Netflix Animated Pics Draw From Heart to Hand
In a field dominated by CGI-animated studio sequels, Netflix has turned a spotlight this awards season on traditional hand-drawn animation with two very different movies.
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‘The Casagrandes’: A Giant Step for Latinx Representation
Bursting onto television screens this fall, The Casagrandes follows a large, loving family living together in the big city. A companion to the Emmy Award-winning The Loud House, the new 2D-animated series highlights the culture, humor and love of growing up in a multi-generational Mexican-American family, and is set to debut October 14 on Nickelodeon.
Q&A: Ten Questions with ‘BoJack Horseman’ Director Amy Winfrey
‘Dog Days Are Over’ for ‘BoJack Horseman’ and ‘Tuca and Bertie’ director: Amy Winfrey dishes on her ‘Free Churro.’
Google Spotlight Stories and Chromosphere Raise the Bar for ‘Age of Sail’
Technical art leads Cassidy Curtis and Theresa Latzko keep things shipshape in their quest to take the cinematic VR Short by Oscar-winning director John Kahrs onto the high seas.
Bringing a 2D Touch to DreamWorks Animation Short ‘Bird Karma’
Dive into enlightenment with the first project to emerge from the studio’s newly-launched shorts program in AWN’s exclusive video and accompanying interview with director William Salazar.
John Kahrs Enters the ‘Age of Sail’ with Cinematic New VR Short
Taking virtual reality onto the high seas, Oscar-winning director of Disney’s ‘Paperman’ delves into the making of Google Spotlight Stories’ longest, most visually complex virtual reality experience to date.
Powered by Unity: How a Global Team of Artists Brought ‘Sonder’ To Life
Making its online debut as a Vimeo Staff Pick, Oscar-qualified short film ‘Sonder’ uses the power of real-time graphics inside the Unity game engine to achieve a distinctive 2D ‘toon-shaded visual style.
State of Mind: Exploring Memory in Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’
Oscar-qualified short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly depict the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
Within a Dream: Bringing Emotion To Trevor Jimenez’s ‘Weekends’
Oscar hopeful Trevor Jimenez breaks down a surreal dream sequence designed to evoke heightened emotions in his painterly short film ‘Weekends.’
Walk on the Wild Side: Alison Snowden & David Fine Talk ‘Animal Behaviour’
The Oscar-winning duo behind ‘Bob’s Birthday’ returns to the NFB with a new short film exploring the animal side of human nature.
Dancing Goddesses: How Nina Paley Animated Stone Sculptures for ‘Seder-Masochism’
We’ve been grooving all summer with the Pointer Sisters and Paley’s animated stone goddesses dancing to the infectious “You Gotta Believe” by Norman Whitfield — now let’s see how they were made.
Trevor Jimenez’s ‘Weekends’
Pixar story artist Trevor Jimenez discusses the making of his painterly hand-drawn short film that takes a dreamlike look at divorce.
Titmouse: A Chat with Chris Prynoski
Ahead of the Season 7 premiere of hit Adult Swim series ‘The Venture Bros.,’ Titmouse head and founder Chris Prynoski reflects on the independent animation studio’s early days.
Unleash Your Inner Goddess with Nina Paley’s Biblical Epic ‘Seder-Masochism’
Groove into summer with the Pointer Sisters and Paley’s animated stone goddesses dancing to the infectious “You Gotta Believe” by Norman Whitfield.
Call of the Wild: Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese Talk ‘Animals’
The writers, EPs and stars of HBO’s adult animated series discuss the evolution of the show ahead of its Season 3 premiere on August 3.
Unconditional Love: Julia Pott Journeys to ‘Summer Camp Island’
With a new series in production at Cartoon Network Studios, the ‘Adventure Time’ alum reflects on learning to collaborate and the benefits of selling out.
A New Milestone for Chinese Feature Animation: ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Arrives in North America
Twelve years in the making, epic fantasy adventure written, produced and directed by animators Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang is hailed as the forefront of the burgeoning Chinese animation industry.
All in the Details: Bringing the Story World Sequences of ‘The Breadwinner’ to Life
Cartoon Saloon’s Jeremy Purcell and Guru Studio’s Sanatan Suryavanshi & Sheldon Lisoy detail the complex compositing process behind the meticulously designed story-within-a-story sequences of the Oscar-nominated animated feature.
Q&A: Aircraft Pictures’ Anthony Leo Talks ‘The Breadwinner’
The first solo effort from Cartoon Saloon director Nora Twomey makes Oscar waves.
Fx Goby Builds a Fire with Jack London Adaptation
French filmmaker delves into the making of his animated Jack London adaptation co-produced by Nexus Studios and Composite Films.
A Practical Guide to Magic: Studio Ponoc’s ‘Mary and The Witch’s Flower’
Debut feature from Studio Ghibli alums Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura taps into the visual style and storytelling sensibility for which the legendary studio is known, hoping to pick up the mantle of creating world-class animation for all ages.