The Trance Experience of Zork Nemesis

Donna La Breque interviews Activision producer Cecilia Barajas about the company's new hybrid animated-and-live action offering, Zork Nemesis--the latest in the ongoing Zork saga.

Plympton's Metamorphoses

Bill Plympton, the master of the outrageous, is in the midst of making his newest feature, I Married a Strange Person., in which, as Mark Segall reports, the noted animator puts us through some strange changes.

Transfixed and Goggle-Eyed

R.O. Blechman, who has long charmed us with his films and illustrations, takes a humorous and often sardonic look at the resurgence of all things Disney and what it all means.

Ghost In The Shell

Do You Hear A Whisper In Your Ghost?

Desert Island Series....Independents on the shore!!!

Posted In | Columns: Desert
It takes unique talent, persistence, and lots of creative confidence to be an independent filmmaker in today's animation global market, especially in the feature film arena. I had a chance to catch up with some of the best for this month's island retreat--Bruno Bozetto (Allegro Non Troppo), Richard Williams (The Thief and the Cobbler [Arabian Knight]), R.O. Blechman (L'Histoire du Soldat) and Bill Plympton (The Tune). Bruno Bozetto's top 10 picks if stranded on a desert island... "Personally, if I were stranded on a desert island I prefer taking Sharon Stone rather than 10...

Meena and Sara: Two Characters in Search of a Brighter Future for Women

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
The United Nations is using animation as a means of social change in Asia and Africa. Neill McKee and Christian Clark report from the field.

Jim and Stephanie Graziano: An Interview

Last November, Jeffrey Katzenberg asked Jim and Stephanie Graziano to head up production for DreamWorks' new television animation division. While the offer was not surprising, given the Graziano's track record, what was surprising is how readily they accepted...

Women in the Animation Industry--Some Thoughts

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
The Cartoon Network's Linda Simensky offers some personal observations on the ways women make it in today's animation industry.

Peaches N' Dreams: Henry Selick's James and the Giant Peach

Before being adapted to the screen, Roald Dahl's children's book, James
and the Giant Peach captured the imagination of several generations of readers since it was first published in 1961.

My Small Animation World

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
Polish animator Aleksandra Korejwo muses about life, animation, music, Disney and her salt of many colors.