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‘The Great Mouse Detective’ Turns 40: A History Of Animation’s Best Investigators
For The Great Mouse Detective’s 40th anniversary, Vincent Alexander investigates animated sleuths from silent shorts to modern anime.
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A Thrilling Tour Through The History Of Wild Takes In Animation
Get ready to have your eyes pop out of your skull, because today we’re taking a look at some of the great wild takes throughout animation history.
100 Years Of Disney Surrealism: More Than Just Fairy Tales And Princesses
Disney may be the leading purveyor of safe, family-friendly entertainment today, but that hasn't always been the case.
Magical Mash-Ups: A History Of Live-Action/Animation Hybrids
The release of Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers got us thinking about the long history of mixing live action and animation in the days before computers.
The Animation That Changed Me: Elaine Bogan on ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’
The show "reminds me of just how profound an impact animation can have on a young mind," says Bogan.
GKIDS’s Animation Is Film Festival Announces 10 Features In Competition Lineup
The program includes Oscar contenders like "I Lost My Body" and "Weathering With You," and plenty of U.S. premieres.
Ron Howard To Direct ‘The Shrinking of Treehorn’ For Paramount Animation
It's one of four upcoming animated and hybrid features being developed as part of a partnership between Imagine Entertainment and Animal Logic.
Everything You Need To Know About Animation Is Film, The New Festival Starting In L.A. Tomorrow
A new animation festival taking place all weekend in Los Angeles will present the innovative animated features being produced around the world.
Comic-Con 2015: Your Complete Guide to Animation Events
An animation-specific roundup of panels, presentations, and other cartoon goodness at America's biggest pop culture festival.
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.
JULY 2nd in LA: David O’Reilly Animation Shows
Independent animator David O’Reilly (The External World) is hosting two animation programs next Saturday (7/2) at the Cinefamily theater …
‘This Film Has Another Chance’: Matt Braly’s Sony-Scrapped ‘Afterworld’ Revived By Thailand’s The Monk Studio
Braly discusses financing, AI concerns, Annecy plans, and why the resurrected project needs a radically new visual approach, something he's very excited to do.
‘Hoppers’ Director Daniel Chong On Translating Cartoon Logic Into Pixar’s CG Pipeline
Chong and producer Nicole Grindle talk shifting from TV to features, the film's visual language, and making beavers the heroes of Pixar’s latest original.
Fake Xerox And Real Piano Wire: How Gorillaz Went Old School For ‘The Mountain’
Directors Max Taylor and Tim McCourt break down the hybrid analog-digital process behind the band’s richly textured new animated short.
Against The Clock And The Odds: How ‘Out of the Nest’ Survived Being Shut Down To Become An Awards Season Hopeful
Director Arturo Hernandez details how Out of the Nest nearly collapsed mid-production and the global effort that led to its eventual completion.
Animated Witches Who Cast A Spell On Cartoons Through The Decades
Explore how witches have enchanted animation through the years, from early Felix shorts to Disney classics, anime spellcasters, and modern TV favorites.
Life Is ‘Really Messy, But That’s Okay’: ‘In Your Dreams’ Directors On Their Netflix Family Feature, Out Now (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
Directors Alex Woo and Erik Benson discuss the personal roots, dreamworld design, and laugh-out-loud humor behind their new Netflix feature 'In Your Dreams.'
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Butterfly Kiss’ Director Zohar Dvir
Zohar Dvir’s 'Butterfly Kiss' turns fear of commitment into eerie body horror as a couple faces love, change, and metamorphosis.
Hit Indie Pilot ‘Plinko and Mark’ Combines DIY Spirit With Saturday Morning Nostalgia
The indie pilot 'Plinko and Mark' blends contemporary humor with nostalgic '90s cartoon vibes, earning nearly 300k views since its July 31 debut.
‘What If These Uber Eats Characters Had Internal Lives?’: Julian Glander On ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’
Julian Glander’s debut feature, 'Boys Go to Jupiter,' blends surreal CG animation, Gen Z humor, and DIY production into a one-of-a-kind indie film.
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