‘Monkey Quest’ and a New Anime Frontier: How Toei Animation Is Rewriting Its Global Playbook

Toei Animation's new Global Strategy and Content Creation Dept. signals a shift from export to co-creation, with 'Monkey ...

Warner Bros. Animation’s Annecy Slate Includes New Netflix and Adult Swim Series, Lots of DC Superheroes

Warner Bros. Animation's Annecy lineup includes new shows for Netflix and Adult Swim and lots of DC superheroes (and villains ...
CNET

This Animation Startup Wants to Make It Easier to Tell Open-Ended Stories

Founded by former OpenAI scientist Andrew Carr and former Google creative director Jonathan Jarvis, Cartwheel is bridging the gap between 2D vision and 3D execution. Macy is a writer on the AI Team.

"We're Never Going to Automate Taste" Says Disney Animation's Nick Cannon

Tech has transformed the world of VFX but there will never replace the human touch, Walt Disney Animation Studios SVP of ...
FirstShowing.net

Cannes 2026: Leah Nelson's 'Tangles' Film is an Animation Sensation

"Animation is cinema. Animation is not a genre for kids. It's a medium for art, it's a medium for film." –Guillermo del Toro. This animated film from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is one of the ...

5 Anime of 2026 With the Best Animation So Far, Ranked

Three anime from Winter and two from Spring 2026 have already proven themselves to be visual marvels and nothing comes close.
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood’s animation workers are unionizing at a rapid pace. Here’s why

Em Hagen stood before a window on the fifth floor of their Burbank office and waved at what they hoped was the right silver Toyota Prius zipping down Bob Hope Drive in October. Hagen, 27, was trying ...