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Loyd Price, Aardman Animator Who Helped Lay The Foundation For Its Feature Animation Team, Dies
From Gromit’s silent performances to the artists he trained and championed, Price helped shape the craft and culture of Aardman’s feature animation.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Because Today Is Saturday’ Director Alice Guimarães
After A Year Of Layoffs, Disney Finds $180 Million For Recruits From Bankrupt Character.AI
Netflix’s Animation Friendly Film Chief Dan Lin Ousted Amid Mass Layoffs
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Dog Alone’ Director Marta Reis Andrade
‘It Wasn’t Good’: ‘Toy Story 5’ Director McKenna Harris On The Two-Week Shutdown That Helped Turned An ‘Okay’ Movie Into A ‘Great One’
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
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Sheridan Students Take Two Of The Top Three Prizes At 2026 24 Hours Animation Contest
Students had one day to turn Daniel Chong’s “Everyone Calm Down” prompt into animated shorts, with seven teams sharing over $107,000 in prizes.
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
This Egyptian Studio Built A Handmade Superhero World With ‘Captain Shedeed,’ Leaning While Crafting
Creator Ramy El Gabry discusses inventive puppet construction, training a new generation of animators, and the family bonds behind his series.
Jinko Gotoh To Succeed Marge Dean As WIA President After Transformative 13-Year Run
Dean leaves behind a global organization with nearly 18,000 members, while the Oscar-nominated Gotoh takes charge amid major industry upheaval.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Cosmonauts’ Director Leo Černic
Three lonely travelers seek sex, affection, and belonging on an intergalactic singles cruise in a 2D comedy that pairs bawdy humor with tenderness.
Disney Shares 30 Minutes Of ‘Hexed’ Footage, Revealing A Playful World Of Witchcraft, Impressive Magic VFX, And A Standout Sidekick Or Two
Oscar-winning producer Yvett Merino introduces a rebellious teenage witch, a villainous queen, and the mother-daughter relationship at the heart of the story.
David Zaslav Walks With $606 Million After Years Of Gutting Warner Bros., Leaving Workers To Face More Cuts
Despite 82% shareholder opposition and missed financial targets, the former WBD chief exits with a fortune as the Paramount merger threatens more jobs.
Hollywood Directors On The Good (Films), The Bad (Distribution), And The Ugly (AI) Of The Industry Today
At View, directors of ‘GOAT,’ ‘Forgotten Island,’ and Toy Story 5′ discussed the state of the box office, original storytelling, and, unavoidably, AI.
At View Conference, Executives From Sony, ILM, Skydance, And More Talk AI And Innovation, But Questions About Jobs Loom Large
Top studio executives discuss shifting production pipelines, tax incentives, new business opportunities, and if and how they can protect their workforces.
‘Our Business Is Strong And Growing,’ Netflix Tells Employees As It Lays Off 1,000 Of Them
“Our business is strong and growing,” Netflix’s co-CEOs told employees in the same letter they announced that 6% of them would lose their jobs.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Monitor’ Director Michael Berardini
The anxieties of new parenthood become blood-freezing, supernatural horror in this indie short that opened the 2026 Annecy Festival.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Daughters Of The Late Colonel’ Director Lizzy Hobbs
Two sisters reconsider life after their overbearing father’s death in an ink-and-paint adaptation of Katherine Mansfield’s story, full of warmth and humor.
More Than 220 Puppets, 142,000 Replacement Faces, And 2,776 Shots: The Astonishing Figures Behind Laika’s ‘Wildwood’
At View Conference, VFX supervisor Steve Emerson revealed how the studio blends handcrafted animation and digital effects for its most ambitious film yet.
Disney’s Groundbreaking ‘The Proud Family’ Returns With Stop-Motion Holiday Special
Bruce W. Smith teams with Portland-based HouseSpecial to bring Disney’s beloved animated family into stop-motion for the first time in a new holiday adventure.
‘Masters Of The Universe’ Previs Studio Proof Expands To New York, Lands Ari Aster’s Next Feature
Founded in 2002, the company has worked on productions including ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Stranger Things,’ and the ‘Jurassic World’ franchise.
‘Archer’ Creators Reunite For ‘Merrick & Treves,’ A New HBO Animated Comedy With A Two-Season Order
Set in Victorian England, ‘Merrick & Treves’ follows a secret team of time-traveling operatives on a mission to stop the notorious Jack the Ripper.
Character.AI Is Bankrupt, And Disney Is Picking Through The Scraps Of Its New Tech Chief’s Former Company
Karandeep Anand, the former CEO of the failed tech company is now the head of all technology for The Walt Disney Company.