Netflix Releases Teaser For ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Announces Dec 2022 Release
The film is del Toro’s feature animation directorial debut.
Stop Motion
Watch The Eerie First Trailer For Netflix’s Stop-Motion Film ‘The House’
A first look at the quirky dark comedy anthology from some of indie stop-motion’s biggest names.
Main Character In Henry Selick’s ‘Wendell & Wild’ Revealed In New Teaser
Meet demon-dusting teen goth Kat.
Netflix’s Stop-Motion Project ‘The House’ Gets First Images, Release Date
The darkly comic anthology film will come out on January 14, 2022.
Netflix Teases Henry Selick’s Stop-Motion Feature ‘Wendell & Wild’
The film stars two “hellishly funny demons,” voiced by Key & Peele.
The Directors Of ‘Robin Robin’ Explain How They Broke With Aardman’s House Style
Dan Ojari and Mikey Please explain how they made their seasonal short at the storied stop-motion studio.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Featherweight’ By Sean Pecknold
Music video for Fleet Foxes’s “Featherweight.”
Laika Announces ‘Wildwood,’ Its Sixth Animated Feature
Director Travis Knight says the new film allows him to tell “a madly ambitious story of magic, wonder, and danger set in the place I grew up.”
Festival Stop Motion Montréal Announces Virtual 13th Edition
This one’s for the stop motion gang!
D.M. Galloway, A Young Artist From Brooklyn, Is Becoming The Go-To Animator For Major Toy Brands (Interview)
Galloway has carved out a niche creating stop-motion commercials with toys. He tells us how he got here.
Series Craft: How A Thriving Ecosystem Was Built Mostly From Paper For ‘Hello World!’
Welcome to Series Craft, a new series in which we explore a creative facet of a show’s production in depth and discuss the choices that led to the finished result.
‘Claydream’ Review: Will Vinton Doc Exposes Viciousness Of Legal Battle With Phil Knight
Marq Evans’s film also gives a rounded portrait of Vinton himself, as a visionary but flawed artist and leader.
Aardman Swaps Plasticine For Felt In ‘Robin Robin’ Teaser (Watch)
The Netflix holiday special is directed by Aardman newcomers Dan Ojari and Mikey Please.
The Animation That Changed Me: Nick Park on ‘Pogles’ Wood’
“There was a magical quality in it: it’s more like little dolls that were coming to life,” says Park of the classic British stop-motion series.
‘Isle Of Dogs’ Artists Reunite For Stop-Motion Short Condemning Animal Testing
“Save Ralph” brings together the talents of puppet maker Andy Gent, animator Tobias Fouracre, and DoP Tristan Oliver — as well as the voices of Taika Waititi and other stars.
Puppets Meet Planets In ‘Harold Halibut,’ A Striking Indie Game Due Out Soon
A new three-minute trailer for the sci-fi adventure game has dropped.
Shout! Factory Picks Up U.S. Home Distribution Rights To Laika’s Features
New bonus content, collectible packaging, and specialty releases are in development for the Laika library.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Almost There’ by Nelly Michenaud
On a train journey without stops or destination, each passenger has a problem that they need to solve or embrace.
Laika Hires Veteran Executive Ian Sheppard As Head Of Development
The executive was previously overseeing development at the John Lasseter-led Skydance Animation.
Tools Of The Trade: Edward & Stephen Chiodo on Dragonframe
The filmmakers behind Netflix’s holiday special “Alien Xmas” discuss the uses of the pre-eminent stop-motion software.
