Stories By Ramin Zahed
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Animated People
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Discusses Her Powerful Short ‘Sitara: Let Girls Dream’
December 5, 2019Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s animated short Sitara: Let Girls Dream tackles one of the most important issues facing...
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Digital Media
Wonder Media Launches Teen Suicide Prevention Series
December 5, 2019Leading education technology (EdTech) animation studio Wonder Media has started production on a new project titled...
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Shorts
Laughing with Daffy and Porky Again in ‘The Curse of the Monkey Bird’
November 27, 2019***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** When animation...
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Shorts
Tackling Tough Material Delicately: ‘Mind My Mind’ & ‘The Opposites Game’
November 27, 2019***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** It’s no...
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North America
Forever Young: ‘Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum’ Recasts Historical Figures as Kids
November 26, 2019***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** If you...
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Festivals and Events
Chiodo Brothers and Netflix to Deliver ‘Alien Xmas’ Holiday Special
November 23, 2019Stop-motion artists Charles, Stephen and Edward Chiodo are working on a new half-hour holiday special titled...
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Streaming
Amazon Renews Acclaimed Animated Show ‘Undone’ for Second Season
November 22, 2019Amazon can’t get enough of Kate Purdy. The streamer has renewed Purdy’s acclaimed rotoscope-animated series Undone...
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Television
Aardman Hatches Holiday Special ‘Robin Robin’ for Netflix
November 22, 2019Bristol-based stop-motion animation studio Aardman Studios is working on its first project for Netflix— a new...
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Features
‘Klaus’: Santa Begins — in Glorious 2D!
November 18, 2019***This article written for the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Nine years ago,...
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Festivals and Events
‘Clangers’ Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Episodes, Special Events
November 15, 2019BAFTA-winning preschool brand Clangers is celebrating its 50th anniversary this Saturday (Nov. 16) with the launch...
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Digital Media
Disney Codeillusion Offers a Fun Way to Code
November 15, 2019Animation fans can now learn how to code from Ariel, Goofy, Aladdin, Winnie the Pooh and...
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Festivals and Events
‘Frozen II,’ ‘Klaus’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ Nab Humanitas Noms
November 15, 2019The finalists for the 2020 Humanitas Prize were announced on Friday. The award honors film and...
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Shorts
Bulgarian Memories on Beeswax: Theodore Ushev’s ‘The Physics of Sorrow’
November 15, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** About eight...
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Television
Northern Exposure: ‘Molly of Denali’ Brings Alaska Native Lives to Animation
November 15, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Last July,...
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Shorts
Hair to Stay: Making ‘Hair Love’ A Delightful Animated Trailblazer
November 15, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** The making...
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Animated People
Sophomore Season Fun in the Big City!
November 15, 2019Catch up with show creators Chris and Shane Houghton and learn about the second season of...
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Features
News Bytes: Disney+ Grabs 10 Mil Subscribers, Bieber Previews ‘Cupid’ and More
November 13, 2019Disney +’s first day on the market has been a smashing success. The Mouse House’s stocks...
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Shorts
A Special Sibling: Siqi Song’s Award-Winning ‘Sister’
November 11, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Siqi Song’s...
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Shorts
‘Hors Piste’: That Irresistible Alpine Humor
November 11, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** It has...
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Features
‘The Fixies’: Aeroplane’s Little Repairmen Keep Getting Bigger
November 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the October ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** It has...
Recent Posts
With an opening that was delayed several times this year, Playmobil: The Movie finally begins ...
Children’s entertainment company Moonbug is now available to customers in the U.K., U.S., Canada and ...
Winners of the ATF Animation, Chinese and Formats Pitches were announced Friday after a series ...
