralph Bakshi, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Bros., Banks remained very private about her life.
How ‘My Favorite War’ Uses Animation As A Memoir Of Finding Freedom
Ilze Burkovksa-Jacobsen explains how she drew on her experience of an oppressive regime to make her Oscar-qualified feature.
Taylor Meacham Drew On Memories And Magic To Make His Oscar-Contending Short ‘To: Gerard’
The short, which Meacham directed at Dreamworks Animation, speaks a simple truth: you never know whose life you could change.
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