Ideatoon 2020: A Snapshot Of Latin American Animation Today
We speak to finalists in this year's pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.
We speak to finalists in this year's pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.
"The animation industry is still a boys' club," says Hannah Lau-Walker, founder of She Drew That.
Barry Jenkins, known for the Oscar-winning "Moonlight," is in the animation director's chair for the first time.
Susan Young's 1985 short is set during London's famed Notting Hill Carnival. "The thing that really excited me was that she’d used animation to say something about society at that time," says Quinn.
The deal represents Netflix's biggest investment in Arab animation to date.
"In some ways, being remote on a large production has probably protected me by having fewer daily interactions and distractions," says Nathan Love's Joe Burrascano.
What gives the city an edge — and what threats does it face?
Gonzalo Azpiri of Hookup Animation explains how he used the new release of Toon Boom Harmony 20 to create a mixed-media animation sequence.
The trailer's director Paco Zamudio talks to us about the state of Mexican and Latin American animation.
Calderon's Youtube channel Surviving Animation is a goldmine of tips on the business side of things.
Once again, the animation and vfx branches are disproportionately male.
Over 500 artists participated in this animation jam that pays tribute to medical workers.
"Part of our job in entertainment is to help throw focus on that painful reality," writes Toliver. "We need to encourage people to not look away from uncomfortable things, but instead breathe into that discomfort."
When Sam Kishi wanted to incorporate animated segments into his live-action feature, he didn't have to look far. That's because he also runs the Mexican animation studio Platypus.
Fifty percent of production spending in Ireland is now animation.
If March was defined by the shock of the coronavirus's global spread, April is when we started to really see its repercussions for animation, and glimpse how the industry may change for good.
In a guest piece, industry executive Aaron Simpson explains how the animation industry had been preparing for this disaster for decades without even knowing it.
The Berkeley-based festival is handing out its full set of awards despite canceling this year's edition.
A new white paper shows how adult animation is booming — and less reliant on comedy.
Bruce Smith talks about working with Bryant on studio plans before the former athlete's untimely death.