The one and only June Foray, voice of some of the most memorable characters in cartoons, will address the Women in Animation LA Voice-Over class on August 5th.

In this animated short created by students at the DAVE School, C-3PO and R2-D2 embark on a rollicking adventure when the Jawas hijack an experimental Mon Calimari starship.

Animation Mentor has released “Student Showcase 2012: The Power of Inspiration”.

“Exoids,” the new animated short film from Gnomon Studios, is now online.

Cloud-based rendering services company Render Rocket announced that it has enhanced its offerings by adding new tools and pricing to its online rendering solution that are specifically designed to ease the rendering burden on students and educational institutions.

It’s not enough to look your best on an interview but being on your toes with a little self-directed stress might just do the trick. Here are a few tips on how to use stress for success.

Emmy-winning writer Jeffrey Scott gives some insight into when to stop with your outline and start your screenplay.

Tom Bancroft’s new book shows animators how to bring their characters to life.

In a four-day master class, Oscar winning animation director Suzie Templeton gives insight in her creative process and working methods.

Cinesite announced that Firtina Ozbalikci, a second year computer science student from the University of Bath, is the winner of its 2012 Inspire Internship program.

Spending time, living in and discovering a foreign country is exciting and enlightening to me. So, on this particular occasion returning to the “New World” proved to be more of a sobering experience than usual. As you read on, you will realize that it actually tested and contested my own tolerance and open mindedness.

International animation collage film “Driving Inspiration” honors the message of the Paralympics, bringing contributing students' hard work to an international stage.

Here are a few job lies you hear when you think you just can’t take one more ounce of rejection.

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

Success brings contracts, and contracts bring legalese. To get past the legalese painlessly, you need a good crib sheet and The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers gives you just that.

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.

Here are a few simple things to keep in mind the next time you decide it’s not worth your time to interview for a job you are not sure you want.

The deadline for applications to participate as a student volunteer at SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 is July 3.

LeapFrog announced their partnership with Zinkia to bring global children’s hit POCOYO to the LeapPad.

How do we anticipate the future and what will be the role for artistic individuals in its shaping? What kind of creative canvases will the future offer us? How will technology, sciences and their fusion with arts impact our creative powers? How will imagination fit into this brave new world?