Netflix Animated Pics Draw From Heart to Hand | Variety
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 | Animation Magazine
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…
Google Spotlight Stories and Chromosphere Raise the Bar for ‘Age of Sail’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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 | ANIMATIONWorld
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 | ANIMATIONWorld
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…
State of Mind: Exploring Memory in Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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…
Trevor Jimenez’s ‘Weekends’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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 | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
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 | ANIMATIONWorld
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 | ANIMATIONWorld
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’ | ANIMATIONWorld
The first solo effort from Cartoon Saloon director Nora Twomey makes Oscar waves.