Toronto’s Swaggering Animation Scene Is In A Golden Age, But Faces Challenges Old And New
So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?
So the Toronto scene continues to blossom — but does it have the same lure it once did for aspiring animators?
A rift has emerged between the organizations that ran Hiroshima Int'l Animation Festival for more than 35 years.
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 four studios about what it takes — and what it costs — to make cg visuals for theme park rides.
A watershed moment in Canadian animation history.
Forget about live animation events in the U.S. in the first half of next year.
"The animation industry is still a boys' club," says Hannah Lau-Walker, founder of She Drew That.
Netflix's animation ambitions are to do what "no major studio has ever done."
"[It's] kind of like the designs you remember them looking like, not so much what they actually look like," says "Animaniacs" co-executive producer Gabe Swarr.
Release date reshuffles, a "Lion King" sequel, a new studio from Don Bluth, and more…
Unsettled studios, inclusivity milestones, a controversial "Ren & Stimpy" reboot, and much more…
With his studio Ruby-Spears, he helped define the look of Saturday morning cartoons for more than a decade.
"I wasn’t sure what the film was about," says Clapin, "and that hardly mattered to me."
"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.
Matt Watts talks about an important and often overlooked part of the 2D animation process: character rigging.
Animators are invited to create videos across a range of categories using Cartoon Animator 4.
"Ren & Stimpy" is being rebooted. Meanwhile, its creator John Kricfalusi faces accusations of sexual abuse. Where does the show stand today?
"I have a kind of fascination with things that have gotten out of control," says Kabuki. "It's animalistic and erotic."
Who needs new animation talent? ViacomCBS certainly doesn't.
Gonzalo Azpiri of Hookup Animation explains how he used the new release of Toon Boom Harmony 20 to create a mixed-media animation sequence.