4 April Planner
By Ramin Zahed
10 Not So Elementary, Dear Watson!
14 A Magical, Mystical Fish Tale
The beautiful Chinese animated feature Big Fish & Begonia pays homage to Spirited Away and The Little Mermaid.
By Charles Solomon
16 Celebrating with German Perfectionism
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Trickfilm) marks its special 25th edition with an ambitious program of features, shorts, concerts and informative panels.
International
18 Riding the New Russian Wave
Some of the key animation players in Russia discuss challenges and opportunities in the region.
By Ramin Zahed
MIPTV, the global TV and digital content market, brings together many of the world’s top animation creators, producers and distributors to Cannes April 9 thru 12. Here are six of the hot new shows which will be making their debut at the event.
28 Revisiting the Babies’ Rainbow Connection
Disney Junior delivers an awesome new CG-animated reboot of Muppet Babies, packed with clever adventures, pop culture references and catchy tunes.
By Ramin Zahed
30 A Moveable Feast
Humor and fun are the main ingredients in the mouth-watering new comedy Tasty Tales of the Food Truckers.
By Ramin Zahed
Matt Burnett and Ben Levin discuss the making of their new Cartoon Network show Craig of the Creek.
By Ramin Zahed
36 Rising Stars of Animation 2018
44 Tech Reviews
Atomic Fiction’s Conductor, Thinkbox Software’s Deadline 10 and Red Giant’s Universe 2.2.
By Todd Sheridan Perry
46 Opportunity and Confusion
Little Airplane’s founder reflects on the industry’s ongoing struggle to incorporate “new” digital platforms.
By Josh Selig
47 Lord of the Rink
A combination of interesting characters, an unusual sport and an understated romance made Yuri!!! on ICE one of the breakout hits of 2016 in Japan.
By Charles Solomon
48 A Day in the Life of …
The directors and producers of nominated short Negative Space take us along at the 90th Oscars.
