Lucasfilm reportedly "much more involved" in upcoming animated series The Ninth Jedi than the Star Wars: Visions shorts: "It was such a big endeavor"

Emily Blunt sat down with Elle magazine for its Women in Hollywood cover series and looked back at her first movie audition, ...
Cartoon Brew

‘Great Films Are Harder To Find Because They’re Being Drowned Out’: Why Don Hertzfeldt Put Together The ‘Animation Mixtape’ Short Film Anthology

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance grand jury prize winner Don Hertzfeldt has long been recognized as one of the most influential voices in independent animation. His iconic early-internet ...
Soap Central

When will Wednesdays with Gramps release? Details revealed for the new DreamWorks animated short film

DreamWorks' latest animated film Wednesdays with Gramps is already circling Oscar buzz as the short film has managed to wow audiences with it's animation style and a heartfelt, emotional set up.
Indiana Daily Student

COLUMN: The silent struggle of animated shorts at the Academy Awards

When you think about the animated short films nominated for the 97th annual Academy Awards, how many can you name? If you’re an average movie watcher, probably not many. If you think back to past ...

Seville European Festival Reflects Europe's Animation Surge

Produced by What the Prod, Mediawan and partners, the feature screens in Seville as part of the celebration of Pagnol's 130th ...

‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio’ and ‘TMNT’ Directors Bring Animation Oscar Contenders to SCAD ‘Pixels and Pencils’ Event

The fourth annual “Pixels and Pencils” directors roundtable brought together some of animation’s brightest talents at the ...
TheWrap

Animation Is Film Festival Returns With ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Scarlet,’ ‘Zootopia 2’

Animation Is Film Festival is returning for its eighth edition next month and this year is a doozy. Taking place October 17–19 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, with a special “festival ...