Jenny Jokela’s ‘Sweet Like Lemons’ Is A Bittersweet Exploration Of A Toxic Relationship
In ‘Sweet Like Lemons,’ a woman attempts to craft an email message to a former lover, urging him to leave her life for good.
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Netflix Unveils First Teaser For 2025 Series ‘Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight’
The high-profile series is created by French actor and comedian Alain Chabat, who directed the megahit live-action film ‘Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre.’
A Year Of International Achievements And New Challenges For Basque Animation
Basque animation is currently enjoying an exceptional moment, solidifying its position as one of the leading creative forces on the international stage.
She Drew That Releases 2024 U.K. Animation Industry Salary Survey
Nearly one in five animation workers in the U.K. reported a decrease in pay this year.
‘Common Side Effects’ Trailer Offers Satirical Healthcare Jabs
The hotly-anticipated big pharma comedy-thriller is set to premiere February 2, 2025, on Adult Swim.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘In The Stars’ Director Gabriel Osorio Vargas
This Oscar-qualified short set in the ‘Star Wars’ universe has parallels with the real-life genocide of Indigenous Patagonian people in Chile.
The Cartoon Brew Livestream: Mid-December News Roundup
On this week’s episode, we’re looking at the latest in the contract talks animation workers and studios, the evolving animation Oscar races, and this weekend’s theatrical release of ‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.’
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Crab In The Pool’ Directors Alexandra Myotte And Jean-Sebastien Hamel
This Oscar contending short takes place in a run-down neighborhood, where Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Nube’ Directors Christian Arredondo And Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada
The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning the Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film at Morelia International Film Festival.
As Critics Choice Awards Announce Nominees, Consensus Forms In Feature Animation Awards Race
‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Flow’ are the CCA’s most nominated animated films.
First Teaser Trailer Released For Looney Tunes Film ‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’
The Pete Browngardt-directed film is scheduled for U.S. release on February 28, 2025.
New York’s French Animation Festival Animation First Reveals Exciting 2025 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)
The event includes the U.S. premiere of Claude Barras’s ‘Savages’ and the East Coast premiere of Michel Hazanavicius’s ‘The Most Precious of Cargoes.’
Animation Showed Major Strength At Last Weekend’s U.S. Box Office
Animated features from three continents drew audiences to the movie theater last weekend.
The Turbulent, Messy, And Creatively Radical Production Of Pixar’s New Series ‘Dream Productions’
Pixar’s Bill Wise explains how the studio’s new series was a “huge cultural change for Pixar,” but concedes that the studio “learned little from our experiment.”
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Remember Us’ Director Pablo Leon
In this uncompromising 2d short, a journalist documents the experiences of people who lived through the tragic 12-year-long Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s.
Framestore Asked Directors Like Spike Jonze And James Gunn To Discuss Their Collaboration With Animators
The new online video series, called ‘Directing The Invisible Art,’ explores how film directors work with animators on hybrid productions.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The 21′ Director Tod Polson
‘The 21,’ crafted in the style of Coptic iconography, is a film honoring the 21 Coptic men murdered by ISIS in 2015.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Prostrate and Draw Near’ Directors Suraya AlShehry And Nabila Abuljadayel
Based on true events, ‘Prostrate and Draw Near’ portrays a unique spiritual moment in an almost empty Holy Mosque of Makkah during the COVID-19 lockdown.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Director Iain Gardner
Gardner’s hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Zoo’ Director Tariq Rimawi
Based on true events, ‘Zoo’ was inspired by the world’s worst zoo located in Gaza.
2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘La Perra’ Director Carla Melo Gampert
The Colombian short is in contention after winning three Oscar-qualifying festivals.
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