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Guillermo Del Toro, Netflix, And Gobelins Team On Paris Stop-Motion Studio
The new Paris studio shares a stop-motion spirit with Mexico’s El Taller del Chucho, also co-founded by del Toro, and honors Mark Gustafson’s legacy.
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The aBakening: Director Isabel Garrett Dishes On ‘The Great British Baking Show’s’ Sugary Stop-Motion Opener
Discover how Isabel Garrett and BlinkInk crafted ‘Bake Off’s’ new cosmic title sequence, blending stop-motion, 2D, CG, and VFX magic.
‘I Have To Animate Conan Someday’: Stop-Motion Savant Justin Rasch On His Love Of Toys, Craft And Literature’s Most Famous Barbarian
Animator Justin Rasch turns his lifelong Conan fandom into a stop-motion social campaign, bringing the Barbarian into battle with a Cthulhu-like monstrosity.
Morph T-Shirt Leads To U.K. Terrorism Arrest As Aardman-Themed Anti-AI Protest Confuses Police
A spoof Morph “Plasticine Action” T-shirt led to a protester’s arrest in London after police mistook it for support of a banned activist group.
Aardman, TikTok Offer Fans A Chance To Star In New ‘Shaun The Sheep’ Film
Aardman and TikTok launch a contest for Shaun the Sheep fans, with one winner set to be immortalized in clay as a character in ‘The Beast of Mossy Bottom.’
Lee Hardcastle’s Stop-Motion Music Video Sequel ‘Tech Noir 2’ Is A Nostalgic Synthwave Fever Dream
Lee Hardcastle’s clay stop-motion video for Gunship’s ‘Tech Noir 2’ blends retro gaming, stop-motion craft, and synthwave nostalgia into a sensory feast.
‘I’ve Seen That Kind Of Thing Before’: Why Eddie Alcazar Chose Clay Over Pixels For His ‘Bullet Time’ Video Game Segments (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Eddie Alcazar dives into clay animation and ’90s chaos with ‘Bullet Time,’ calling it a ‘fresh new way’ to blend nostalgia and form.
More Than An Ad Campaign: Aardman Artists Discuss Their Work On Coinbase’s ‘Human Nature’ Shorts
Coinbase teams up with Aardman for “Human Nature,” a stop-motion series using real voices to explore financial stress and introduce crypto concepts.
One Of The Perks Of Living In China: Disney Is Making Hand-Drawn ‘Zootopia’ Shorts For Chinese Audiences
Four “Zootopia” shorts using “traditional Chinese animation techniques” will debut in China this November.
The Offbeat Production Methods Of The NFB’s Stop-Motion Film ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of the iconic ‘Madame Tutli-Putli,’ are back with their latest stop-motion film that pushes the art form to new places.
Low-Poly Stop-Motion Takes Flight In Stefano Bertelli’s ‘Don’t Make It A Song’ Music Vid
Set against a backdrop of soulful retro grooves, “Don’t Make it a Song,” a music video for Canal Power Club, is a breezy, funk-infused stop-motion piece.
Co Hoedeman, Oscar-Winning Stop-Motion Animator, Dies At 84
Hoedeman’s short films received dozens of awards, including the Oscar, BAFTA, and grand prix at Annecy.
Cartoon Brew Pick: Winston Hacking & Phillippe Tardif’s ‘Listen2Me’ Music Video
A technical and visual explosion, this video is an unsteady zoom ride where we encounter an array of faces, objects, and scenarios.
U.K. Directors Nicolas Ménard And Jack Cunningham Release 3D-Printed Stop-Motion Project ‘Triple Bill’
This trilogy of stop-motion shorts achieves its effect with a mix of traditional and cutting-edge animation techniques.
16 Overlooked Stop-Motion Features You Probably Haven’t Seen
We’re taking a closer look at underappreciated stop-motion features from the last 100 years.
‘Robot Chicken’ And ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Mark 20th Anniversaries With New Production Announcements
‘Robot Chicken’ is getting a new special, while the ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ franchise is getting a new 26-episode series.
‘Wallace & Gromit’ Directors Nick Park And Merlin Crossingham On Comedy Craft: ‘From The Mundane Comes The Ridiculous’
Watch a half-hour video in which we discuss comedy craft with the directors of ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.’
‘Living Large’ Director Got Hooked On Stop Motion During The Production Of Her First Feature
“I’ve learned [the puppets’] limitations and enjoy finding ways to push those boundaries and work with them creatively,” says Kristina Dufková. “What initially felt limiting compared to drawn animation became incredibly fun for me.”
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Duck’ Director Elie Chapuis
Vladimir and Olga hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare in this eerie short where dreams and reality collide through stop-motion animation.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Lovers’ Director Caroline Sandvik
In this short mixing horror and unromantic comedy, Carolina Sandvik unveils her own vision about the life of a couple forced to deal with escalating bodily transformations.
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