Giannalberto Bendazzi, Pioneering Animation Historian, Dies At 75
Bendazzi helped develop the field of animation history, and wrote some of its definitive books.
Bendazzi helped develop the field of animation history, and wrote some of its definitive books.
Welcome to the Hanna-Barbera Shared Universe.
The Icelandic filmmaker speaks about photograph, shoestring budgets, and the beguiling power of a single syllable.
The Los Angeles animation industry is mourning the sudden death of Chris Reccardi.
Mari Okada's film "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" premieres in U.S. and Canadian theaters today.
An Annecy veteran gives some helpful advice for how to navigate the biggest international animation film festival and market.
The Ideatoon program has announced 12 finalists who will pitch their tv animation projects at the Pixelatl Festival in September.
Can't keep a good man down!
We explore how the Pegbarians have built a career out of balancing commissioned and original work with (or around) YouTube’s monetization system.
Women don't receive the same opportunities as men do in animation, and they're finally speaking out about it.
The innovative 29-year-old filmmaker will be the subject of a MoMA film event.
Although Japan's SoftBank wasn't successful in its bid to purchase DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg continues to seek a buyer for his animation studio.
Everything you need to know about the possible sale of DreamWorks to Japanese company SoftBank.
I was back in Don Duckwall's office, exchanging insincere smiles with him. I had been on "The Fox and the Hound" with Larry, Woolie, and everybody else for half a year. But now Don wanted me to go on another assignment.
Tonight, Cartoon Network quietly released two new pilots that were produced in 2013: "AJ's Infinite Summer" created by Toby Jones and "Long Live the Royals" by Sean Szeles. Both Jones and Szeles work on "Regular Show"—Jones as a writer/storyboard artist and Szeles as a supervising director/writer/storyboard artist.
ASIFA-Hollywood announced the winners of its 2014 Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall. Disney's "Frozen" won the prize for best animated feature and best directing. Disney's "Get a Horse!" won for best short.
The creators of Guru Studio's "Justin Time" talk with Cartoon Brew about the secrets of making a stylish and entertaining preschool series.
New books about "Adventure Time," Mary Blair, Alex Toth, Disney Golden Books, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be published in 2014.
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the "Disney Family Album" series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
For those of you still feeling sedentary after the holidays or just looking for some weekend inspiration, listen to these two interviews with Lotte Reiniger and Rebecca Sugar. They each have accomplished an important first in animation: Lotte Reiniger was the first woman to direct an animated feature, and Rebecca Sugar was the first solo woman creator of a TV series at Cartoon Network. These milestones are separated by 87 years, which says a lot about both how far animation has come and how far it still has to go.