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Pavel Sannikau is solo-animating the ever-expanding animated website which features your favorite pop culture characters living together on a space station.
Niigata's competition lineup features 10 titles with producers from 12 countries. Japanese animation legend Mamoru Oshii is the jury president of the first edition.
Our fourth look at contenders that have qualified for the 2023 Oscars.
These shorts have impressed at festivals around the world, and three have already scored Student Academy Awards.
The Academy also confirmed that 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' and Canada's 'Eternal Spring' are eligible for consideration.
Accusations including over-inflating subscriber numbers and prioritizing streaming at the expense of other company businesses.
For the first time since 2019, student winners are invited to an in-person ceremony on Thursday, October 20, in Los Angeles.
Apoki is only the latest in a long line of popular animated characters being presented as influencers and pop stars.
The film will represent Canada in the Academy Awards category for international feature.
Critics are condemning the character's repeated use of the n-word, mocking of police brutality, and appropriating experiences of Black creators.
Cinemas in the U.K. have reported losses in the thousands after the #GentleMinions viral trend turned destructive.
Titles from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Chile were just a few from the increasingly prominent Latin American contingent at this year's Annecy.
Sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics are loving the stop-motion seashell ahead of its big screen debut on Friday.
Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation are producing the film, penned by South Park's Pam Brady.
The film was made during Chile's recent social uprising. "We were making a short film about torture in the past, while this was happening again in our country," says director Hugo Covarrubias.
"There is no way to justify this terror the war has brought to peaceful Ukrainian people on our behalf," say Russian animators.
The software was used to create characters' clothes in the game, as well as cybernetic parts, backpacks, ammo bags, and even weapons.
These highlights of the year show that animation can tackle any subject, from sexual assault to Chile's military dictatorship.
The festival will showcase the diversity of Chile's fast-growing animation industry.
The companies have vowed to take action against gaming addiction, as well as themes like “sissy men,” “gay love” and “money worship.”