A still from the short film Kantata by Maria Lassnig

They're calling it a "paradigm shift in contemporary art", "a new sensibility in the art of our time". Galleries and their curators are starting to notice animation. It's been a long time coming.

Still image from Ryan directed by Chris Landreth. Courtesy of the NFB.

Documentary animation speaks to us.

Still from the short film Bath Tub IV by Keith Loutit

There's at least some form of animation in all the YouTube Play winning entries. Which tells me that animation's star is rising in the art world.

A still from the short documentary film Soundswalkers by Raquel Castro.

To say that Soundwalkers, a fascinating film by director and sound researcher Raquel Castro, sensitives us to the soundscape of our modern world is to minimize its achievement. 

There are lots of options when it comes to 2D animation software.

Learning the basics of animation on your own is very doable. This second of a four part series on the tools of the trade looks at inexpensive, small, and fast storyboarding softwares used for animation.

A still from the short film Deuce

So you wanna watch movies, eh? (Is my Canadian accent showing?) Well, pull up your potato chips and have a sit down...

Still from Paperman directed by David Borish. (Courtesy of the festival.)

The opening night screening was packed with goodies.

The Insider's Guide to Independent Film Distribution by Stacey Parks

Planning distribution early in production is key to a film’s success.

Raymond Pettibon, Repeater Pencil, 2004. Still from singular screen animation with sound. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York, and Regen Projects, Los Angeles.

The Drawing Center (New York) in collaboration with Smart Spaces, the not-for-profit art space that uses vacant store fronts as their roaming venue, is presenting a show of animated shorts called Framed: Drawings In Motion.