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Awards

Magnus Igland and Peter Smith Go Hog Wild with Their Annie-Nominated Short ‘The Swineherd’

Ramin Zahed - January 24, 2025

A classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale gets a modern new treatment in Magnus Igland and Peter Smith’s Annie-nominated short, The Swineherd. The original...

Features

How ‘Dog Man’ Director Peter Hastings & Team Crafted Their Half-Dog, Half-Man Hero Tale

Ramin Zahed - January 24, 2025

The new year in animation starts off on a highly paw-sitive note as DreamWorks’ eagerly anticipated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s bestselling book Dog Man...

Awards

Academy Reveals 2025 Animation and VFX Oscar Nominees

Ramin Zahed - January 23, 2025

This morning, the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced in 24 categories at 5:30 a.m. Here are this year’s animation and visual...

Animated People

Future Quest: Elizabeth Cox Discusses Her Fascinating New Show ‘Ada’ on TED-Ed

Ramin Zahed - January 21, 2025

The upcoming five-episode animated series Ada follows a young girl who juggles her life as a library assistant and her imaginary world as she...

Festivals & Events

‘Gravity Falls’ Creator Alex Hirsch and Friends Help Raise Money for L.A. Fires Victims with Special Auction

Ramin Zahed - January 18, 2025

You can always count on the animation community to pull together in times of need. On Thursday, Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch, Jason Ritter...

Anime

Studio4℃ to Make a Splash This Summer With a New Mermaid Movie Titled ‘ChaO’

Ramin Zahed - January 17, 2025

Japan’s Studio4℃, which is best known for acclaimed titles such a Poupelle of Chimney Town and Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, has announced its latest...

Anime

GKIDS to Unleash ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-‘ in U.S. theaters in February

Ramin Zahed - January 17, 2025

The giant robots will be stomping back to theaters next month! We just got word that the latest movie from the popular franchise, Mobile...

Animated People

‘VeggieTales’ Co-Creator Mike Nawrocki Uncovers the Secrets of His New Show, ‘Dead Sea Squirrels,’ Premiering Feb. 14

Ramin Zahed - January 15, 2025

An unlikely pair of disciples are ready to make their animated debut next month, when Christian family content platform Minno launches Dead Sea Squirrels....

Awards

BAFTA Nominations: ‘Wallace & Gromit,’ ‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ Make the Cut

Ramin Zahed - January 15, 2025

Final nominees for the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced this morning. Aardman Animations’ Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (directed by Nick Park...

People

Numerous Fundraisers Set Up for Animation Professionals Who Lost Their Homes in the L.A. Fires

Ramin Zahed - January 11, 2025

This past week’s Los Angeles County fires have taken a huge toll on the lives of many of the members of the animation and...

Animated People

‘Magic Candies’ Producer Takashi Washio Shares the Sweet Surprises of His Oscar-Shortlisted Short

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2025

A loner kid opens up a new social reality when he discovers that the colorful candies he has bought give him the ability to...

Animated People

The ‘Gleeful Beasts’ Team Discusses Their Chimeras of Sketch Comedy, CG Puppetry & Pure Joy

Ramin Zahed - January 10, 2025

Is the world ready for a new group of hilarious animated monsters? The team behind the new short-form comedy series Gleeful Beasts hope so. The CG-animated...

Awards

Gints Zilbalodis’ ‘Flow’ Takes Home the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature

Ramin Zahed - January 5, 2025

Gints Zilbalodis' acclaimed feature Flow was the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature on Sunday night. The five other nominees in...

Television

‘StuGo’ Creator Ryan Gillis Introduces Us to His Animated Lab Rats

Ramin Zahed - January 2, 2025

Disney Channel is kicking off the new year with a bright, fast-moving and utterly entertaining show titled StuGo. Created by Ryan Gillis (The Wonderful...

Shorts

Loïc Espuche Explores the Horrors & Thrills of a First Kiss in the Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Yuck!’

Ramin Zahed - December 31, 2024

As in real life, many of the kids featured in director Loïc Espuche’s Oscar-shortlisted and Annie-nominated short Yuck! (Beurk!) believe that a kiss between...

People

Children’s Media Veteran Michael Carrington Announces Retirement

Ramin Zahed - December 31, 2024

Animation and children’s TV executive Michael Carrington has announced his retirement after decades of trailblazing work. His career spanned decades of exec producing award-winning...

Features

Animated Blockbusters ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Moana 2,’ & ‘Despicable Me 4’ Dominated the 2024 Box Office

Ramin Zahed - December 30, 2024

The estimated total box office numbers for 2024 are in, and Pixar, Disney, Universal/Illumination have emerged as the top winners with Inside Out 2,...

Animated People

Fantastic Voyage: Jason Hand Talks About His Creative Journey as One of the Directors of ‘Moana 2’

Ramin Zahed - December 30, 2024

As the year draws to a close, Disney’s Moana 2 continues to bring a record number of family audiences to theaters. This past week,...

Passings

Linda Lavin, Tony-Winning Broadway Actress and Star of TV Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 87

Ramin Zahed - December 30, 2024

Tony-winning and two-time Emmy-nominated stage, TV and screen actress Linda Lavin passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles from complications from lung cancer. She...

Features