Kids Animation Model ‘Broken’ as Streamers Retreat, Upending Pathways to Market

Producers at a Quirino Future Lab warn kids animation’s model is breaking as creator-led, YouTube-first studios reshaping financing and IP ownership.
CEOWORLD magazineOpinion

Kasyapp Ivaaturi: An automated action should be as explainable and accountable as a human action. Otherwise, instead of innovation, you get an incident generator

A Vice President of British visual effects and computer animation studio and 2026 European Business & Finance Award judge, he ...
Business Insider

Kartoon Studios to Release Shareholder Letter and Business Update Including AI Animated Video Featuring Company Executives and Iconic Characters

CHARACTERS FROM THE UPCOMING HUNDRED ACRE WOOD SERIES JOIN KARTOON STUDIOS' CEO, CFO, AND HEAD OF TOON NETWORKS IN A GROUNDBREAKING PRESENTATION OUTLINING THE COMPANY’S GROWTH STRATEGY AND COMING ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

How PennWest Edinboro built a Hollywood-worthy animation program

PennWest Edinboro's animation program has produced successful alumni, including Lucasfilm President Dave Filoni and Becky van Cleve of Netflix Animation Studios. The program emphasizes a foundation in ...
Decider

Need the Betting Edge in Your Oscars Pool? Stream the Animated Shorts, Which We've Just Ranked

This weekend’s Oscars are seen largely as a race between One Battle After Another and Sinners, two terrific movies that are available to stream on HBO Max after lengthy theatrical runs. In fact, all ...
The Delaware Gazette

DACC team takes top spot for computer animation

A team of Delaware Area Career Center students took the top spot in their discipline at the 2026 Business Professionals of America State Competition last month. The champion computer animation team is ...
The Verge

Every little thing she does is magic

is an art director at The Verge. In a style that feels nostalgic and nascent, Bree O’Donnell is crafting her singular vision of a 3D witch named Mary. Through the tiny window of short clips on ...
THE WEEK

The 8 best animated family movies of all time

Animated family films have been a staple of entertainment culture for nearly a century and offer a rich catalog of adventures, fables, fairy tales and dramas. The very best, including these eight ...
Orlando Sentinel

History center spotlights animation process, Disney productions

The latest exhibit at Orange County Regional History Center may get creative juices flowing and prompt waves of nostalgia. “Animationland” provides hands-on artistic activities, and its companion ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The Animation Guild Notches Organizing Wins at Netflix, DreamWorks

Multiple union drives launched in 2025 have paid off for the union, which had its latest victory at the National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 30. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise Reporter, TV & Labor ...
Yardbarker

20 awesome animated films outside of the Disney universe

3D computer animation is the go-to style for most studios making animated films today. However, traditional hand-drawn 2D animation once ruled over the industry and is sorely missed in the modern ...