Disney unveiled a first look today at Mufasa: The Lion King, coming to theaters December 20. The follow-up to the studio’s blockbuster, photoreal remake of The Lion King explores the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. The studio also announced a roster of talent bringing new and fan-favorite characters to life […]

Crunchyroll is launching the second annual Ani-May celebration with new activations across retail, digital and streaming. This includes new and exclusive anime merchandise and activations at Hot Topic in the United States, Riachuelo in Brazil and exclusive retail activations in EMEA, among many others. “The love and excitement around anime continues...

Fresh off a historic Academy Award win for Best Animated Feature, the latest and long awaited cinematic masterpiece from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron, will be released July 9 on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray + DVD and in a Limited Edition SteelBook that includes 4K UHD + […]

Writer-director Wojteck Wawszcyk’s animated feature Diplodocus is among the many long-anticipated international titles screening at the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival in June. The movie, which is produced by Maks Sikora and his team at Poland’s Human studio and Czech studio PFX  is inspired by the popular cult comic books of Tadeusz Baranowski.  A...

The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) wrapped up another successful edition Sunday evening with the awards ceremony. For six days, the festival welcomed filmmakers, industry visitors and animation fans from around the world to venues around Stuttgart, presenting its habitual range of animated and immersive projects to packed...

By Boris Maras Throughout my 14-year career journey spanning over 10 different animation studios I’ve encountered a wide range of supervisory styles, some of which have been more successful than others. From these experiences, I’ve distilled my preferences into what I think makes an effective animation supervisor. Now, approaches may vary a lot based...