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Comic-Con 2016: Five Must-See Animation Panels
Brad Bird, virtual reality, storyboarding, and true animation legends are part of our must-see Comic-Con events.
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Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Red Turtle’ Will Premiere At Cannes
Ghibli's first international co-production is directed by "Father and Daughter" director Michael Dudok de Wit.
Rémi Chayé Interview: ‘Long Way North’ and The Indie Challenge
Rémi Chayé's unique hand-drawn feature is earning plenty of accolades, but finding an audience isn't easy.
GLAS, America’s Newest and Biggest Animation Festival, Is Only Two Weeks Away
The deadline to purchase an online pass is tomorrow.
Festival Review: Anim’est 2015
Filmmaker Tess Martin visits Anim'est, Romania's biggest annual animation event.
GLAS Aims To Become The Next Major American Animation Festival
The festival is set to take place next March in California.
‘Blazing Samurai’: Cast, Release Date, New Details Announced
An homage to "Blazing Saddles," "Blazing Samurai" is a global animated affair.
Festival Report: In the Midst of Crisis, Animasyros Propels Greek Animation Industry
Greece doesn't have much of an animation industry, but Animasyros aims to change that. Cartoon Brew reports from Greece on what their animation industry looks like today.
Say Hello to Sanrio’s $200 Million ‘Hello Kitty’ Movie
Sanrio plans to release the film in 2019.
Nine Illuminating Notes From ‘Despicable Me’ Producer Chris Meledandri
Illumination Entertainment's founder admits he has no idea what's in store for the future of animation, but it will probably arrive online in short-form.
‘Inside Out’ Flips Box Office Records Inside Out!
Pete Docter's latest smashes opening weekend box office record for an original film.
Proof That Oscar Voters Are Clueless About Animation
What if the animation Oscars were chosen by people who knew nothing about animation?
Oscar Ballot Guide: ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’ Acting and Performance Analysis
Acting instructor Ed Hooks explores the acting and performance in each of this year's Oscar-nominated animation features.
Book Review: ‘Anime Fan Communities’ by Sandra Annett
I regret starting this review on a negative note, but it should be said that "Anime Fan Communities" is not the most accurately-titled book. Author Sandra Annett takes international anime fandom as her starting point, but she ends up engaging with a much wider range of topics.
Tomm Moore on ‘Song of the Sea,’ Reinventing 2D, and Dodging the Studio System
"I do think that animation can have a language of its own, rather than simply mimicking live action."
Gift Book Ideas for the Animation Fan
Finding the perfect book for the beloved animation fan in your life can be a big challenge, but these gift-book ideas will inform and inspire anyone who loves animation and drawing.
DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro in Merger Talks
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.
Five Works That Should Be Adapted into Animation
Suppose you wanted to make an animated film or TV series, but you didn’t have any new ideas and (gasp) you don’t want to remake the same old properties. Take heart: there’s a lot of great material out there just begging to be adapted into animation.
‘Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return’ Has Record-Breaking Bad Debut
If you didn't hear about last weekend's opening of "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return," don't worry because no one else in America did either. Opening in 2,575 theaters, the film eked out $3.7 million, which is the worst opening ever for an animated feature in saturated release (over 2,500 theaters). The previous animation record holder in this dubious category was the 2011 Weinstein Company release "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil," which grossed $4.1M from 2,505 theaters.
Studio Ghibli Reveals Teaser for Isao Takahata’s “The Story of Princess Kaguya”
Studio Ghibli will release seventy-seven-year-old Isao Takahata’s new film, Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Story of Princess Kaguya), …
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