A History Of Queer Representation In American Animation (Video Essay)
“We have a long way to go, but we’re miles from where we’ve been,” the video…
69 People Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
But one group that’s conspicuously absent from the invitees to this year’s animation branch: Asian filmmakers…
Apple TV+ Shares ‘Duck & Goose’ Trailer
Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. Apple TV+ has released a…
Effe “Floating Girl” Music Video by Mozuya
Director/animator: Mozuya Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Label: Bunkai-KeiArtist: effeVocals: peЯoco Mozuya, the Japanese illustrator/animator…
Ken Knowlton, A Founding Father Of Computer Art And Animation, Dies at 91
Knowlton was an engineer, computer scientist, and artist who’s groundbreaking work helped define the nascent art…
GKIDS Drops Trailer for Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Inu-Oh’
Featuring character creation by Taiyo Matsumoto (Tekkonkinkreet) and awe-inspiring vocals by Avu-chan (Queen Bee) and Mirai Moriyama,…
Film Premiere: ‘Annecy: First Time Perspective’ (Exclusive)
This year, however, I finally got to experience Annecy in person. Unfortunately, by the time I…
The Golden Age of Animated Cinema is Over
I don’t agree with /Film’s take on Pixar’s future, especially since it focuses on the box…
Circle “Circleverse” Brand Films by The Mill Design
Asked to demystify Circle’s crypto-based investment products, The Mill Design team creates a series of minimal…
Cartoon Brew Podcast: ‘Sea Beast’ Director Chris Williams On Worldbuilding And The Pain Of Animating Rope
Listen to the full discussion here: The film draws heavily from adventure serials, a genre of…
Sony’s Crunchyroll Acquires New Anime Series ‘Trigun Stampede’
There are a lot of things that we do not yet know about the series –…
ManvsMachine Supercharges the New MacBook Air for Apple
From Apple: “Supercharged by the new M2 chip MacBook Air features a new, strikingly thin design…
GKIDS Releasing Final ‘Evangelion’ Film in North America
Here’s GKIDS’ official synopsis for the latest film: Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based…
Lupus Films Adapting ‘Storm Whale’ as a 3-Part Animated Special
“It’s a real pleasure to bring The Storm Whale Trilogy to life on screen,” added Lupus…
Boat Rocker to Develop ‘Bad Kitty’ Animated Series
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of…
Laundry Studios “Turn Up The Sunshine” with Illumination Entertainment
“Timeline was the challenge for sure. This is where working with the Illumination team really came…
Podcast EP 166: Grahaeme Cowie and the Cost to Produce His Award-Winning Short Film
Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at Animation World Network. Ibele, himself a stop-motion animator…
‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Trailer Offers First Look At Sony’s Latest Hybrid Feature
Here’s what Sony has shared about the film so far: Sony Pictures has dropped the trailer…
Scholar Drops Massive Trailer for Xbox “Ara: History Untold”
“Our visual development process began with environmental keyframes that defined each vignette. We focused on cinematic…
These North American Features Boldly Experiment With Animation: ‘Home Is Somewhere Else,’ ‘Quantum Cowboys’
As the siblings share their conflicting emotions about future professional prospects, the boundless possibilities of animation…
Passion Signs Future Power Station to Roster for UK and US
Passion has signed Future Power Station for UK and US representation, an art and design-led animation…
Q&A with the Founder of Animation Nights New York
We have had support from ASIFA EAST, NYC ACM SIGGRAPH, NYWIFT, Women in Animation, and the…
‘Adventure Time’s Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Help Cartoon Network Celebrate ‘Happy Pride’
Cartoon Network has released a video across its social channels supporting LGBTQ identity featuring Adventure Time…
BMW bilibili “Bi” Coin Launch Film by Ariel Costa and Final Frontier
“For that, we had the incredible support of very talented producers over in China. Their insights…
NVIDIA Showcases New AI Research with Video Tribute to Jazz
The NVIDIA 3D MoMa rendering pipeline reconstructs the triangle mesh model — one of the most…
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri On Ignoring Twitter, Chris Pratt’s Mario, And Surviving ‘Titan A.E.’
There are topics of conversation right now that are very relevant to what we’re doing in…
Amazon “The Pogmentary” Animated Sequences by Jungler
Jungler EP Sébastien Pribile: “Much more than a documentary series, the idea at the heart of…
Two New Mature Animated Features From Portugal: ‘Nayola’ And ‘My Grandfather’s Demons’
The imperfect puppets seem closer to Will Vinton’s Claymation productions than the more sophisticated builds of…
Paramount and Nickelodeon Announce Three Animated ‘Avatar’ Features
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of…
Hayley Morris Helps MTV Celebrate Women’s History Month with “How to Triumph Like a Girl”
Client: MTV Posted on Monday, June 20, 2022 Director/Animator Hayley Morris in Providence, RI: “This animation…