The Gotham Film & Media Institute and Laika have launched an animation accelerator program which is designed to support early and mid-career animators. The Laika x Gotham Animation Accelerator aims to ...

The six-month program offers mentorship, studio access, Annecy participation, and Gotham Week pitching opportunities for ...

It started with a mouse—and thank God they didn’t name him Mortimer. Walt Disney may have whiffed it with the name he originally proposed for Mickey, but his eye for character design was clear from ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In March 2026, the Watch With Us team added two movies to its master list of the best animated ...

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 has roared past the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, achieving the massive milestone in just 17 days. This phenomenal pace makes it the ...

For eleven seasons, Jane Leeves was the warm, grounding heartbeat of one of the most sophisticated comedies in television history. As Daphne Moon on Frasier — the chirpy, “psychic” Manchester physical ...

Ramen, developer of Aura, has released Aura 12.0 beta, the latest iteration of the best-in-class multi-agent AI assistant for Unreal Engine, which launched this January. Aura 12.0 introduces enhanced ...

Laika and Gotham Institute launch Animation Accelerator Program, set to launch fresh talent into awards buzz and festivals. Stop-motion future looks bright.

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

Emily Fairfax has spent the past decade studying beavers and how they change landscapes by altering the flow of rivers and streams. She spent five years working with a Pixar animation team to make ...

Final Oscar voting will take place from Feb. 26 to Mar. 5. The 98th Oscars will be held Mar. 15 and will air on ABC, hosted by Conan O’Brien.