’Donkey Princess’ Review: A French Fairytale Gets a Stunning Reimagining from Two Animation Legends

When filmmakers predominantly known for animation make the leap to live-action features, you can never predict whose skill ...
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Animated Films Dominate the Box Office, So Why Aren’t Their Directors Allowed Into the DGA?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Disney released its new version of "The Lion King" in 2019, the company was quick to describe it as the live-action version ...
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Animation! Unveils Selected Projects for 2024 Mentorship Program Aimed at Latin American Female Directors (EXCLUSIVE)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animation! has announced the winners of its 2024 Mentorship Program designed specifically for Latin American female animation ...
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‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Added 3 New Directors to Continue the Epic Coming-of-Age Story

No matter how much more mind-blowing the sequel got, directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson kept the focus on Miles Morales' emotional journey. Dos Santos choreographed the ...
Cartoon Brew

A New Residency Is Launching To Support Women Feature Animation Directors

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 ...
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'Forgotten Island' directors on their Filipino animated film

DreamWorks Animation directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado are ready to take audiences on a new adventure with "Forgotten Island," hitting theaters on Sept. 25. Annecy Animation Festival ...
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Honoring Kyoto Animation’s past while pushing its limits: Director Minoru Ota on "Sparks of Tomorrow"

Story by TK Ogawa Following its July 5 premiere on Netflix worldwide, Kyoto Animation’s new series "Sparks of Tomorrow" ...
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Mark Gustafson Dies: Oscar-Winning Director Of ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Was 64

Mark Gustafson, who alongside Guillermo del Toro directed 2022’s Oscar-winning animated feature Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, died February 1 at 64 following a heart attack. Del Toro confirmed the ...
Variety

Animation and Heart: The Directors of Gkids Pick-Up ‘Little Amélie’ Reflect on Collaborative Spirit in Bringing ‘The Character of Rain’ to Screen

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 ...
TheWrap

Animated Films Dominate the Box Office, So Why Aren’t Their Directors Allowed Into the DGA?

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 ...
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Animation! Unveils Selected Projects for 2024 Mentorship Program Aimed at Latin American Female Directors (EXCLUSIVE)

Animation! has announced the winners of its 2024 Mentorship Program designed specifically for Latin American female animation directors. No one country was singled out, as projects from five countries ...