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Animated People

The Duo Behind the Oscar-Qualified ‘Two Black Boys in Paradise’ Discusses Their Powerful Short

Ramin Zahed - November 9, 2025

Two young men (19-year-old Edan and 18-year-old Dula) refuse to hide their love for each other in writer-director Baz Sells’ powerful stop-motion short Two...

Features

Flights for Survival: David Baute’s ‘Black Butterflies’ Animates Three Eye-Opening Climate Refugee Stories

Ramin Zahed - November 6, 2025

The Annecy Festival Contrechamp prize-nominated feature Black Butterflies (Mariposas Negras) spotlights the plight of climate refugees from different regions of the world who have...

Features

‘Arco’ Director Ugo Bienvenu Discusses His Vision for Humanity’s Brighter Future in Animated Feature Form (NEW TRAILER)

Ramin Zahed - November 6, 2025

A time-traveling 10-year-old boy from the future strikes up a friendship with a lonely young girl when he lands in the year 2075, in...

Animated People

‘Smiling Friends’ Creators Spill the Beans on the Wild Third Season of Their Adult Swim Show

Ramin Zahed - November 5, 2025

When their pilot for Adult Swim’s Smiling Friends premiered on April 1, 2020, show creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel introduced the world to...

Animated People

Partners in Art: Mackenzie & McKinley Benson on the Making of Their Poetic, Oscar-Qualified ‘Two Ships’

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2025

A modern couple tries to keep their relationship alive despite their different schedules in the gentle 2D-animated short Two Ships, which is among the...

Animated People

Animation Producer & Advocate Marge Dean Discusses Her New Art Exhibition Illuminating the Value of Domestic Labor

Ramin Zahed - November 4, 2025

This Friday, November 7, the Automata gallery in L.A.'s Chinatown neighborhood will open the doors on The Sweepers, a new conceptual art exhibition of the...

Shorts

Swimming with Courage: Acclaimed Director Florence Miailhe Discusses Her Award-Winning Short ‘Papillon’

Ramin Zahed - November 2, 2025

French animation director, writer and artist Florence Miailhe has been a familiar figure on the global animation scene with acclaimed shorts such as Conte...

Animated People

Director Guillaume Dousse Brings His A-Game to Netflix’s Acclaimed Series ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch’

Ramin Zahed - November 1, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, Netflix introduced animation fans to a new adult animated series based on Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell franchise. This first...

Shorts

Haunted by Goya: ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’s’ Director and Producer Discuss Their Award-Winning Short (Exclusive Clip)

Ramin Zahed - October 31, 2025

Celebrated Spanish artist Francisco Goya is considered one the most important painters of the late 18th and early 19th century. His haunting work captured...

Animated People

How Bill Plympton and the Team behind ‘Whale 52’ Created Their Poignant, Hand-Crafted Short

Ramin Zahed - October 29, 2025

A young boy with selective mutism and a grieving 80-year-old school volunteer discover a way to communicate and form a special bond in director...

Animated People

Joe Cappa Takes Us Inside the World of His Big-Hearted New Adult Swim Show, ‘Haha, You Clowns’

Ramin Zahed - October 27, 2025

If you’ve been looking for some heart and sweet family dynamics in your adult animation fare, you should definitely check out Joe Cappa’s new...

Shorts

Disney Veteran Malcon Pierce Explores Love, Loss and Resilience in His Deeply Personal, Oscar-Qualified Short, ‘Versa’

Ramin Zahed - October 25, 2025

Malcon Pierce, a longtime Disney animation veteran who has worked on Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Moana, used his and his wife’s...

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BOOM! Studios and Blumhouse to Produce Adult Animated Series Based on ‘Something Is Killing the Children’

Ramin Zahed - October 24, 2025

BOOM! Studios and horror production house Blumhouse Productions have secured the the film and television rights to James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s award-winning,...

‘Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc’ Expected to Mow Down the Competition with a $17 Million-Plus Weekend

Ramin Zahed - October 24, 2025

It looks like Sony/Crunchyroll Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc is going to clean out the competition in theaters this weekend. Experts are...

Shorts

Meet Éiru, the Iron Age Warrior of Cartoon Saloon’s Acclaimed New Short by Giovanna Ferrari

Ramin Zahed - October 24, 2025

There’s always a special buzz in the animation community when Ireland’s beloved studio Cartoon Saloon delivers a new project. This year, a lyrical short...

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