Liam LoPinto's ‘The Old Young Crow’ Short and Sketchbooks for Refugees...
The first-generation Iranian-American filmmaker, who for years denied his heritage, fell in love with his culture again while on an NYU exchange program in Japan as he spent time in Tokyo graveyards...
View ArticleNetflix Drops ‘Pokémon Concierge’ Trailer, Release Date
Following the daily life of Pokémon resort concierge Haru, the stop-motion series marks the first collaboration between the two entertainment giants and streams December 28.
View Article‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Captures Holiday Nostalgia with Stylized Animation Mix
Magic Light Pictures’ charming new special blends live-action, stop-motion, 3D, and 2D animation to reimagine Margery Williams’ classic story of a child who, with his new favorite toy, discovers...
View ArticlePodcast EP 235: Stop-Motion Animator Dale Hayward on Perfectionism in Animation
The Montreal-based See Creature Animation Studio co-owner offers 5-steps to improve animation performance and shares his experience directing New Zealand Claymation kid’s show ‘Kiri and Lou.’
View ArticleExclusive Clip: ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Complete Series’
Aardman’s iconic stop-motion animated series comes home for the holidays with a 7-disc Blu-ray set releasing December 12, now available for preorder.
View ArticleNomint Creates ‘Up in Smoke’ for WWF to Address the Global Climate Crisis
Released at COP28, the short integrates stop-motion animation with real smoke, immersing viewers in a world where a young girl confronts a smoke-filled environment; experience the film and take a look...
View Article‘The Esteemed Priority’ Unpacks Unconditional Love While Honoring Animation’s...
Animator, illustrator, and teacher Al Bohl uses paper cut-out silhouette animation, pioneered a century ago by German filmmaker Lotte Reiniger, to tell the timeless – and timely - story of a stranger...
View ArticleEm Cooper Talks John Lennon and Her ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ Music Video
In the Grammy Award-nominated short film, the artist explores the space between ‘dreaming and wakefulness,’ creating and morphing 1,300 oil paintings by hand to honor the re-release of The Beatles’...
View ArticleSam Fell Talks ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
The director of Aardman and Netflix’s acclaimed ‘Chicken Run’ sequel discusses why the ‘heart is in hand-made’ and how the vibrant medium of stop-motion animation, like no other, helps visualize the...
View ArticlePodcast EP 238: How Alistair Nicholls Turned Claymation into a Beautiful Career
The U.K.-based Moon Studios founder shares his professional journey from launching his own studio to landing work with clients like Nickelodeon, Felix the 1st, and Far Caspian.
View ArticleFICCI Frames 2024
The 24th edition of the global media and entertainment convention runs from March 5 – March 7 in Mumbai.
View ArticleWill Aardman Craft Another Project from the ‘Robin Robin’ Universe?
The UK studio’s charming stop-motion holiday special, featuring puppets made from felt and starring Gillian Anderson and Richard E Grant, could be set for another installment, according to co-writers...
View ArticleIFC Films Drops ‘Stopmotion’ Official Trailer
Just when you thought it safe to turn your back on creepy little puppet characters while making a stop-motion film… Robert Morgan’s incredibly disturbing new horror film will give you a total case of...
View Article‘In the Know’: Zach Woods and Brian Hansen Talk Stop-Motion Comedy Magic
The new adult animated parody, co-created by Woods with Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner and produced by Oscar-winning ShadowMachine, follows NPR’s third most popular host, a well-meaning puppet - and...
View ArticleCatya Plate Brings ‘Las Nogas’ to HollyShorts
The 2023 NYC Women’s Fund Recipient, artist and filmmaker Catya Plate, brings the third short of her award-winning stop-motion animated trilogy to the festival’s monthly screening event in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleStop Motion Animator and Director Mark Gustafson Passes at 63
The Oscar, Annie, Emmy, and BAFTA-winning creative, known for his work on ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ ‘Meet the Raisins,’ and many other stop-motion projects, has died of a...
View ArticlePodcast EP 240: Rachel Larson and How She Made ‘The Tiny Chef Show’
The animator, director, and writer shares her journey that led from a shed rental in New Zealand to partnering with Kristen Bell and ultimately scoring a deal with Nickelodeon.
View ArticleTierra Whack Releases ‘Shower Song’ Live-Action/Animation Hybrid Music Video
The 90-second short, created by the Grammy-nominated recording artist in partnership with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, serves as the first single for the singer’s debut album, ‘WORLD WIDE WHACK,’...
View ArticleBinocular Briefs - Spotlight on Collage
The latest survey takes a break from the usual focus on new shorts to highlight classic films connected by a specific technique.
View ArticlePodcast EP 243: Lee Griffin On Picking Up Blender and Going Viral
The 25-year-old data analyst shares how he picked up Blender as a hobby, created a unique animation style and subsequently saw his short animations go viral on social.
View ArticlePodcast EP 244: Lachlan Pendragon and How His Stop-Motion Film Scored an...
The Australian animator discusses making his short ‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It’ and his journey to the Academy Awards.
View ArticlePodcast EP 247: How Emmy Robinson Gained 100K Followers by Making Stopmo...
The amateur animator shares how she used Instagram’s algorithms to her advantage, the niche she discovered and how she capitalized on it.
View ArticleNickelodeon Serves Up ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ S2 Trailer
The Emmy Award-winning preschool series cooks up new episodes with Chef embarking on herbivorous adventures with a lineup of celebrity guests and his enthusiastic robot buddy, Ruby; coming April 8.
View ArticleAardman Greenlights New Seasons for ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and ‘Very Small...
The award-winning animation studio announces a new 20-episode Season 7 and Season 3, respectively, for its 2 most popular stop-motion shows.
View ArticleClaymation Magic: Aardman Teams with the BBC on ‘Things We Love’
The UK broadcaster's new promotional series, paying homage to the famed ‘Creature Comforts’ franchise, transforms viewers' favorite programs into animated shorts using the iconic studio's celebrated...
View ArticlePodcast EP 249: Ben Osroosh & Making Motion Control Rigs and Winders for...
LA-based Iranian stop-motion artist discusses his move from Iran to the U.S., his unexpected entry into stop-motion animation and his recently launched Motion Control Kit’s capabilities.
View ArticleStop-Motion Studio Factory Transmedia Declares Bankruptcy
The studio behind ‘The Clangers’ and the first season of ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ has already laid off eight staff members, with puppets and studio equipment headed to auction after ‘challenging market...
View ArticleAnimated Short ‘Las Nogas’ Gets NY Premiere
Catya Plate’s award-winning stop-motion short screens as part of the ‘Environmentally Speaking Bloc’ at the Queens World Film Festival, running April 17-27; tickets are now available.
View ArticleAardman Academy Goes Down Under to Team with University of Canterbury
The award-winning stop-motion studio’s academy inks 5-year agreement with the New Zealand university, making it the country’s only school to offer animation students training with stopmo curriculum.
View ArticleVeteran VFX Artist Roger Dicken Passes at 84
The British special effects artist, sculptor, and model maker known for his work on ‘Alien’ and ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth’ passed away in his North Wales home on February 18.
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