In the animated film space, two things naturally come to mind: stories for children and big-budget, formulaic projects. The former idea is something directors have been fighting for years, a recent ...

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world’s most important week in global animatioon, returns to the French Alps this June 9-15, hosting visionary directors, groundbreaking films and ...

In a big win that underscored the growing prominence of indepedent animation, Gints Zibalodis’ “Flow,” the moving dialog-free tale of a solitary cat’s journey as it learns to survive after a great ...

Animation veteran Butch Hartman, creator of Nickelodeon's "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom," launched his own independent animation studio to produce and finance original faith-based and ...

LOS ANGELES — The independent film "Flow" won the best animated feature film at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, securing the first Academy Award for Latvia and its Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis. "Flow" ...

As global animation evolves, a new generation of Chinese female creators is bringing powerful, culturally rich perspectives to the international stage. Directors like Domee Shi (Pixar’s Bao, Turning ...

AnimSchool, the online animation training program founded by former Blue Sky Studios animator David Gallagher, is hosting IndieMation Fest 2025 today, a new event highlighting independent animation ...

Coming up in the animation world in the 2010s, artist Julian Glander identified a clear pipeline for industry success: “An animated short would premiere at a great festival like Sundance, Toronto or ...

Animation veteran Butch Hartman, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Fairly OddParents” and “Danny Phantom,” launched his own independent animation studio to produce and finance original faith-based and ...