International Coalition Of Worker Unions Declares Emergency Over AI Use In Animation
Over two dozen entertainment unions in Europe and North America are calling for action to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the animation industry.
Over two dozen entertainment unions in Europe and North America are calling for action to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the animation industry.
Hungary is the country of honor at the Annecy Festival this year, and there is a lot to celebrate about the country's animation.
USC's new animation program is a dynamic interdisciplinary initiative designed for passionate visual media artists from all disciplines.
The Montreal-based animation studio, known for projects like 'The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' and 'The Bob's Burgers Movie,' is dipping its toes into AI-assisted production.
The 14-minute short was one of two animated films in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.
Dozens of animated features are being presented at the Cannes Film Market this week. Here are some of the ones that caught our attention.
The Annecy Festival's artistic director provides commentary on why each feature film was selected for competition.
Australian directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese made their Berlin-premiering feature film for just $600,000.
Sixte de Vauplane, co-founder of Animaj, explains his new technology and how animation can benefit from new generative AI pipelines that serve artists.
Directors André Kadi and Karine Vézina spoke with Cartoon Brew about their new animated feature that explores the life and work of Frida Kahlo.
The vote marks a stunning setback for the young Canadian Animation Guild IATSE Local 938, which was founded in 2020.
There's a lot more open-source software used in big-studio animated features than you may think.
'The Wild Robot' and 'Dune: Part Two' led the pack with four wins apiece.
Watch a video with behind-the-scenes footage from the production of the film.
A new animated short delves into the life and work of one of the earliest practitioners of animated images.
As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.
As a filmmaker and producer, Verrall helped elevate animation to new heights and demonstrated its potential as a powerful tool for storytelling and education.
"Without AI, the work would take a minimum of one week to ten days. Using AI, it is about four of five hours," says the studio's design director.
Riff Studio chief executive Veerapatra “Tun” Jinanavin and Pixar veteran Andrew Gordon discuss the challenges of international co-production.
The enigmatic artist and filmmaker from Missoula, Montana, leaves a cosmic legacy of weirdness and magic.