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‘A Strange Baby, But It’s Ours’: Phil Johnston On Bringing ‘The Twits’ To Life At Netflix
Director Phil Johnston turns Roald Dahl’s nastiest couple into a darkly funny, grotesque, and heartfelt animated adventure for Netflix.
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2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘No Vacancy’ Director Miguel Rodrick
Miguel Rodrick’s neon-drenched short ‘No Vacancy’ delves into a man’s unraveling mind in a decaying motel and earns 2026 Oscar qualification.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Ovary-Acting’ Director Ida Melum
Ida Melum’s stop-motion short ‘Ovary-Acting’ blends humor and heart as a woman literally confronts her uterus while debating motherhood.
‘Defined By Silence And Bursts Of Violence’: Guillaume Dousse On ‘Splinter Cell’s’ Slow Burn
Director Guillaume Dousse reveals how Netflix’s ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’ blends gritty realism, silence, and bursts of intense action.
‘Animation Is Something You Could Spend Forever On’: Kenji Iwaisawa On ‘100 Meters’ And Re-Touching ‘On-Gaku’
Director Kenji Iwaisawa talks about his new film ‘100 Meters,’ touching up his cult hit ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound,’ and what he’s working on next.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Éiru’ Director Giovanna Ferrari, Producer Nora Twomey
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Éiru’ is a visually lush Celtic myth about courage, nature, and divine balance, brought to life with a breathtaking color palette.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Gigi’ Director Cynthia Calvi
‘Gigi’ follows a transgender woman’s poetic journey of self-discovery through metaphors of water, mermaids, and transformation.
How ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’ Used VR Tools To Revive Goya’s 200-Year-Old Black Paintings Aesthetic
Discover how Emmy-winning filmmaker James A. Castillo used VR tools to bring Goya’s haunting Black Paintings to life in ‘The Quinta’s Ghost.’
Big Screen, Bigger Sparkle: How DreamWorks Animation Gave ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ A Cinematic Makeover
Discover how DreamWorks reimagined ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ with richer textures, tactile details, smart scaling, and feature-level animation.
Why ‘Zootopia 2’ Had To Grow Bigger Without Losing Its Heart
‘Zootopia 2’ grew bigger as directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard stayed “free to fail,” taking risks to push story and world-building while keeping its heart.
Home Sweet Home? — Matea Radic Takes Us To ‘Paradaïz’
Filmmaker Matea Radic revisits war-torn Sarajevo decades later in ‘Paradaïz,’ blending memory, loss, and identity in a moving animated short.
Behind The Scenes Of ‘The Simpsons’ Fashion-Forward Season 37 Premiere
Writer and producer Jessica Conrad and director Gabriel DeFrancesco explain what goes into making an episode of TV’s most iconic animated sitcom.
Aesop Reimagined: A First Look At The Stunning Hand-Drawn Special ‘Crickhopper The Musician’
Rasoul T. Zarrin’s hand-drawn holiday special, ‘Crickhopper the Musician,’ pitches this weekend at the Festival of Animation Berlin.
Crafting A Dream World: How Alexander Woo And Steve Pilcher Built Netflix’s Original Feature ‘In Your Dreams’
Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming original ‘In Your Dreams,’ so we sat down with Pilcher to find out how his team created the film’s dreamscapes.
Every Frame A Carving: Exclusive Clip From The Handcrafted Short ‘Forevergreen’ From Disney Vets Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears
Engelhardt, Spears, and a team of 200 volunteers spent five years working in their free time to create the short, including its lush, wood carved aesthetic.
“I’m Tired Of Films That Try To Be Clear To Everyone”: Mykyta Lyskov Speaks To Ukrainians First In ‘Kyiv Cake’
Mykyta Lyskov’s ‘Kyiv Cake’ layers humor, tragedy, and surreal imagery to capture Ukraine’s resilience and defiance during war.
Inside ‘MechWest’: How Blue Sky Vet And AnimSchool Founder David Gallagher Is Building An Indie Pipeline
Discover how Dave and Noah Gallagher built MechWest, a family-led indie series powered by AnimSchool grads and global collaborators.
From Mexico to Miyazaki: Ugo Bienvenu’s Global ‘Arco’ Influences And Why Natalie Portman Produced Her First Animated Feature
At Toronto, Ugo Bienvenu discusses the global influences behind ‘Arco,’ while Natalie Portman reflects on producing her first animated film.
‘Light of the World’ Directors John Schafer And Tom Bancroft On The Joys And Challenges Of Making Their 2D Animated Epic
‘Light of the World’ brings hand-drawn 2D animation back to theaters with a global team, indie spirit, and some ’90s Disney known-how.
An ‘Outrageously Attractive’ Medium: Anime’s Global Surge And What Industry Leaders Say Comes Next
Journalist and writer Roland Kelts, Ghibli vet and Studio Ponoc founder Geoffrey Wexler, and Polygon Pictures’ CEO Shuzo John Shiota share insights on anime’s global boom.
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