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A Family Affair: ‘Endless Cookie’ Directors Seth & Pete Scriver Discuss Their Home-Grown Animated Documentary | Animation Magazine

December 4, 2025

Premiering at Sundance and opening in the U.S. on Dec. 5, the unconventional Canadian animated feature documentary counters stereotypes of Indigenous communities.

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Directors Discuss Their Hand-Crafted Vision of Childhood | Animation Magazine

November 3, 2025

In their debut feature, Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han adapt Amélie Nothomb’s autobiographical novel with a signature graphic style rooted in close collaboration.

‘The Mighty Nein’ Creators Map Out the Next Animated Exandria Campaign | Animation Magazine

October 2, 2025

Following the breakout success of ‘The Legend of Vox Machina,’ Campaign Two arrives on Prime Video with a bigger canvas, bold visuals, and new voices.

Fixed [Sony Pictures Animation / Netflix]

Genndy Tartakovsky Discusses ‘Fixed,’ His Dirty Dog Hand-Drawn Animation Coup | Animation Magazine

July 17, 2025

It takes balls to make a movie like 'Fixed' — and Genndy Tartakovsky didn’t flinch with his gloriously raunchy R-rated comedy about a dog’s last hurrah before the big snip.

'Maybe Elephants' courtesy of NFB/Mikrofilm

‘Maybe Elephants’ Producers from NFB & Mikrofilm Discuss the Partnership Behind Torill Kove’s Oscar-Qualified Short | Animation Magazine

November 14, 2024

In the world of independent animation, few partnerships are as enduring — and as fruitful — as the one between Norway’s Mikrofilm AS, the National Film Board of Canada and…

Netflix Animated Pics Draw From Heart to Hand | Variety

December 4, 2019

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.

‘The Casagrandes’: A Giant Step for Latinx Representation | Animation Magazine

October 6, 2019

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…

Helmed by John Kahrs, the Academy Award-winning director of Disney’s ‘Paperman’ short, ‘Age of Sail offers’ a sweeping, cinematic tale set on the open ocean in the year 1900. © 2018 Google Spotlight Stories.

Google Spotlight Stories and Chromosphere Raise the Bar for ‘Age of Sail’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 4, 2018

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.

Director William Salazar’s ‘Bird Karma’ brings a classic 2D look to CG animation. © 2018 DreamWorks Animation.

Bringing a 2D Touch to DreamWorks Animation Short ‘Bird Karma’ | ANIMATIONWorld

December 3, 2018

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

November 14, 2018

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.

Written and directed by Neth Nom and produced by Sara K. Sampson, ‘Sonder’ harnesses the power of the Unity game engine to render cinema-quality graphics in real time. © 2018 Soba Productions.

Powered by Unity: How a Global Team of Artists Brought ‘Sonder’ To Life | ANIMATIONWorld

November 12, 2018

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…

Produced by Cartoon Saloon, ‘Late Afternoon’ has received 15 awards to date, including an Oscar-qualifying win for Best Animated Short at the Tribeca Film Festival.

State of Mind: Exploring Memory in Louise Bagnall’s ‘Late Afternoon’ | ANIMATIONWorld

November 9, 2018

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.

Written and directed by Trevor Jimenez, ‘Weekends’ won both the Special Jury Prize and Audience Award at this year’s Annecy Festival, and topped two other Oscar-qualifying festivals, the Nashville Film Festival and the Warsaw Film Festival.

Within a Dream: Bringing Emotion To Trevor Jimenez’s ‘Weekends’ | ANIMATIONWorld

November 6, 2018

Oscar hopeful Trevor Jimenez breaks down a surreal dream sequence designed to evoke heightened emotions in his painterly short film ‘Weekends.’

‘Animal Behaviour’ by Alison Snowden and David Fine (2018).

Walk on the Wild Side: Alison Snowden & David Fine Talk ‘Animal Behaviour’ | ANIMATIONWorld

September 10, 2018

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 stone goddesses in ‘Seder-Masochism’ directed by Nina Paley.

Dancing Goddesses: How Nina Paley Animated Stone Sculptures for ‘Seder-Masochism’ | ANIMATIONWorld

August 23, 2018

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

August 8, 2018

Pixar story artist Trevor Jimenez discusses the making of his painterly hand-drawn short film that takes a dreamlike look at divorce.

Season 7 of ‘The Venture Bros.’ launches at midnight on August 5 on Adult Swim.

Titmouse: A Chat with Chris Prynoski | ANIMATIONWorld

August 5, 2018

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

August 3, 2018

Groove into summer with the Pointer Sisters and Paley’s animated stone goddesses dancing to the infectious “You Gotta Believe” by Norman Whitfield.

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