The creator of popular animated short The Backwater Gospel is making an FPS inspired by 'Half-Life and the golden age of narrative first person shooters'

Animator Bo Mathorne, creator of the 2011 animated short, Backwater Gospel, has revealed a new game project alongside ...
Cartoon Brew

Computer Animation Before ‘Toy Story’: The Wild, Brilliant Experiments That Built CGI Animation

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...
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 ...
TheWrap

Paramount Animation Taps Jennifer Dodge as New President

Jennifer Dodge has been named President of Paramount Animation. She will report to Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, beginning Jan. 5. In her new role, Dodge will ...
Us Weekly

‘Toy Story’ Turns 30: Look Back at the Animated Classic (Exclusive)

To infinity and beyond! Toy Story, the first fully computer-generated full-length film as well as the first movie from upstart studio Pixar, flew in on terillium carbonic alloy space wings on Nov. 22, ...
Variety

How Disney’s Animated Short ‘Versa’ Tells a Story of Loss, Grief and Hope Through Dance and Music

Long-time Walt Disney animator Malcon Pierce’s animated short “Versa” is a deeply personal story. The animated short, playing at the Animation Is Film Festival this weekend, follows a young couple ...
Observer

Disney’s Once-Unshakable Animation Empire Is Wobbling

From weak theatrical intent to cultural controversy, Disney animation faces major challenges even as it experiments with fresh formats and new IP. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register ...
syracuse.com

How to watch Lifetime’s ‘Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story’ premiere for free

Viewers without cable can watch “Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story” live and on demand for free by signing up for free trials through streaming services like Philo (7-day free trial) and ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Netflix Animation Studios and ‘Ted’ Series Production Workers Launch Unionization Drives

The staffers are attempting to join the Animation Guild, which continues to organize aggressively inside the production space. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & Media Reporter The Animation Guild has launched ...
The Michigan Daily

Grief, religion and animation in ‘Long Story Short’

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Official image from ‘Long Story Short’ courtesy of Netflix. Note: This review contains spoilers ...
Digital Trends

Toy Story broke animation. 30 years later, we’re still trying to pick up the pieces

There is something truly remarkable about watching Toy Story 30 years after the film’s release. Although CG animation has come a long way in the intervening years, the story remains undeniably ...