When Disney released its new version of “The Lion King” in 2019, the company was quick to describe it as the live-action version of the beloved 1994 original. Director Jon Favreau, who made a ...

Zhao Ji says the next generation of creators must move beyond myth-based IP as China’s animation sector matures. By Mathew Scott Chinese animation director Zhao Ji, whose White Snake earned $70 ...

All children are gods in their own perspective, until they discover their own human nature. Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb expanded on this idea in her novel “The Character of Rain,” published in ...

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 ...

A new initiative was announced today at the Annecy Festival: the creation of a residency devoted to women directors developing animated feature films. The residency is set to launch in 2027 at ...

Zilbalodis tells IndieWire about working in Blender to create an emotive, evocative animation style. Focused on a cat, who reluctantly ends up in the same boat as a set of other animals amid a flooded ...

Mamoru Hosoda is, without question, one of the best directors in the anime medium. Possessing a career marked by remarkable highs as he sought to expand and deliver on the promise of what animation ...

It’s been an eventful year for Ricky Figueroa. Early in 2025, he was honored as RIT’s inaugural John Traver Professor. A few months later, he was appointed the new director of the College of Art and ...

It might have taken some time, but Netflix has finally announced the release date for the eagerly anticipated second season of it's live-action One Piece series. However, before the live-action made a ...