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Top 5 ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Tracks Composed By Texas’s New AG Nathan Johnson
Before winning statewide office, Johnson scored Goku’s power-ups and interplanetary battles. We revisit his anime career with five favorite tracks.
‘Wildwood’ Heads Into Third Weekend Eying $38 Million Domestic Total After Strong Second Week
On The Use Of AI In Sylvain Chomet’s Dior Ad: A Correction And An Apology
TIFF Daily 3: Anime’s $28 Billion Market; New Awards; Fathom’s Animation Ambitions
Jonathan Garson To Succeed Jim Morris As Pixar President; Jonas Rivera Takes Expanded Creative Role
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Busy Bodies’ Director Kate Renshaw-Lewis
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Daffy Season’ Directors Hamish Grieve And Todd Wilderman
Classic Looney Tunes zaniness meets modern CG sheen and Argento-inspired horror in a short where Daffy would rather be hunted than ignored.
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‘The Cat In The Hat’ Directors On Bringing Seuss’s Printed Pages To CG Life
Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni discuss building three distinct worlds, designing a scary monster, and giving the Things a percussive language.
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
Who Is Animation For, And Who Will Pay For It? 5 Takeaways From Rome’s MIA Market 2026
International co-productions, new financing models, and a shortage of European animation for teens shaped discussions at this year’s market.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Flesh Dress’ Director Joachim Hérissé
Fabric, flesh, and skin blur in a stop-motion horror short exploring the fear of aging, patterns of domination, and the anxieties of artistic creation.
Dior Recruits ‘Triplets Of Belleville’ Director Sylvain Chomet For Holiday Short
The four-time Oscar nominated director brings 1949 Paris to life in a holiday short inspired by Christian Dior’s friendship with Marlene Dietrich.
‘Back To Tomioka’ Turns Fukushima’s Forbidden Zone Into A Hand-Drawn Coming-Of-Age Adventure
Director François-Marc Baillet discusses adapting the graphic novel, his personal connection to the story, and depicting a community with respect.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Pigeons’ Director Amos Sussigan
Sussigan discusses turning fears about AI and obsolescence into an animated pigeon documentary, made by 45 artists on almost no budget.
Fathom CEO Jason Brenek On Bringing ‘Wildwood’ To 3,000 Theaters, ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Surprise, And Finding Animation’s Next Big Audience
Brenek discusses Laika’s creative control, lessons from a surprise box office hit, and plans to bring more anime to U.S. theaters.
Association of Japanese Animations Sets First-Ever Nippon Anime Awards For November 2027
The AJA-backed initiative aims to celebrate anime’s artists and productions while supporting emerging talent and new business opportunities.
Disney’s Year Of Cuts Continues With Thousands More Layoffs Expected
According to reports, managers have been asked to cut annual costs by 20%, with the savings coming from a mix of redundancies and other expense reductions.
‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Season Two Arrives In January, Netflix Drops New Teaser
Mizu takes her revenge quest to London, while back in Japan, Akemi and Taigen face a dangerous new shogun and Ringo searches for purpose.
Strong Word Of Mouth Helps ‘Wildwood’ Beat Projections With $9 Million Weekend, Second Sunday Up 2% Over First Week
Laika’s stop-motion feature fell just 27% in its second weekend, reaching $27.4 million domestically as audience polling pointed to strong word of mouth.
Anime Is A $28 Billion Business: Here’s How Japanese Studios Are Capitalizing On Its Global Growth
Nippon Animation’s Hitomi Hiratsuka and Production I.G’s Yoko Ueda discuss overseas partnerships, family audiences, and lasting fan connections.
China’s First AI Feature Limps Through Second Weekend, Reaching Just $253,000 After 11 Days
‘Sanxingdui: Future Past’ reportedly cost $1.5 million to produce, but Chinese box office forecasts suggest it won’t gross even a third of that.
‘Jim Queen,’ ‘In Waves,’ ‘Lucy Lost’: What Do This Year’s Buzziest French Features Have In Common? Meet Studio Gao Shan Pictures
Based on Réunion, the studio is expanding across borders while investing in local talent, sustainable production, and creative partnerships.
Christmas Crashes Into Halloween In Animated Fantasy ‘Samhain,’ From Arriate, ¡Viva Calavera! (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Based on Lobón Leal’s graphic novel, the mixed-holiday adventure follows three friends into a world where magic and nature are exploited for profit.
Who Gets To Judge Anime? Japanese Industry Leaders Make The Case For A New Award
At TIFFCOM, executives from Studio Chizu, A-1 Pictures, and Toho discussed recognizing anime’s diversity and nurturing its next generation of creators.