What’s the story behind Netflix’s In Your Dreams? Director reveals why the animation is ‘cathartic and quite emotional

One of the shining moments of In Your Dreams is its hard-hitting yet powerful depiction of a family on the brink of ...
Los Angeles Times

Animation shifting away from the clean lines of CG in favor of messier, retro styles

While deciding how to animate “Elemental” (Pixar), director Peter Sohn was having a crisis. How do you animate fire? Or water? He could take cues from Hayao Miyazaki’s Calcifer in “Howl’s Moving ...
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AI, Animation and 300,000 Character Poses: What I Learned From a Visit to Disney

It's a warm fall afternoon at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, and a gentle breeze blows through the meticulously ...
Variety

Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Yellowbrick Launch Free Online Course, ‘This Is Animation’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks have teamed up with the educational platform Yellowbrick to present “This Is Animation,” an all-new, free-to-access online course designed to ...
Cartoon Brew

‘You Do Art Because Nothing Else Makes Sense’: Nikita Diakur’s Fredrikstad Masterclass

At Fredrikstad Animation Festival, indie filmmaker Nikita Diakur shared how chaos, humor, and connection drive his ...
Cartoon Brew

Animation Is Film Festival Challenged Audiences To ‘Take Their Blinders Off’

The name of the Animation is Film festival is a statement of purpose, as well as fact. As awards season progresses, that statement is likely to be supported by nominations and wins — including perhaps ...
The New York Times

What if Making Cartoons Becomes 90% Cheaper?

A.I. has yet to upend Hollywood. But it is starting to make big inroads in animation. The founders of Toonstar, a small animation studio in downtown Los Angeles, have incorporated A.I. at various ...
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'A Goofy Movie' and 'Tarzan' Director Explains What Makes 2D Animation So Special [Exclusive]

The world of feature-length animation continues to thrive, with films like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Predator: Killer of Killers, and the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movies pushing the ...
LAist

LA’s Animation Is Film Festival argues animation isn’t ‘less than’

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Superhero Hype

What Is the One Piece Animation AI Controversy? Explained

Toei Animation, the studio behind One Piece, has come under scrutiny after announcing plans to integrate AI into its production processes. This move has led to backlash from fans who fear that AI ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Inside Out 2’ is a blockbuster. It doesn’t solve the animation business’ biggest problem

“Inside Out 2” is a bigger box office hit than even Pixar’s staunchest believers had dared to expect, turning down the anxiety dial for fans worried about the Walt Disney Co.-owned computer animation ...
Game Rant

"I'm Not Sure What Overanimated Would Mean": Vincent Chansard Defends Luffy vs. Kizaru Animation From Critics

Kanishma Ray is a writer at GameRant, who's known to play a mean violin (decently, that is). She's a Computer Science student by day and a wordsmith by night, with a knack for crafting engaging and ...