Contributor: As today's Oscar nominations show, Hollywood animation is in creative crisis

While five of 2025 highest grossers were animated, including "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Zootopia 2," creative timidity ...

10 Animated Movies That Defined the Last 25 Years

While there are great movies from every decade dating back to the 1930s, this century has seen progress like no other, which ...

‘Animation Mavericks,' Feature Doc on Groundbreaking ‘Mr. Magoo' Producer UPA, Nears Completion

A new feature-length documentary “Animation Mavericks: The Forgotten Story of UPA” is set to premiere later this year from ...
The Hollywood Reporter

AFM: Why Germany Has Become a Force in Global Animation

German animation has carved out a profitable niche in the independent market worldwide. Mid-budget animated titles like 'Dragon Rider,' 'Maya the Bee.' and 'Two by Two' fill a gap between Disney and ...

The 20 Greatest Animated Movie Masterpieces of All Time, Ranked

The medium of feature-length animation has given grace to numerous masterpieces, from iconic classics like Fantasia to recent ...
Polygon

With The Wild Robot, Chris Sanders finally set computer animation free

Comics All-New Venom kicks off a high-stakes Marvel mystery later this year All Along the Watchtower sets a murder mystery in the home of the Justice League The Fade is a magical coming-of-age ...
The Hollywood Reporter

America’s Top Animation Schools

Wanna work at Marvel or write the next ‘Flow’? We’ve got the perfect academy for you on THR’s inaugural list. By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer Animation remains a thriving corner of the ...
Creative Bloq on MSN

How to choose the best animation style

From cel animation to stop motion and 3D, the best animation styles can captivate audiences, but which one is for you?
Polygon

Chinese animation is a vibrant, distinctive industry — so why do so many people still call it ‘anime’?

“Donghua” — much like “anime” for Japanese speakers — is simply the Chinese word for “animation.” After decades of stagnation in the animation industry, going as far back as the Cultural Revolution, ...
The New York Times

Animation Hasn’t Been the Same Since ‘Toy Story’

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...
Cartoon Brew

Animation Jobs In The Age Of AI: Revelations From Luminate Intelligence’s 2025 Special Report

The animation industry has always been labor-intensive, blending artistry, innovation, and technology to bring stories to life. Now, a new technological shift, generative AI (genAI), is sparking ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Magical Animation of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’

When the special finally aired in 1964, it became such a hit that it has been rebroadcast every year since, making it the longest-running Christmas special in history. Wikipedia Reindeer and dentists, ...