‘Encanto,’ ‘Maya And The Three’ Win Best Directing Honors At Imagen Awards Over Live-Action Productions
Animated productions overcame the odds at the Imagen Awards and ended up on top.
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During The Biggest Oscar Trainwreck In History, ‘Encanto’ And ‘The Windshield Wiper’ Won Oscars (Commentary)
It was somehow fitting that in an evening absent of all decorum, the Academy found two different ways to trash the animation art form.
‘Encanto’ Directors Jared Bush And Byron Howard On Avoiding Tropes And Crafting A Unique Story (Video Interview)
“Encanto” could have easily become a Mirabel and Bruno buddy story, but “from the beginning we knew we didn’t want to fall into that trope,” explained Byron Howard.
Animation Filmmakers React To Oscar Nominations
There’s a lot of happy animation folks this morning and we’re sharing their immediate reactions to being nominated for an Oscar.
‘Encanto’ Reviews Roundup: Disney’s Magical-Realist Fable Is One Of Its Best In Years
“This might be the best Disney animated film since ‘Frozen,'” wrote one critic.
Attend A Free Virtual Making-Of Session About Disney’s ‘Encanto’ At View Conference
The conference features a stellar line-up of speakers, including Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Enrico Casarosa, and Dean DeBlois.
7 Key Highlights At Pixelatl Festival, Starting Tomorrow
For the second year in a row, it will take place in an online format, making it accessible to a global audience.
Disney Continues Multicultural Focus With ‘Encanto,’ A Colombia-Set Fantasy Film
Walt Disney Animation Studios released a teaser today for “Encanto,” its sixtieth animated feature.
All The Animated Titles Presented At Disney’s Investor Day
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios are moving into series production, “Star Wars” and Marvel get spin-offs, and African creators come onboard…
Disney Slammed With ‘Zootopia’ Theft Lawsuit by ‘Total Recall’ Screenwriter
Gary Goldman, a screenwriter of “Total Recall,” alleges Disney’s 2016 hit “Zootopia” was based on his own project, also titled “Zootopia.”
‘Zootopia’ Wins The Oscar for Best Animated Feature
Disney wins for the ninth time in ten years.
‘Zootopia’ Acting Analysis: An Anthropomorphic And Metaphoric Muddle
As entertaining and satisfying as “Zootopia” may be on a scene-by-scene basis, the movie ultimately fails because it insists on having it both ways simultaneously – anthropomorphic and metaphoric.
2017 Oscar Nominations: Filmmaker Reactions
Reactions from the Academy Award-nominated filmmakers!
The Internet Is Disgusted By This Roundtable with Feature Animation Directors
Only in Hollywood animation: seven white dudes discuss representation, feminism, and cultural sensitivity.
‘The Jungle Book’ Wins Best VFX, ‘Zootopia’ Best Animated Feature At Critics’ Choice Awards
“The Jungle Book” and “Zootopia” were recognized tonight by the Critics’ Choice Awards.
‘Zootopia’ Director Byron Howard Among Keynote Speakers At VIEW Conference
Italy’s largest computer graphics and digital media conference has an amazing line-up of speakers this year from Disney, WB, Sony, Pixar, Laika, Zynga and beyond.
‘Zootopia’ Headed For Disney Opening Weekend Record
The fur-tastic fantasy is set to unseat “Frozen” for the best-ever opening weekend of a Disney film.
‘Zootopia’ Nabs Over $30 Million In Second International Weekend
French people can’t get enough of “Zootopia.”
New ‘Zootopia’ Trailer Is One Long Clip From the Film
In the new “Zootopia” trailer, Disney takes us to the magical fantasyland known as the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Teaser Has Arrived
A first look at Disney’s next feature film.
Annecy Will Host Genndy Tartakovsky, Masaaki Yuasa, ‘Zootopia’ Directors, Richard Williams
Annecy is taking over San Diego Comic-Con as the place for Hollywood to preview its major projects.
Disney Will Release Both ‘Zootopia’ and ‘Moana’ in 2016
Disney has set release dates for its two 2016 releases: Zootopia and Moana.
Disney Announces New Animated CG Pic “Zootopia”
Yesterday at D23 expo, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Zootopia (working title), a feature slated for 2016 that will be directed …
13 Animation Directors You Might Not Have Known Also Voiced Characters
Whether it be for lack of budget or a desire to take center stage, TV series creators lending their own voices to their animated …
D23 Report: New Pixar Films and “Tangled Ever After”
The Disney-organized D23 Expo is going on this weekend in Anaheim and there’s been a couple of big Disney announcements. Firstly, the …
Five Things I Liked About “Tangled”
I have to preface this by saying that Disney hasn’t made what I’d consider a decent animated feature in years. After subjecting myself to …
