‘The Donn Of Tiki’: How 2D And Stop-Motion Animation Elevate This Documentary About The Creator Of Tiki Culture
Filmmakers needed multiple animation styles to convey the many ways that Donn Beach re-invented himself in the mid-20th Century.
Interviews
If Aardman Made ‘The Office,’ It Would Probably Look A Lot Like Michael Please And Dan Ojari’s Latest Short, ‘Alan The Infinite’
The Oscar-nominated ‘Robin Robin’ directors joined us to share behind-the-scenes stories and artwork from their indie project.
Watch Cartoon Saloon’s Founders Celebrate 25 Years In Anecdote-Filled Q&A
Paul Young, Nora Twomey, and Tomm Moore sat down with the BFI to discuss the storied history of their five-time Oscar-nominated studio.
Michael Ruocco Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of His Short ‘Snif & Snüf,’ Available Online Now
‘Snif & Snüf’ blends vintage cartoon action with a joyous soundtrack to fuel a rivalry between two fun characters.
‘Superjail!’ Creator Christy Karacas On Making The “Guzzle Blood” Music Video For Fellow RISD Alumni Les Savy Fav
Karacas and fellow RISD teacher Luca Depardon used multiple techniques to craft an epic battle between cats and robots for the video.
Malignant Creativity: Robert Morgan On His Shocking Debut Feature ‘Stopmotion,’ Coming To Shudder On May 31
‘Stopmotion’ is a live-action horror film, but also contains three stop-motion shorts within its 93-minute runtime.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Directors Discuss Character Evolution And Embracing Change
Po’s journey of learning to embrace change will be relatable to not just kids and family audiences, but also to animation industry workers, says director Mike Mitchell.
After The Fall Of The Iron Curtain, Three Young Hungarians Begin Forging European Train Tickets In The Animated Doc ‘Pelikan Blue’
Accomplished short filmmaker László Csáki’s joined us to discuss crafting his feature debut.
It Took Nearly Two Years To Design The Hundreds Of Characters In ‘Across The Spider-Verse’
Kris Anka and Jesús Alonso Iglesias discuss some of the most memorable characters from the Oscar-nominated Spidey-sequel.
‘Robot Dreams’ Is Unconventional In Every Way, Including How It Was Storyboarded – Exclusive
What do you get when you lock up a director, an art director, and a storyboard artist together in a room for 18 months?
Animation And The Shock Of War: Siblings Mariia And Rodion Shub Discuss Life, Art, And The Ukrainian Diaspora
Displaced to London and Montreal by the Russian invasion, the siblings made the Ukrainian Academy Award-nominated 2022 short ‘Little Wings.’
Ghibli Co-Founder Toshio Suzuki Says Miyazaki “Was All Smiles” Making ‘The Boy And The Heron’
Suzuki says he knew he’d likely appear in the film, but was surprised to be a main character and even more so to be a bird.
‘Hazbin Hotel’ Creator Vivienne Medrano On Why Now Is The Golden Age Of Indie Animation
Medrano bypassed the traditional studio route to build her own independent brand online. Now, major streamers and studios want to work with her.
Top Spanish Project ‘Girl And Wolf’ Kicks Off Production, Watch The First Trailer Here (Exclusive)
‘Girl and Wolf’ is the feature debut of standout Spanish animator Roc Espinet, who adapts his own graphic novel with the film.
Disney Legend Mark Henn Says He May Have Not Retired “If The Work Had Been More Meaningful”
“It wasn’t what I signed up for,” Henn said of his last few years at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Discussion: Top Youtube Animation Creators Get Candid About Life As An Indie Animator
The three popular creators got together to respond to assumptions people have about their careers.
‘Suzume’ Director Makoto Shinkai Talks About Writing And Storyboarding His Own Films
Shinkai opened up about his unique (mostly) solitary process of writing and developing films.
‘Gundam’ Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Warns Japanese Studios Against Emulating “Disney’s Boring Digital Production System”
“After switching from hand-drawn to digital animation, many of Disney’s works became disappointing,” said Tomino.
Why ‘Migration’ Director Benjamin Renner Nearly Turned Down Illumination’s Offer To Direct, And What Changed His Mind
The director joined us to discuss why animals make the best protagonists and the importance of a good score.
Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri On Original Animation Box Office Struggles, Shifting Audience Tendencies, And Keeping Budgets Down
Meledandri says if established studios tried cutting budgets to Illumination levels, it would be disruptive to their artistic culture.
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