Tag: Issue 354
Timeless Beauty: A Look Back at Frédéric Back’s Oscar-Winning Short, ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’ (Book Excerpt)
The following excerpt is from the beautiful new book The Animation Atlas: The Ghibliotheque Guide to the World of Animated Film by Michael Leader...
You’re Fired! Now What? A Few Tips to Get Your Animation Career Back on Track
“Consider short-term or freelance gigs to fill gaps. If you’ve been in leadership, be open to artist work. It’s helpful to be versatile for...
The 2025 Animation Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide
Give your friends and loved ones the warmth, inspiration, nostalgia and optimism of beloved toons this season. (You know they need a little bit...
Italy’s Rainbow Celebrates 30 Years of Magic
2025 has been a super busy year for Italy’s Rainbow, the powerhouse animation studio behind the Winx property and recent hits such as Huntik:...
Tech Reviews: Blender 4.5, Boris FX’s Continuum, JangFX’s IlluGen
Blender 4.5
Blender’s recent release of version 4.5 LTS marks another step forward for the open-source powerhouse, and this one feels particularly polished. Following the...
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Revisited: Directors Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans Look Back at the Hit Film’s Visdev Masterpieces
Since premiering on Netflix in June, Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters has become a record-breaking cultural phenomenon. Not only did the movie become...
Triumphant Trio: The 2025 Student Academy Award Animation Winners Discuss Their Diverse Films
“A man walks into a bar…” This classic line might be the setup for one of the oldest jokes in the world, but this...
Connoisseur’s Choice: A Highly Subjective Guide to the Top Animated Shorts of 2025
From the festival circuit, this looks like a wide-open year for shorts chasing the statuette named after Steve Austin’s (a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar...
‘Angel’s Egg,’ Rehatched
Mamoru Oshii’s 1985 feature Angel’s Egg — technically an Original Video Animation (or OVA) — has made many a cinephile’s list of anime’s greatest...
‘Wednesdays with Gramps’ Directors Chris & Justin Copeland Explore Family Ties and Love for Gaming in Their Heartwarming Short
“Whenever we work on a film, we ask ourselves: what about this idea makes it work as an animated film? What separates it from...
Ready, Set, Animate! ‘100 Meters’ Director Kenji Iwaisawa Puts Us Through the Paces of His Sprint Racing Drama
“There were almost no film works in Japan themed around the 100-meter dash, a short-distance event, so the idea of taking on something no...
Brief Encounter: ‘The Night Boots’ Director Pierre-Luc Granjon Reflects on the Making of His Award-Winning Short
Earlier this year, French writer-director Pierre-Luc Granjon (The White Wolf, co-director on the 2023 feature The Inventor) took home the Oscar-qualifying short film Cristal...
Flight from a Dark Past: ‘Shadows’ Director Randy Beiruty Discusses Her Oscar-Qualified Animated Short
“Animation can soften the edges of very difficult topics, making them easier for audiences to face without losing their weight. That combination of protection,...
‘Decorado’ Director Alberto Vázquez Introduces Us to His Animals in Existential Crisis
“The current global situation is very disturbing: wars, hyperconnectivity, polarization, artificial intelligence, megalomaniac leaders, mega-corporations that control everything. I think Decorado is a contemporary...
The Fast and the Funny: ‘Rally — From Paris to the Pyramids’ Director Details the Animated Racing Adventure
Norwegian director Rasmus A. Siversten is no stranger to ambitious, international animated features. He is the man behind Euro crowd pleasers such as Three...
Archives Animation Magazine – #354 December 2025
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How writer-director Alex Woo and his team sprinkled their brilliant artistic vision into Netflix’s beautifully crafted...
Mamoru Hosoda Discusses His Epic Animated Revenge Tableau ‘Scarlet’ (Exclusive)
CG or not CG? That is the question that anime veteran Mamoru Hosoda has been pondering with his film Scarlet — a reimagining of...
Flights for Survival: David Baute’s ‘Black Butterflies’ Animates Three Eye-Opening Climate Refugee Stories
The Annecy Festival Contrechamp prize-nominated feature Black Butterflies (Mariposas Negras) spotlights the plight of climate refugees from different regions of the world who have...
‘Arco’ Director Ugo Bienvenu Discusses His Vision for Humanity’s Brighter Future in Animated Feature Form (NEW TRAILER)
A time-traveling 10-year-old boy from the future strikes up a friendship with a lonely young girl when he lands in the year 2075, in...
Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ Creative Team Guides Us Through Their Return to the Urban Jungle
“It’s the biggest movie we’ve ever done in the history of Disney animation, which is saying something. Just the variety of characters, and not...
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