2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘9 Million Colors’ Director Bára Anna Stejskalová
A mantis shrimp befriends a blind fish in a stop-motion musical exploring female friendship and how we connect when we see the world differently.
Narrated by James Cromwell, the handmade film explores love, caregiving, and loss through an intimate story adapted from John Matthias’ memoir.
A mantis shrimp befriends a blind fish in a stop-motion musical exploring female friendship and how we connect when we see the world differently.
A Crunchyroll commissioned NRG survey explores younger viewers’ appetite for experimentation, anime’s appeal, and how fandom extends into music and comics.
Production designer Aurélien Prédal explains the visual strategy, shifting styles, and aesthetic challenges behind the global series adaptation.
Bryan Konietzko will showrun the new series, following a rebellious teenage Avatar as he learns the four elements through globetrotting adventures.
Baobab’s ‘Shine’ and Namethemachine’s ‘The Long Walk’ appear to be the first independent animated features backed by the expanded program.
Visceral discusses the childhood fears, schoolyard politics, and handmade animation behind his Oscar-qualified Chilean short.
Creator JP Ahonen explains how he expanded his webcomic into 13 22-minute episodes, building emotional arcs and finding new laughs through music.
With more than $80 billion in debt and a target of $6 billion in annual savings, executives at the media giant warn of “difficult decisions” to come.
Led by Sony veteran Tohru Iokibe, Storyworks will work with Japanese creators and develop projects for Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s HAYATE venture.
The BFI-backed program will give seven UK animated features seven months of development support, mentorship, and industry training.
Blue Zoo is producing the 11-minute adventures, which will introduce younger viewers to the Doctor, new companions, and familiar villains.
A mutant mother seduces and devours men to save her child in the ‘Night Bus’ director’s macabre exploration of motherhood and desperation.
Simón Bucher and Cote Ramírez’s experimental short will screen in Valdivia’s Animamundi section after evolving from a film made in just 48 hours.
The Adult Swim series draws on yakuza films, samurai cinema, and cooking anime while channeling Anthony Bourdain’s appetite for audacious ideas.
Two of Hollywood’s most significant animation legacies are now part of the same company, marking the end of a long chapter in the industry’s history.
SAG-AFTRA members will vote on a new TV animation deal featuring annual wage increases, expanded AI protections, better residuals, and benefit gains.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning Studio Ghibli classic returns to U.S. theaters for five days this October, with screenings in Japanese and English.
Acid City blends real New York voices with a surreal sci-fi world to explore climate change, extreme heat, and our relationship with water.