Must anime still be made in Japan? Toei Animation GM Asama Yosuke says, “The era when anime was something made only by Japanese people is over.” Can, and should, the definition of anime change? www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/toei-a...

Animation Nights New York and Alamo Drafthouse are teaming up to bring indie animated shorts to theaters. The first, Peter Ahern’s 'Buzzkill,' is now screening before 'Obsession' in Alamo theaters nationwide. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Studio Ghibli has named longtime Nippon TV executive Kenichi Yoda as its new president, marking the latest phase of the studio’s post-acquisition transition to life after its founding fathers. www.cartoonbrew.com/executives/s...

Must anime still be made in Japan? Toei Animation GM Asama Yosuke says, “The era when anime was something made only by Japanese people is over.” Can, and should, the definition of anime change? www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/toei-a...

Animation Nights New York and Alamo Drafthouse are teaming up to bring indie animated shorts to theaters. The first, Peter Ahern’s 'Buzzkill,' is now screening before 'Obsession' in Alamo theaters nationwide. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Studio Ghibli has named longtime Nippon TV executive Kenichi Yoda as its new president, marking the latest phase of the studio’s post-acquisition transition to life after its founding fathers. www.cartoonbrew.com/executives/s...

Before Pixar, there was 'The Works,' an unfinished '70s CG feature produced at the New York Institute of Technology by a who's-who of pioneers in the field, including Pixar founders Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/the-work...

One of the hottest animation titles at Cannes this year, Louis Clichy’s hand-painted debut feature 'Iron Boy' has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for a U.S. theatrical release. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Honduran audiences and artists are overwhelmingly rejecting 'Copán: La leyenda,' a locally produced animated feature made with extensive generative AI tools and criticized as a feature-length AI slop commercial. www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...

This was a fun assignment: an unexpectedly affecting YouTube documentary about fledgling computer graphics in the 1970s. Look for the surprise appearance of Coen brothers' film score composer Carter Burwell moonlighting as a CG modelmaker, and classic footage of Shatner's 1980s toupée 🖖🤖💾

Before Pixar, there was 'The Works,' an unfinished '70s CG feature produced at the New York Institute of Technology by a who's-who of pioneers in the field, including Pixar founders Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/the-work...

One of the hottest animation titles at Cannes this year, Louis Clichy’s hand-painted debut feature 'Iron Boy' has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for a U.S. theatrical release. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Honduran audiences and artists are overwhelmingly rejecting 'Copán: La leyenda,' a locally produced animated feature made with extensive generative AI tools and criticized as a feature-length AI slop commercial. www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...

Premiering tomorrow at Cannes, Lizzy Hobbs’ ‘Daughters Of The Late Colonel’ is another beautifully odd and sharply funny handmade short from one of indie animation's most distinctive voices. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/lizzy...

Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath, the filmmakers behind Illumination's blockbuster Mario movies and Cartoon Network’s 'Teen Titans Go!,' have signed an overall deal with Netflix to develop animated and live-action films and series. www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/mi...

According to co-creator Dan Harmon, a 'Rick and Morty' movie is in early development, with longtime series director and Emmy-winner Jacob Hair attached to helm the feature adaptation. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

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Premiering tomorrow at Cannes, Lizzy Hobbs’ ‘Daughters Of The Late Colonel’ is another beautifully odd and sharply funny handmade short from one of indie animation's most distinctive voices. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/lizzy...

Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath, the filmmakers behind Illumination's blockbuster Mario movies and Cartoon Network’s 'Teen Titans Go!,' have signed an overall deal with Netflix to develop animated and live-action films and series. www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/mi...

According to co-creator Dan Harmon, a 'Rick and Morty' movie is in early development, with longtime series director and Emmy-winner Jacob Hair attached to helm the feature adaptation. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Xilam spent years trying to adapt Michael Morpurgo’s 'Listen to the Moon' before director Olivier Clert found the breakthrough that became 'Lucy Lost.' At Cannes, Clert and producer Marc du Pontavice explained how they rebuilt the film from the ground up. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

'Moana 2's' David Derrick Jr. and 'Ultraman: Rising's' John Aoshima are the latest directors to take a crack at Sanrio’s long-developing Hello Kitty feature, this time at WBPA. Former Paramount/Nick animation boss Ramsey Naito is producing. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Sports and animation culture are increasingly overlapping. Bleacher Report’s Zach McCann joins us to explain why the company is launching B/R Cartoons, a dedicated YouTube channel for its growing slate of original and library animation content. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/ble...

The Secret World of Arrietty hits IMAX theaters across the U.S. today with a stunning new 4K restoration. We talked with Studio Ghibli cinematographer Atsushi Okui about the restoration workflow and what goes into preparing these films for IMAX exhibition: www.cartoonbrew.com/interviews/w...

