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Ramy Youssef and His Creative Partners Discuss the Making of Prime Video’s ‘#1 Happy Family USA’

Ramin Zahed - April 24, 2025

Actor-writer-director Ramy Youssef’s new Prime Video series #1 Happy Family USA takes viewers back to 2001-era America, and offers a clear-eyed view at the...

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Exec Producers Tony DiTerlizzi and Bobs Gannaway Give Us the Scoop on the Wonderful Second Season of ‘WondLa’

Ramin Zahed - April 22, 2025

This Friday, fans of Skydance Animation and Apple TV+’s fantasy series WondLa will be able to catch up with the adventures of its brave...

Features

First Look: Netflix Rescues Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed’ from the Dog House!

Ramin Zahed - April 16, 2025

Netflix announced this morning that it will unleash Fixed, the new adult animated comedy feature from animation icon, five-time Emmy-winner Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal, Samurai...

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Bryan O’Connell Joins The Jim Henson Company as VP of Children’s TV

Ramin Zahed - April 14, 2025

Disney veteran Bryan O’Connell has joined The Jim Henson Company as its new VP of Children’s Television. O’Connell, who was director of development at...

Festivals & Events

Exclusive: Michel Gondry to Debut Animated Sequel ‘Maya, Give Me Another Title’ at Annecy

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2025

During an interview for our upcoming super-sized 350th issue, Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) revealed to Animation Magazine that he...

Features

‘Hola Frida!’ Directors on Painting Their Animated Portrait of a Very Young Artist

Ramin Zahed - April 11, 2025

Parents who would like to introduce their children to the life and times of the beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) can look forward...

Animated People

A Villainous Force: Actor Mark Hamill Discusses Voicing King Herod in Angel Studios’ Epic ‘The King of Kings’

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2025

While actor Mark Hamill will forever be remembered for his star-making role in George Lucas’ Star Wars and its sequels, animation fans also love...

Animated People

‘Dandelion’ Director Zhengwu Gu Discusses the Inspirations Behind the Award-Winning Ringling Short

Ramin Zahed - April 10, 2025

First completed in 2023, Zhengwu Gu and Ling Zhao’s animated short Dandelion is set in a cold dystopian world in which a coal-burning robot...

Animated People

Bienvenidos a Rudo! Meet the Buenos Aires Studio Behind Pixelatl’s 2025 Signal Film

Ramin Zahed - April 8, 2025

Another exciting edition of Pixelatl's El Festival celebration of animation, comics and video games is coming to Guadalajara, taking place September 9-13 (elfestival.mx). As...

Passings

Oscar-nominated Czech-American Writer, Director and Animator Paul Fierlinger Dies at 89

Ramin Zahed - April 6, 2025

We are sad to hear that acclaimed indie writer, director and animator Paul Fierlinger has passed away. He died on Friday (April 4) at...

Animated People

Silver Lake Shorts Festival Founders Jared Corwin & Ben Sharpe on Creating a Local Indie Institution

Ramin Zahed - April 4, 2025

If you live in the Los Angeles area and like to catch cool indie animated shorts created by artists from around the world, you...

Features

Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan to Play in DreamWorks’ Fall Release, ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’

Ramin Zahed - April 2, 2025

Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan are the latest stars to check in to DreamWorks’ fall release, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. Margie Cohn, DreamWorks Animation president, made the announcement on...

Features

It’s a Deal! Ketchup Entertainment Will Release Warner Bros.’ Coyote vs. Acme’ in Theaters

Ramin Zahed - March 31, 2025

It’s official! Ketchup Entertainment has rescued Warner Bros.’ Coyote vs. Acme from a lifetime of sitting in the studio vaults. The indie distributor, which...

Features

GKIDS’ 4K Re-Release of ‘Princess Mononoke’ Rules IMAX Theaters with an Estimated $4 Million Weekend

Ramin Zahed - March 30, 2025

Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1997 feature Princess Mononoke proved to be a royal success in U.S. IMAX theaters this weekend, with an estimated $4 million...

Animated People

‘The Bully Monster’s Art Director Discusses the Acclaimed Brazilian Animated PSA

Ramin Zahed - March 27, 2025

Vanish’s The Bully Monster is a powerful animated short that looks at the long-term impacts of bullying at school. It centers on a young boy...

Animated People

‘Lil Kev’ Director Musa Brooker on Animating Kevin Hart’s Childhood in N. Philly

Ramin Zahed - March 26, 2025

Earlier this month, BET+ premiered Lil Kev, a new adult animation series loosely based on the early days of actor/comic Kevin Hart, when he...

Festivals & Events

Exclusive: 30 Animated TV Projects Selected to Compete at the 2025 Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival

Ramin Zahed - March 26, 2025

Annecy International Animation Film Festival posted 30 TV films and specials that will be competing in the official selection category this year. They are: TV...

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‘RoboGobo’ Creator Chris Gilligan Discusses the Inspiration Behind His Disney Preschool Show

Ramin Zahed - March 25, 2025

Disney’s new animated preschool show RoboGobo follows the adventures of a team of mech-enhanced pets (Hopper, Booster, Allie, Shelly and Wing) who teach young...

Shorts

Director Rémi Durin’s Imagination Takes Flight with Delicate, Award-Winning Short, ‘Sparrows’

Ramin Zahed - March 21, 2025

French director Rémi Durin, who is best known for writing and directing acclaimed shorts such as Head in the Clouds (2023) and features such...

Framestore’s Animation Wizards Reveal the VFX Secrets of ‘Paddington in Peru’

Ramin Zahed - March 20, 2025

Paddington in Peru, the popular bear’s third cinematic adventure, which was theatrically released in the U.S. by Sony last month, managed to seamlessly blend...

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