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Awards

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Summer 96’ Director Mathilde Bédouet

Mathilde Bédouet's 'Summer 96' qualified for the Oscars by winning the prestigious César Award, France's equivalent of the Academy Award.

Animator Spotlight

Animator Spotlight: Emery Hawkins

"I go berserk as far as the formula," Hawkins explained of his approach. "I just can’t resist the temptation to take the formula and change it."

Anime

How Studio Ponoc Pushed Innovation In 2D Animation With Its Latest Feature ‘The Imaginary’

Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura says that 'The Imaginary' gave the studio a chance to move outside of its storytelling comfort zone, as well as push the look of their animation.

Series

Netflix’s Animated ‘Good Times’ Reboot, Executive Produced By Norman Lear, Gets First Trailer, April 12 Release Date

The series is showrun by 'Young Love' writer Ranada Shepard and features Lear's last performance before his death in December 2023.

Distribution

Annecy, César-Winning Feature ‘Chicken For Linda!’ Will Get A Limited U.S. Theatrical Run Starting April 5

GKIDS is distributing the family feature from celebrated husband-and-wife filmmakers Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach.

Tools

Moho 14 Is Out Now With A New Graphics Engine

Powered by its new graphics engine, Moho features major revamps of its rigging and traditional animation tools.

Feature Film

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Reviews Roundup: This Franchise Reboot Is A Knockout

Critics are praising director Jeff Rowe for pushing aesthetic risks he first took when co-directing 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines.'

Cartoon Study

Bob Clampett’s Fifteen Best Freakouts

To celebrate the 110th birthday of the looniest of the Looney Tunes directors, we’re looking at some of the best freakouts in his filmography.

Feature Film

Report: NFT-Funded Project ‘Plush’ Appears Dead With Investors Set To Lose $1.66M

Illuminart, the company behind the French project, hasn't made any public posts since September and its NFTs are no longer for sale.

Box Office Report

Home-Grown Animated Features Are Posting Strong Results In International Markets

You may have not heard much about them in the U.S. but don't overlook the successes of 'Mummies' (Spain), 'Mavka. The Forest Song' (Ukraine), and 'Katak, the Brave Beluga' (Canada).

Box Office Report

‘Suzume’ Debut Tops Chinese Box Office With $50.7M Opening

Makoto Shinkai's latest has already grossed $182.4 million from seven territories. It will hit the U.S. on April 14.

Shorts

HBO Max’s Animated Shorts Program ‘Only You’ Through The Eyes Of Its Filmmaker Participants

Eight unique and personal animated shorts debut on HBO Max today.

Awards

Picking This Year’s Animated Feature, Animated Short, And VFX Academy Award Winners

While two of the categories feel like locks this year, the animated short race is still relatively open.

Cartoon Study

How The Hays Code Censored Cartoons And How Animators Responded

Hollywood tried hard to make theatrical cartoons less raunchy and fun, but animators still found a way to keep their work weird.

Artist Rights

Production Workers At Nickelodeon Voted To Unionize But The Studio Refused Voluntary Recognition

According to The Animation Guild, Nickelodeon's lawyers are pushing to divide workers based on job title to unnecessarily prolong the unionization process.