In the first of our special Oscar conversations with the animated shorts nominees, Fabrice O. Joubert tells us all about directing his first short, French Roast.

Pete Docter tells us about Up's breakthrough best picture Oscar nomination and its tremendous impact on viewers.

Kent Houston of Peerless Camera discusses some nifty gore and environments in the return of Mel Gibson in front of the camera.

AWN's Director of Content Rick DeMott puts together a rundown of the top ten web toons from AWNtv that you have to see.

Jon Farhat tells us all about the post-apocalyptic VFX for the latest movie by the Hughes Brothers.

Find out how CIS Vancouver and Prime Focus tackled angel wings and dust in Tooth Fairy.

Read how last December's initial Lucerne event nurtured and deepened the dialogue on animation.

Joe Bauer and Jeff Campbell discuss wings and a strange cloud in Legion.

Read how 2010's entries raised the bar for bakeoffs.

Mark Simon explains some of the hard truths about representation.