Tag: Issue 352
All the Right Moves: Cottonwood Media’s ’20 Dance Street’ Prepares to Take the Stage
Among the new animated projects debuting at the fall markets this year is Cottonwood Media’s stunning production 20 Dance Street, a beautifully crafted CG-animated...
Market Vision Quests: European Animation Execs Reflect on the State of the Industry & Fall Content Markets
With fall TV events such as Cartoon Forum, MIPJunior and MIPCOM on the horizon, many producers are taking stock of the state of the...
The Must-Have List: ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Smurfs’ & ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Slay on Shelves
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The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History (Deluxe Edition)
Strap on your proton pack and get ready for the ultimate guide to the popular spin-off...
Tech Reviews: Chaos’s V-Ray for Blender, Wacom’s Cintiq Touch Line
V-Ray for Blender
Chaos Group’s V-Ray for Blender brings the power of a production-proven renderer to the open-source 3D community. While Blender users have long...
Do I Amuse You?: OIAF’s Festival Director Offers a Sneak Peek at the Popular Event
'Cartoons actually churn out more darkness and depravity (plus an unhealthy dose of cheese) than outright comedy. Animated films are dominated by dramas, and...
‘Haunted Hotel’ Creator Matt Roller Shares the Spooky Secrets of His New Netflix Animated Series
Everyone loves an old-fashioned haunted house story, but it’s even more enticing when the gloomy lodgings are the centerpiece of a hilarious new adult...
‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Director Unmasks ICON’s Animated Super Pooch!
Watch out, Krypto! There’s a new super canine in town.
Next year Canada’s largest independent CG company, ICON Creative Studio (Monsters at Work, Disney Jr.’s...
Back to Glorious Guadalajara: A Sneak Peek at Pixelatl Festival ’25
It’s no secret that one of the best ways to get a taste of Latin America’s vibrant animation scene is to check out the...
Up, Up and Away! ‘Superman’ VFX Leads Discuss Its Visual Feats
There have been many incarnations of the Son of Krypton in television and movies, but director James Gunn’s latest take on DC’s Superman proved...
Return to Prince Edward Island: ‘Anne Shirley’ Views the L.M. Montgomery Classic thru a New Anime Lens
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables books have enjoyed a special place in the hearts of Japanese audiences for almost 75 years. The...
‘Tim Rex in Space’ Introduces a Curious Dino Family to Nickelodeon’s Preschool Lineup
Combining two obsessions of every young child — dinosaurs and space — the preschool series Tim Rex in Space looks to use its adventures...
‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake’ Director Irene Iborra Rizo Discusses Her Powerful Stop-Mo Film
Spanish director Irene Iborra Rizo’s new stop-motion feature Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Cristal prize at Annecy in...
Fish Out of Water: ‘ChaO’ Director Yasuhiro Aoki Dives into Studio4°C’s Acclaimed Movie [Exclusive]
Yasuhiro Aoki wants to challenge himself. A veteran animator currently at Tokyo-based Studio4°C, he previously co-directed Batman: Gotham Knight and contributed animation to Psycho-Pass:...
‘Aztec Batman’ Director Juan Meza-León Discusses the Dark Knight’s Mesoamerican Reboot
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios) is the first team-up between Warner Bros. Animation, Mexico’s Ánima and The Book of...
‘Helluva Boss’: How Vivienne Medrano’s Devilishly Fun Comedy Found a New Home on Prime Video
One of indie animation’s most beloved shows of the past few years, Helluva Boss built a devoted fandom on YouTube with its surrealist style...
To Ecuador with Love: ‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Creator Gonzalo Cordova on His Wild New Adult Swim Show
What would you get if you merged the madcap, surreal frames of ’80s-era Pedro Almodóvar movies with the beautifully art-decorated stop-motion world of Mexico’s...
Exclusive! ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Showrunner Todd Harris Discusses the Creative Heart of the New Marvel Animation Anthology
***This article was written for the Sept./Oct. '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 352), available soon.***
Following on the heels of January’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,...
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