Cooley’s passion for the “Transformers” franchise is evident in his origin story, which explores the relationship between Autobots Optimus and Megatron. The Oscar-winning animated director of “Toy ...

The directors of this year’s best animated feature hopefuls talk inspiration, originality and why emotional truth comes before technique. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief LIANE-CHO HAN Patience ...

Sony will put Marvel’s long-running anti-hero into a feature animation lead role for the first time with Zach Lipovsky and ...

Six directors behind some of the most acclaimed animated films of the year discuss why they fell in love with movies, the threat of AI and how even cartoons "can express great truths." By Scott ...

Regular moviegoers — and even some Academy members — often believe that directing an animated feature means standing over an artist’s shoulder and simply saying, “Draw this.” But the six directors ...

Throughout film history, animation has greatly evolved, with movies like Akira and Toy Story having the biggest impact on the ...

Within the last handful of years, animation has earned a new level of respect. So many animated films check all of the boxes, from good story, good voice casting, they look beautiful, there’s a ...

Thirty-one animated features are eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category of the 97th edition of the Academy Awards. The number of eligible films is two shy of last year’s ...

The directors of "Flow," "Inside Out 2," "Memoir of a Snail," "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl," and "The Wild Robot" analyze the scenes that mattered most. “The Wild Robot,” the Best Feature ...

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