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Afghanistan Is Making Slick Computer Animated Films
Buz-e-Chini is being hailed in the news story above as being the first computer-animated short in Hazaragi, the language of the Hazara …
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How Much Money Animated Shorts Earn on YouTube
Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indie filmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the potential money …
Chipotle Taps Johnny Kelly for an Animated Short
One of the reasons I like Chipotle is their emphasis on humanely raised animals. Whether raising meat can ever be as idyllic or beautiful …
Crowd-Funding Animated Shorts
The crowd-funding path for short filmmakers is finally gaining traction, and established animation filmmakers have begun experimenting …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #1
The “twelve days of Christmas” technically begin after Christmas Day, but we’re starting them early. Every day between now and Christmas, …
How Hollywood Censored Its Animated Cartoons
The Hays office, and Hollywood cartoon producers, were just as mindful of young audiences back in the Golden Age of animation as …
Is My Animated Short Worth a Penny?
There’s been a lot of buzz in recent months about services like YouTube that allow filmmakers to host and share videos. A BUSINESS 2.0 …
‘If We Can Imagine It, We Can Animate It’: The Ambriz Bros. On ‘I Am Frankelda’ Mexico’s First Stop-Motion Feature (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
The Cinema Fantasma founders discuss self-financing their landmark feature, building a hometown industry, and lessons from Guillermo del Toro.
From Siberian Designer To Indie Animation Cult Favorite: How Alex Semenov Built Lazy Square (EXCLUSIVE)
Now based in Florida, the Lazy Square creator reflects on viral success, AI disruption, and life as an independent animator.
75 Oil Paintings, 30+ Artists, 4 Countries: Hisko Hulsing’s 11-Year ‘Danse Macabre’ Journey (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Premiering at Annecy this month, the filmmaker's latest short grew from music, storyboards, and years of experimentation.
New Zealand’s First Stop-Motion Feature ‘Kiri And Lou Go Raaa!’ Gets Trailer Ahead of Annecy Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Directed by Harry Sinclair and Ant Elworthy, the prequel explores how Kiri and Lou became friends, with performances from Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet.
YouTube Wrongly Flagged ‘Tiny Grandma’ As AI And Created A Viral Stop-Motion Phenomenon (EXCLUSIVE)
After the YouTube takedown, Philly's Marie Hart and Peter Heacock stepped in front of the lens alongside their puppet and watched tens of millions tune in.
Yevhen Syvokin, Ukrainian Director, Artist, Writer, And Teacher, Dies At 88
Syvokin was a visionary artist and teacher who reshaped Soviet-era Ukrainian animation through satire, experimentation, and generations of students.
‘Star Heist’: How A Group Of Spanish Pros Pulled Off A Star Wars Day Short In Less Than 12 Parsecs (EXCLUSIVE)
Director José Ucha and his team walk us through the break-neck production behind their stylish May the 4th animated tribute.
Nathan Greno Told John Lasseter He Wanted To ‘Blow Up’ His Own Movie, And Built ‘Swapped’ From the Debris (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
After two years of development, the director realized his teen superhero story had become a Frankenstein. So he pitched cutting humans entirely.
(Almost) All The Animation Heading To Cannes 2026
A Pixar alum's 2D debut, an opera adaptation, a Blender simulation comedy, and a queer virus satire. The animation heading to the Croisette next week.
Big Emotion In A Tiny Amphibian’s World: The Making Of The Indie Epic Short ‘Axolodyssey’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Jon Densk shares how a pandemic idea became a boundary-pushing production, blending experience levels, indie funding, and heartfelt storytelling.
Outta Nowhere!: Tiny Little Cartoons Drops Garfield RKO Short For WrestleMania Weekend (EXCLUSIVE)
Tyler March and Eric Paperth have gone viral with their truly unique shorts that blend rotoscope wrestling nostalgia with viral animation craft.
YouTube Claims Independent Animators Are Reshaping The Industry, And Has The Receipts To Prove It
New data shows young audiences embracing creators, global reach accelerating, and fan-driven production reshaping how animation is developed
How Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s Watercolor Background Influenced ‘A New Dawn’
The painter-turned-director explains his analog techniques, visual philosophy, and decade-long journey behind a Berlinale competition debut.
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