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Lei Lei Joins Experimental Animation Faculty at CalArts
Bust a Gut, or Head, with ‘Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special’
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios gathers an all-star cast and barrels of stop-motion blood to skewer AMC’s hit series, ‘The Walking Dead.’
Nick and Top Producer Dan Schneider Part Ways
GKIDS Releasing ‘Lu Over the Wall’ Nationwide on May 11
Animated Superhero Movie Interests Spice Girls
Members of the iconic British group reportedly agreed at a recent reunion to participate in such a project.
Animation Guild Reports Quarter of Members are Women
Ottawa Honors Schermer, Ready for Entries
Co-founder of the Holland Animation Film Festival is known for extensive support of animation in all its forms.
Review: A Tale of Two Dogtoons - ‘Isle of Dogs’ and 'Lady and the Tramp’
More than 60 years separate these animated films featuring Wes Anderson and Walt Disney’s very different takes on man’s best friend.
GLAS 2018 Wraps in Berkeley, CA
Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s stop-motion existential musical short ‘The Burden’ is the big winner at the third annual edition of the GLAS Animation festival, receiving the FXX Elevation Award, the Audience Award and the Grand Prix Award.
Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ Gives Erudite Canines Their Day
Mark Waring and his team deliver subtle, nuanced and rhythmic stop-motion performances in the ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ director’s return to animation.
Jaegers and Kaiju Battle Once More in ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’
Overall VFX supervisor Peter Chiang talks previs, techvis, drones and Chinese sound stages on Steven DeKnight’s sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-adventure romp.
‘King Julien’ Tops Daytime Emmys Animation Nominees
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences also named five winners in individual animation achievement.
I Have a Question Sawako Kabuki
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their existence. Today's guests is Sawoko Kabuki, whose work is being screened at the 2018 GLAS Animation festival this week.
Proof Helps Plan Ahead for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
L.A.-based visualization studio handles previs and postvis on Ava DuVernay and Disney’s new fantasy-adventure film.
Homer Simpson Driver's License Presented During UK Traffic Stop
Aardman, Bryan Cranston Fight Dementia with an Orange
‘Breaking Bad’ actor stars in multimedia animated call to think differently about Alzheimer’s disease.
John Musker Retires After More Than 40 Years at Disney
Acclaimed animator co-directed with partner Ron Clements seven features for the studio, including ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Moana.’
China's Changing Game
Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Cine Blatz'
Every Wednesday, Chris Robinson takes a look at short animation films. Today: Jeff Keen's mindshuffling 1967 collage film, 'Cineblatz'
Award-Winning CG Short ‘Schirkoa’ Being Developed as Feature
Indian filmmaker Ishan Shukla will write and direct a feature-length animated film based on his award-winning short of the same name, with 108 Media and Aurora Media Holdings on board to co-produce.
GLAS Animation Festival Brings the Spirit of Independent Animation to the West Coast
GLAS Animation director Jeanette Bonds discusses the evolution of the fledgling festival as it enters its third edition with a powerhouse lineup including special guests David OReilly, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Ruth Lingford, Réka Bucsi, Boris Labbé and more.