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In New Op-Ed, Phil Lord And Chris Miller Ask Hollywood To ‘Elevate, Not Diminish’ Animation

After this year’s Oscar debacle, Lord and Miller are asking for “a respected filmmaker to present the award and frame animation as cinema.”

VES Awards 2022: ‘Dune’ And ‘Encanto’ Win Top Awards

Dune and Encanto led the pack with four awards apiece.

Netflix’s 2022 Animated Film Slate Includes Films By Henry Selick, Richard Linklater, Nora Twomey

Works by Guillermo del Toro and Chris Williams, alongside three anime features, are also in the mix.

Netflix Releases Teaser For ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Announces Dec 2022 Release

The film is del Toro’s feature animation directorial debut.

Tales From The Cutting Room Floor: Jorge Gutierrez On ‘The Book Of Life’

For the first article in our new series, Gutierrez tells us about the original ending to his 2014 feature — and why he had to change it.

Netflix To Release Six Original Animated Features Every Year, Says Co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Netflix’s animation ambitions are to do what “no major studio has ever done.”

Revolution, Cubism, And A Love Letter To Cinema: ‘Revoltoso’ Is An Epic Stop-Motion Short From Mexico (Exclusive Online Premiere)

Arturo “Vonno” Ambriz tells Cartoon Brew about making a stop-motion epic with little money and no prior experience.

Breaking: Disney Will Close All Of Its Theme Parks, Pulls ‘Mulan’ Release (Updated)

The Walt Disney Company is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak on all fronts.

Guillermo Del Toro Announces Plan For Stop-Motion Animation Center In His Hometown Of Guadalajara

The Guadalajara-based hub will provide support and training opportunities for emerging talents interested in the stop-motion technique.

‘Paddington’ Director Paul King Exits Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’

Paul King is the second director to pull out of Disney’s “Pinocchio” remake.

NetfIix’s New Animation Slate Includes Craig McCracken, Nora Twomey, and Jorge Gutierrez (Analysis)

Netflix is shaking up the animation industry in a big way. Here a look at the studio’s upcoming projects.

Guillermo Del Toro Will Direct Stop-Motion Musical Feature ‘Pinocchio’ For Netflix

The Oscar-winning director will make his animated feature directorial debut with the streaming service.

Guillermo del Toro Joins Dreamworks Animation In Exclusive Deal To Write, Direct, And Produce Films

Del Toro is gettting into animation in a big way!

Karla Castañeda’s Stop-Motion Feature Debut To Be Produced By Guillermo Del Toro

Fresh from winning the Academy Award for best feature and director, Guillermo del Toro is turning his attention to animated features.

The 3 Effects Techniques Guillermo del Toro Used In ‘The Shape of Water’ To Create A Convincing Character

Practical effects, digital make-up, and dry-for-wet filming helped make Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ possible.

‘Trolls,’ ‘She-Ra,’ and ‘The Boss Baby’ Among 6 New Dreamworks Shows For Netflix

Details on the six new Dreamworks animated series set to premiere in 2018 on Netflix.

2018 VFX Oscar Predictions, And The Films That Might Just Steal a Contender Spot

Who’s going to be nominated for a vfx Oscar? And who might slip in through the back door? We do a comprehensive breakdown of the category.

‘Trollhunters’ Universe Will Expand Into The Trilogy Series ‘Tales of Arcadia’

“Trollhunters” is only the first installment of a three-part epic.

Digital Humans In Video Games Look More Realistic Than Ever Thanks To This Facial Rig

The Snappers facial rig is not a secret in the game world, and is even used on Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, “The Shape of Water.”

‘Trollhunters’ Tops All TV Programs With 6 Creative Arts Emmys

No individual program, animated or live-action, won as many Emmys as the Dreamwork/Guillermo del Toro project.

How ‘Trollhunters’ Went From A Feature Project To Netflix Hit: An Interview with Showrunner Rodrigo Blaas

Is feature quality possible in a tv series? Rodrigo Blaas tried to find out with Dreamworks’ new hit “Trollhunters.”

‘Trollhunter’ Trailer: First Look at Guillermo del Toro’s New Series

This is the other troll-themed project that Dreamworks will release this year.

Annecy 2016 Review: Rainy, Crowded, Star-Studded, And Unforgettable

Everyone was at Annecy this year, from Guillermo del Toro to the president of France.

9 Can’t-Miss Events At Annecy 2016

The annual mega-animation festival is happening in a few weeks, and we’re here to help guide you through it.

Nine Years in the Making, Raul Garcia’s Poe Anthology ‘Extraordinary Tales’ Has Arrived

The former Disney animator speaks about the challenges of creating an international co-production spanning more than a half-dozen countries, numerous visual styles, and almost a decade of production time.

Jorge Gutierrez on ‘The Book of Life’ and Bringing Mexico to Hollywood

“Mexico is way more complicated than anybody thinks.” Jorge Gutierrez talks like a man on a mission. For the past decade-and-a-half, he has sought to bring a more authentic portrayal of Mexico and its people to Hollywood.

2015 Golden Globe Nominees and Filmmaker Reactions

Five animated features have been nominated for a Golden Globe in the best animated feature category.

Jorge Gutierrez Talks ‘Book of Life’ In Hour-Long Podcast

Jorge Gutierrez, the director of Fox’s “The Book of Life,” spoke at length about the film’s background and production to the website Del Toro Con. At the very least, the film promises to be the most personal and distinctive-looking major studio CG feature of 2014.

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Sets, Props, Puppets To Feature In ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ MoMA Exhibit

Netflix Drops Trailer For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’