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‘Living Between 2D And 3D’: How ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Pushed Its Hybrid Animation Further
DreamWorks animators reveal how ‘The Bad Guys 2’ amps up its hybrid style with hand-drawn effects, anime-inspired flair, and ambitious action set pieces.
Interviews
‘My Melody & Kuromi’ Screenwriter Shuko Nemoto: ‘There’s A Warmth To Its Handmade Quality’
Screenwriter Shuko Nemoto shares her process behind Netflix’s ‘My Melody & Kuromi’ and how she brought emotional depth to beloved Sanrio icons.
‘What If These Uber Eats Characters Had Internal Lives?’: Julian Glander On ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’
Julian Glander’s debut feature, ‘Boys Go to Jupiter,’ blends surreal CG animation, Gen Z humor, and DIY production into a one-of-a-kind indie film.
‘Why Should I Run for Mayor When I’m Already King?’: Inside Ray Bradbury’s Unique Bond With Walt Disney
In a 2004 interview with film critic Leonard Maltin, the legendary sci-fi author discussed his relationship with the entertainment industry icon.
Hot Wheels: Creating The Toy-Car Titles For JJ Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s Crime Thriller Series ‘Duster’
‘We treated the cars like characters’: Kevin Van Der Meiren and David Nicolas on the show’s surreal Hot Wheels-inspired titles.
Director Dave McKean Reflects On ‘MirrorMask’ At 20: ‘It’s A Strange Mix Of Elements’
“I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says “MirrorMask” director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, [but] so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target.”
The Directors Of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Discuss The Unexpected Challenges Of Making An Animated K-Pop Film
“The ultimate challenge,” said co-director Chris Appelhans, “is that pop music, above all, needs to be a bop and it needs to be hooky, and it needs to be irresistible.”
The Offbeat Production Methods Of The NFB’s Stop-Motion Film ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of the iconic ‘Madame Tutli-Putli,’ are back with their latest stop-motion film that pushes the art form to new places.
WATCH: DreamWorks Documentary ‘Shooting For The Moon’ Highlights History Of Studio From Artists’ Perspective
The unauthorized documentary provides new insights into the 30-year history of one of America’s most famous animation studios.
Canadian Indie Animated Features On The Rise: ‘Space Cadet,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘Endless Cookie’
A deep dive into three new indie Canadian features screening at Annecy.
Liane-Cho Han And Maïlys Vallade On Their Thought-Provoking Hand-Drawn Feature ‘Little Amélie’
The film, which premiered at Cannes last month, is screening in competition at Annecy this week.
Series Craft: Director Robert Valley Explains His Approach To Adapting Marc Laidlaw’s ‘400 Boys’ For ‘Love, Death & Robots’
Valley walks us through his inspirations and development of key scenes in his visually stunning installment for the Netflix anthology series.
No Longer Just A Previs Studio, The Third Floor Produces Its First Animated Film ‘Predator: Killer Of Killers’
Third Floor co-founder Josh Wassung explains how they built an animation studio around “Predator: Killer of Killers.”
‘Olivia & The Clouds,’ A Wildly Creative Feature From The Dominican Republic Made For Under $1 Million
Director Tomás Pichardo Espaillat speaks about his bigscreen accomplishment and how he turned limitations, like a lack of animators in his country, into an opportunity to experiment creatively.
Momoko Seto’s ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ Is An Experimental Animated Feature Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before
‘Dandelion’s Odyssey,’ which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week, presents a daring fusion of time-lapse photography, robots, cg animation, and macro-photography.
Cartwheel Co-Founder Andrew Carr: AI Tools Allow Animators To Be ‘Empowered To Make More Things’
Company co-founder Andrew Carr speaks about Cartwheel, a new AI animation tool developed with the help of Pixar animators and backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg.
‘Phineas And Ferb’ Creators Talk About Launching New Season In A Tiktok-Fueled Era
A new season premieres next month, a decade after the show wrapped up its original run.
Cannes 2025 Interview: Eva Lusbaronian On Her Short ‘Death Of The Fish’ (Exclusive Trailer)
The 14-minute short was one of two animated films in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.
Alberto Mielgo’s Search For Visual Poetry In His ‘Marathon’ Cinematic Short
The Oscar-winning director of ‘The Windshield Wiper’ talks us through his stunning new short for the upcoming game ‘Marathon.’
Join Us For Today’s Cartoon Brew Livestream: A Conversation With Bill Kroyer
Kroyer has documented his trailblazing animation career in a new memoir.