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The Life of a Sibling That Never Was: Siqi Song’s ‘Sister’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 1:49pm

An intimate, sober and thoughtful animated short that imagines what a Chinese man’s family life might have been had his mother not been forced to terminate her second pregnancy.

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‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’ - An Award-Winning Tribute to a Beloved Uncle

Regina Pessoa talks about her moving short film, which won the Jury Award at Annecy and just received an Annie Award nomination.

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A Filmmaker’s Journey to Honor a Loved One in 'Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days'

The award-winning filmmaker shares the story behind her latest film, a mixed media, stop-motion and hand-drawn ode to a cherished uncle.

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The Houghton Brothers Return with Disney Channel’s ‘Big City Greens’ Season 2

New season of animated comedy dives in headfirst, making funny, funnier; silly, sillier; and weird just a touch weirder, but always with a heart.

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Wallace & Gromit Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Re-Release of ‘The Complete Collection’

Coming October 21 on DVD and Blu-ray, the short film collection allows fans to relive the timeless and quintessentially British humor of Wallace and his four-legged companion.

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‘Coeur Fondant,’ and ‘Entre Sombras’ Take Home Awards at Festival Stop Motion Montreal

Films by Benoît Chieux and Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos among prize winners honored at 11th festival edition’s closing ceremonies, which took place at Concordia University’s J.A. De Sève Cinema.

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Go Behind-the-Scenes: ‘Robot Chicken’ Puppet and Costume Fabrication

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 5:50pm

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios’ Caroline Kastelic and Julia Rosner share production secrets from the upcoming 10th season of Adult Swim’s Emmy Award-winning stop-motion sketch comedy series.

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WATCH: Jan Švankmajer-Inspired ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 4 Promo

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 11:02am

Czech studio Open the Portal shares their stop-motion bumper for hit Adult Swim series that pays tribute to legendary animator’s 1982 short, ‘Dimensions of Dialogue.’

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There’s Nothing Little About Tony Hale’s Adventurous Chicken in ‘Archibald’s Next Big Thing’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, September 6, 2019 at 6:34am

‘Celebrity Deathmatch’ creator Eric Fogel brings the off-beat tales of Hale’s gangly, cheerful and boldly enthusiastic young chicken to life in the new Netflix Original Series from DreamWorks Animation.

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WATCH: Exclusive ‘Missing Link’ Behind-the-Scenes Production Clip

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 3:49pm

Take a look inside the stop-motion magic of LAIKA’s latest animated feature, now available on Digital and coming to Blu-ray and DVD July 23.

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Method Studios Crashes Photoreal Train in AT&T Wild West Heist Spot

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 3:46pm

Studio provides elaborate VFX, including full CG derailment, previs, matte paintings and digital background replacements, for 90-second Western-themed “Train” commercial. 

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Chris Butler Takes on Sasquatch and Indiana Jones in LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 12, 2019 at 5:03pm

The writer and director of LAIKA’s new stop-motion/CG-animated epic comedy adventure shares his insights on helming the studio’s biggest, most complex and technologically innovative film yet. 

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Review: LAIKA Delivers its Most Complex Film Yet with ‘Missing Link’

By Joe Strike | Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 11:32am

AWN’s Miscweant examines the increasing sophistication of the technology powering the stop-motion studio’s fifth animated feature film, a globe-trotting adventure directed by Chris Butler.

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Travis Knight Takes Flight with ‘Bumblebee’ -- Part 2

In the second part of AWN’s two-part interview, the director of Paramount’s new ‘Transformers’ sci-fi action adventure discusses the magic behind a compelling and emotional digital character performance. 

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