AWN’s Chris Robinson suits up to present his arguments for and against a range of conceptually and aesthetically formidable contenders for best animated feature at the 89th Academy Awards.
Actors John Cho and Leslie Mann will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
‘Moana’ producer Osnat Shurer details the meticulous process of bringing Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-nominated Polynesian adventure to the big screen.
Nominees in the feature animation category are Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory,’ LAIKA’s ‘Kubo And The Two Strings,’ Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Moana’ and ‘Zootopia,’ and Netflix’s ‘The Little Prince.’
Two-time Oscar-winning classic animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios now available on Digital HD and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on January 31.
All-new sing-along version of 'Moana' launching at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre on January 20, and in more than 2,000 theaters nationwide on January 27.
Named film of the year by the American Film Institute, CG-animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios has also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature.
Blue Sky, Chaos Group, ILM, ImageMovers, Solid Angle, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and more to be recognized at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11.
imagery from ‘The Art of Moana’ book includes work from concept and character artists including Man Arenas, James Finch, Ian Gooding, Leighton Hickman, Mehrdad Isvandi, Jin Kim, Ryan Lang, Annette Marnat, Kevin Nelson and Bill Schwab.
Disney’s latest short film uses in-house interpolation software Meander to combine traditional hand-drawn 2D animation with CG technology for a delightful look at the “inner workings” of the typical office staffer.
1994 animated Disney feature and 1988 groundbreaking hybrid live-action/animation movie directed by Robert Zemeckis among 25 films to be preserved by the Library of Congress.
Oscar-winning director teams with production designer Kevin Dart to deliver charming seven-minute animated short film created as part of Lyft Driver Appreciation Day.
Directed by Leo Matsuda, ‘Inner Workings’ uses combination of hand-drawn and CG animation previously employed in the Oscar-winning shorts ‘Paperman’ and ‘Feast.’
‘Zootopia’ nabs 11 nominations for the 44th Annie Awards; LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ earns 10 nominations.
Ten animated short films out of 69 qualified projects advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards; nominations to be announced on Tuesday, January 24.
Two-time Oscar-winning classic animated feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios heads to Digital HD January 10 and Blu-ray January 31.
The Mouse House posts its biggest year ever at the global box office with $5,851.4 million through Nov. 1, surpassing the studio’s previous calendar-year record of $5,843.8 million set in 2015.
Original cast members Maya Rudolph, Jamie Chung, Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Alan Tudyk, Genesis Rodriguez and more reprise their original roles, joining Khary Payton as Wasabi and Brooks Wheelan as Fred.
Casting begins on a Tahitian language version of the upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios feature, ‘Moana.’
Academy Award-winning ‘Frozen’ airs December 11 on ABC followed by the behind-the-scenes special, ‘The Making of Frozen: A Return to Arendelle.’
Diverse team behind the film’s music includes songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, and Te Vaka founder and lead singer Opetaia Foa’I; Dwayne Johnson performs ‘You’re Welcome.’
Pollen Music Group’s Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford discuss the evolution of “No Wrong Way Home” and the challenges of composing music and sound design specifically for Virtual Reality.
Co-writer behind Disney’s ‘Captain Marvel’ and Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ joins ‘Tangled’ director Nathan Greno to helm Walt Disney Animation Studios forthcoming animated feature.
New trailer features Moana’s first meeting with the demigod Maui.
Feature documentary by Michael Fiore and Erik Sharkey following the life and career of legendary animator and story artist Floyd Norman makes its theatrical debut.
