One of Japan’s most commercially successful and highly acclaimed animators, Shinkai Makoto has been called a successor to anime titan Miyazaki Hayao. Known for his mix of photo-realistic visuals and ...

Studio Ghibli's hand-drawn animation requires unparalleled dedication from artists, resulting in vibrant visuals. Ghibli ...

Hayao Miyazaki came out on top tonight in a highly competitive Oscar race for best animated feature. Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron was one of the two frontrunners in the category, alongside ...

When animator Stefan Gruber was eight, they saw a dog run across a wall, not in real life, but in Jules Engel’s hand-drawn short “Accident,” projected during a Pioneer Square art walk. That was the ...

Zellweger's first foray into directing, a nine-minute short that premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival, takes aim at the plumes of toxicity polluting the world: "We all have these ...

With modern Disney films being created in 3-D animation, it’s hard to remember what the classics looked like until fans re-watch those created from 1937. 2-D animation, also known as hand-drawn ...

Strange World producer Roy Conli has been at Disney since the '90s, meaning he saw the studio's shift from hand drawn animation to CGI play out in real-time. The first film Conli produced was 1996's ...

Gemma Johnson is a Senior Contributor from the United Kingdom who writes guides, lists, and updates. Gemma's passion for video games began in the 90s, growing up with classic titles like Goldeneye, ...

"The exchanges between Mahito and the heron... they really reflected my usual sort of conversations with Miyazaki." GKids has released a promo featurette video for Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the ...

She also found inspiration in the 1971 animated film “The Point!” directed by Fred Wolf and the 1973 animated movie “Fantastic Planet” from René Laloux. She admires the films of animator Maureen ...