Netflix's first big Cannes pickup is an animated one, with the streamer taking global rights outside France to 'In Waves,' this year's Critics’ Week opener. The film is based on AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir and directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Xilam spent years trying to adapt Michael Morpurgo’s 'Listen to the Moon' before director Olivier Clert found the breakthrough that became 'Lucy Lost.' At Cannes, Clert and producer Marc du Pontavice explained how they rebuilt the film from the ground up. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

'Moana 2's' David Derrick Jr. and 'Ultraman: Rising's' John Aoshima are the latest directors to take a crack at Sanrio’s long-developing Hello Kitty feature, this time at WBPA. Former Paramount/Nick animation boss Ramsey Naito is producing. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Tom Kane, the prolific voice actor whose credits included Professor Utonium and HIM in 'The Powerpuff Girls,' Yoda in 'The Clone Wars,' Mr. Herriman in 'Foster's,' and hundreds of other roles in animation and games, has died at 64. www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/tom-kane...

Sports and animation culture are increasingly overlapping. Bleacher Report’s Zach McCann joins us to explain why the company is launching B/R Cartoons, a dedicated YouTube channel for its growing slate of original and library animation content. www.cartoonbrew.com/business/ble...

The Secret World of Arrietty hits IMAX theaters across the U.S. today with a stunning new 4K restoration. We talked with Studio Ghibli cinematographer Atsushi Okui about the restoration workflow and what goes into preparing these films for IMAX exhibition: www.cartoonbrew.com/interviews/w...

Netflix's first big Cannes pickup is an animated one, with the streamer taking global rights outside France to 'In Waves,' this year's Critics’ Week opener. The film is based on AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir and directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Hasbro is giving childhood trauma a stunning 4K remaster with a 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of 'The Transformers: The Movie.' www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

The team behind Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ is back with ‘Mating Season,’ a new adult animated comedy debuting this week about dating, relationships, and animal instincts.

Fantastic news for U.S. audiences, Xu Zao’s melancholic Chinese sci-fi feature ‘Light Pillar,’ a standout at this year's Berlinale, will get a North American theatrical run from Greenwich Entertainment. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Exclusive: ‘Jim Queen’ flexes a sweaty teaser following its raucous Cannes premiere. We spoke with Bobbypills producer Arthur Delabays about making the glittery feature, from its Paris club culture roots to its Cannes Midnight debut. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Hasbro is giving childhood trauma a stunning 4K remaster with a 40th anniversary theatrical re-release of 'The Transformers: The Movie.' www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Exclusive: “We put all of our effort, sweat, and tears into each and every film we make”: longtime Ghibli cinematographer Atsushi Okui joins us to discuss the too-often-overlooked 'Whisper of the Heart' and its new 4K remaster. www.cartoonbrew.com/interviews/w...

The team behind Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ is back with ‘Mating Season,’ a new adult animated comedy debuting this week about dating, relationships, and animal instincts.

Fantastic news for U.S. audiences, Xu Zao’s melancholic Chinese sci-fi feature ‘Light Pillar,’ a standout at this year's Berlinale, will get a North American theatrical run from Greenwich Entertainment. www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution...

Exclusive: ‘Jim Queen’ flexes a sweaty teaser following its raucous Cannes premiere. We spoke with Bobbypills producer Arthur Delabays about making the glittery feature, from its Paris club culture roots to its Cannes Midnight debut. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Update: Netflix got back to us and confirmed it is launching an “artist-led animation incubator” to develop new, extended stories based on its IPs. The studio stressed that films produced at Netflix Animation Studios will continue to use traditional animation techniques.

Netflix is staffing a "GenAI-native animation studio" called INKubator, which will create animated shorts and specials using AI-powered pipelines and "develop feature-quality content... as we ramp up activity and aim to expand into longer-form content." www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...

Oscar-nominated 'A Cat in Paris' director Alain Gagnol discusses his new animated feature 'Dog My Cats!,' collaborating with illustrator Lilas Cognet, and building a handcrafted 2D road movie mystery ahead of Cannes. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

“We had the feeling we have the same humor”: Producer Fabian Driehorst discusses Fabian&Fred’s growing collaboration with Signe Baumane on 'Karmic Knot' as the hybrid indie feature builds buzz heading into awards season. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Update: Netflix got back to us and confirmed it is launching an “artist-led animation incubator” to develop new, extended stories based on its IPs. The studio stressed that films produced at Netflix Animation Studios will continue to use traditional animation techniques.

Oscar-nominated 'A Cat in Paris' director Alain Gagnol discusses his new animated feature 'Dog My Cats!,' collaborating with illustrator Lilas Cognet, and building a handcrafted 2D road movie mystery ahead of Cannes. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

“We had the feeling we have the same humor”: Producer Fabian Driehorst discusses Fabian&Fred’s growing collaboration with Signe Baumane on 'Karmic Knot' as the hybrid indie feature builds buzz heading into awards season. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

Netflix is staffing a "GenAI-native animation studio" called INKubator, which will create animated shorts and specials using AI-powered pipelines and "develop feature-quality content... as we ramp up activity and aim to expand into longer-form content." www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...

Ha-Clay-Luiah! The U.K.'s reported plasticine shortage may be a thing of the past after the arrival of Animation Supplies' Chroma Clay, a wax-based material soft enough for detail work yet firm enough to hold its shape over long shoots. www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/new-st...

'Blaise' directors Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue discuss bringing their deeply strange, distinctly French animated world from cult comic to TV series to the Cannes screen, while preserving the film's handmade 2D identity and awkward emotional core. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...