‘Pinocchio’ Director Guillermo Del Toro On The Boundaries North American Animation Should Be Pushing (Video Interview)
North American animation shouldn’t be afraid to touch on themes that are adult in depth and concern.
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‘Wendell & Wild’ Director Henry Selick On Embracing The Imperfection Of Stop Motion (Video Interview)
“I wanted to have evidence of [stop motion’s imperfections],” says Selick. “I think the audience needs to work a little bit to make the magic real, but then the movie means more to them.”
As ‘Luck’ Would Have It: A Chat With Peggy Holmes (Video Interview)
‘Luck’ director Peggy Holmes discusses the process of creating and developing Skydance Animation’s first animated feature.
‘Lilo & Stitch’ At 20: Directors Chris Sanders And Dean DeBlois Reunite (Video Interview)
Watch the directing duo of Lilo & Stitch reminisce about the creation, development, production, and enduring legacy of the Disney classic.
Richard Linklater On His Return To Animation With ‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’ (Video Interview)
Apollo 10 1/2 director Richard Linklater discusses his return to rotoscope, crafting a visual narrative, and the flexibility of memory.
‘The Bad Guys’ Director Pierre Perifel On Shifting Away From CG Paradigms (Video Interview)
“The race for realism is over [in cg animation]”, says Perifel, who took a more illustrative approach to character posing and other elements of Dreamworks’s The Bad Guys.
‘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.
The ‘Cuphead Show’ Roundtable: Netflix ‘Didn’t Know The Trouble We Could Run Into’
The crew tell us how they set about adapting the hit game into an animated series with lush production values.
‘The Spine Of Night’ Directors On Making A ‘Very Naked, Very Violent’ Fantasy Film
Morgan Galen King and Philip Gelatt started the film as a self-funded passion project. Eight years later, it’s in the running for an Oscar.
‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Filmmakers Talk About Desire To ‘Push Boundaries Of What A Disney Movie Could Be’
Watch directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, alongside co-writer Qui Nguyen, talk about developing the tone and style of the Disney film.
The ‘Inside Job’ Interview: Shion Takeuchi Delves Into The Deep State
The showrunner of Netflix’s new satirical series talks conspiracies and creative collaborations.
The ‘Cryptozoo’ Interview: Dash Shaw & Jane Samborski Talk Beasts, Dreams, And Puppets
The exuberantly experimental indie feature is out in theaters and on video on demand.
Mike Rianda On Making Sony Animation’s ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ (Interview)
The director speaks to us about the challenges of developing a hand-drawn look for his cg feature, and much more.
Craig McCracken Talks About Creating Netflix Series ‘Kid Cosmic’
Craig McCracken’s new show “Kid Cosmic” premieres today on Netflix. He speaks with INBTWN Animation about creating his first serialized series.
INBTWN, A New Online Animation Event, Launches With Glen Keane Interview
INBTWN bills itself as an “animation convention & festival built from the ground-up for today’s digital audiences.”
