Feature Animators at Netflix Vote to Unionize with The Animation Guild

Netflix Animation Studios feature production workers have officially voted to ratify their first Union contract with The ...
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It's Time to Face It — Disney and Pixar’s Animation Styles Just Don't Work Anymore

Disney and Pixar have long been known for their innovations in the realm of animated movies, and their success speaks for itself. Over the years, each has made incredible films. Though not technically ...

Warner Bros. Animation's Annecy Slate Includes New Netflix and Adult Swim Series, Lots of DC Superheroes

Warner Bros. Animation is bringing all of your favorite superheroes to this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, taking place in France from June 21 to June 27. The studio's big ...
CNN

South Korea has animated American cartoons for decades. Now, it wants the world to see its own

For the past 40 years, South Korean animators have been the invisible workforce behind many of North America’s most beloved cartoons. These artists, often called “in-betweeners,” are responsible for ...
The Hollywood Reporter

America’s Top Animation Schools

Wanna work at Marvel or write the next ‘Flow’? We’ve got the perfect academy for you on THR’s inaugural list. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer Animation remains a thriving corner of the ...
Aalto University

Professor Kari Juusonen: “In animation, anything is possible”

According to the professor of animation and digital AV production, animation’s greatest strength lies in its boundlessness.
Mashable

Procreate's new $20 animation app has artists losing their entire minds

The developer of beloved art app Procreate has announced Procreate Dreams, a new iPad animation app designed to be approachable regardless of users' experience. It's also very affordable at just ...

Netflix is building an AI animation studio

The newly formed unit is staffing up to produce ‘feature-quality content’ with generative AI. is a tech reporter and author of the Lowpass newsletter. Netflix has been building a new internal studio ...
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Animation Is the Future of 'Game of Thrones' — And That's a Good Thing

Animation has been used in the Game of Thrones series to explore and explain various concepts within the world of Westeros. Previous animated spin-offs of the series, such as the special on the Dance ...
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood’s animation workers are unionizing at a rapid pace. Here’s why

Em Hagen stood before a window on the fifth floor of their Burbank office and waved at what they hoped was the right silver Toyota Prius zipping down Bob Hope Drive in October. Hagen, 27, was trying ...
The New York Times

Animation Hasn’t Been the Same Since ‘Toy Story’

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...
Polygon

Chinese animation is a vibrant, distinctive industry — so why do so many people still call it ‘anime’?

“Donghua” — much like “anime” for Japanese speakers — is simply the Chinese word for “animation.” After decades of stagnation in the animation industry, going as far back as the Cultural Revolution, ...