Scratches, Ghost Noise, And 195 Million Views: The Retro Animation of Kazuya Kanehisa
From VHS scars to Showa-era rhythms, the self-taught animator revives lost media textures, turning retro decay into videos with hundreds of millions of views.
From VHS scars to Showa-era rhythms, the self-taught animator revives lost media textures, turning retro decay into videos with hundreds of millions of views.
Director Haruo Sotozaki and DP Yûichi Terao discuss global success, creative pressure, fandom expectations, and shaping the franchise's final chapter.
A deep dive into animation’s funniest, scariest, and most inventive snakes, from Golden Age classics to modern CG icons and hidden gems.
For Halloween this year, we’re taking a look at some of the most memorable vampires throughout animation history, so pour yourself a cup of blood and dive in!
Ágreda discusses color, emotion, and style in shaping the surreal world of Alberto Vázquez’s hand-drawn, allegorical feature 'Decorado.'
Indigenous Enterprise marks 10 years with Still Here at The Joyce Theater in New York, blending powwow dance and animation in a groundbreaking performance.
This year's fest received 2,850 submissions from 99 countries, with six features and 79 shorts selected for official competition.
Leaders at Tonko House, KuKu Studios, Titmouse, and Reel FX chime in on the potential impact of California's expanded incentives.
“I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says "MirrorMask" director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, [but] so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target."
Music has always been a key element of the Looney Tunes shorts, and it is also an important part of the new Looney Tunes feature 'The Day the Earth Blew Up.'
Schemoul, an animation industry artist in France, worked nights and weekends for nine months to create this stunning, dreamlike film.
Two projects dominated at the 52nd annual Annie awards.
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
Based on the director's memories of her childhood in Iran, 'And Granny Would Dance' is a beautifully woven tale of love, grief and resilience across generations, infused with music, dance, and empowering characters.
As a magical take on a true story, 'The Queen’s Flowers' is a vibrant animated short adventure aimed at children’s audiences that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu.
"You don't need to change yourself in order to change the world; you just have to be yourself," says director Keika Lee about the idea behind her Oscar-qualified short 'Oren's Way.'
The film is a tie-in for the 50th anniversary of one of Europe's major theme parks, Europa-Park.
Displaced to London and Montreal by the Russian invasion, the siblings made the Ukrainian Academy Award-nominated 2022 short 'Little Wings.'
Visual effects supervisor M. Scott McKee shares insights and artwork from behind the scenes of Netflix's upcoming feature.
A look back at the stories that had the biggest impact on the animation world over the last month.