Women Are Leading More Animated Features, but the Fight for Industry Equality Isn’t Over

Within the last handful of years, animation has earned a new level of respect. So many animated films check all of the boxes, ...
Variety

‘Spider-Verse’ Directors on What to Expect From Third Movie and Demanding Respect for Animation: ‘Without It, Everybody Hurts’

In case you didn’t know, animation directors are also auteurs. According to Yahoo Finance, the global animation market reached more than $400 billion at the end of 2023. That was up from $391 billion ...
The Escapist

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Shows Mainstream Audiences Still Don’t Treat Animation With Respect

Warning: The following article about Avatar: The Last Airbender and animation as a medium contains spoilers. Animation is my go-to for entertainment. One of the most recent films I watched was Orion ...

‘Little Amélie,’ ‘Arco’ Win Top Honors at Animation Is Film Festival

The winners of the Animation Is Film Festival were announced this week, including 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain' ...
Richmond

Animation gets respect at Cannes

CANNES, France After nine hits and four Academy Awards for films including "WALL-E" and "Ratatouille," the Pixar Animation gang finally feels it has made it to the grown-ups' table with "Up," the ...
Cartoon Brew

Major Hollywood Unions And Guilds Issue Joint Statement Urging Studios To ‘Value And Respect’ Animation Workers

With just a few days before the beginning of contract negotiations between animation workers and entertainment companies, the animation community is getting some love and support from other Hollywood ...
Variety

‘Spider-Verse’ Directors on What to Expect From Third Movie and Demanding Respect for Animation: ‘Without It, Everybody Hurts’

Awards Circuit Podcast: Also, the Roundtable discusses why this feels like an extra-long Oscar season, and recaps a fantastic Grammys In case you didn’t know, animation directors are also auteurs.