AnimationWorld Magazine
- Creators Ed Skudder and Zack Keller talk about their highly anticipated new feature, Dick Figures: The Movie.
- Do a wider variety of narratives and protagonists mean unabashedly gay animated characters are being embraced by the majority of mainstream U.S. audiences?
- Catherine Morrissey reports how economic uncertainty has forced content professionals to reassess which events they attend.
- To honor Mother’s Day, Pam shares her mother’s five commandments to enhance your life can career.
- The Oscar®-winning director’s new film is thought-provoking, intense and dare I say, hilarious.
- James Gartler walks us through 11 visually tantalizing films hitting the box office this Spring.
- Bill Desowitz reports back from Pixar about how global illumination is powering the upcoming Monsters University and The Blue Umbrella.
- Do you remember the moment of inspiration when you first decided to work in animation?
- Fred Patten describes why fans of the new DreamWorks feature will love this definitive movie art book.
- Dr. Toon discusses why Disney’s award-winning short Paperman is more than it seems.
- Fred Patten compares two new books about Disney’s controversial 1946 feature film.
- Oscar®-winning animator Chris Wedge teased the assembled press with a look at his new feature, the tantalizingly beautiful Epic.
- The directors, head of character animation and VFX supervisor describe the making of the latest feature from DreamWorks Animation.
- The Pimp returns with field research on programming women animator-specific screenings.
- One of America’s greatest animators still has passion, drive and stories worth telling.
- What does “Postmodern” really mean in terms of animation? Dr. Toon takes a look at an overused term.
- In this previously unknown essay, the former ASIFA Int’l President implores community action to keep animation alive and relevant.
- The seasoned VFX vet shares how an integrated pipeline built upon Adobe software brings greater creative freedom and efficiency to the production.
- Pam talks about the need to read contracts carefully “before” you sign them.
- Bill Desowitz reports backstage from the 85th Academy Awards on the animation and VFX winners.
- Animation legends discuss the lasting effects of winning Best Short.
- Mark discusses how execs need to get used to story artists editing their own animatics.
- Top industry professionals tackle the issue of what makes a film “the best.”
- From CalArts writing exercise to Oscar® Nomination, the director shares his filmmaking journey.


























































