Submissions now open for animation creatives aged 11-22; deadline set for September 1, with judging taking place in October and winners introduced at November 8 ceremony at the Manchester Animation Festival.
Known as one of the forerunners of staged photography made popular in the Netherlands, his stop-motion works combined photography with film, often made in collaboration with son Menno.
Directors Andy Biddle and Adeena Grubb teamed with model makers at Sculpt-Double for the spot, which follows a furry rabbit family as they discover the joy of staying connected.
From a field of 44 nominees across the UK, 7 emerging artists were celebrated for their outstanding original short films across 2D, 3D, and stop-motion categories.
The physical figure-animation hybrid series, which merges stop-motion with real-time CGI face-swapping technology, is now streaming in 4K.
In the latest episode of his new show, former ‘Prop Culture’ host Dan Lanigan, along with resident investigator Martin Meunir, dive into the iconic character’s meticulous construction, as well as the film’s off-camera advancements that changed stop-motion filmmaking forever.
Director Tomoki Misato discusses crafting and filming a tactile, textured, and hand-made world for the beloved characters’ new series using wool, magnets, 3D printers, and an innovative motion control camera rig; now streaming on Netflix.
Set in a dino-populated medieval fantasy world, writer-director Nate Smith’s film follows a grizzled knight’s journey to understand the courage and love it takes to give a child a better life, echoing the real-life adoption experiences of its creators.
The stop-motion short, based on a poem by Dean Atta and narrated by Jordan Stephens, will debut at Frameline49 that runs June 18-28 in San Francisco.
Coming to Adult Swim this summer, ‘The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special’ stop-motion comedy from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios takes aim at iconic reality shows from across Warner Bros. Discovery networks.
Five short films and two video game trailers were produced by the 48 character animators and computer graphic artists who will graduate on January 17.
A twist on the familiar story, Chile’s Cristóbal León describe the project as a ‘very personal adaptation of the classic fairy tale, with the main difference that Hansel and Gretel are both boys in this version, at least at the beginning.’
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 conditions’ shuttered the company.
Known for his work on multiple high profile animated films including ‘Aladdin,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Mulan,’ ‘The Incredibles,’ and ‘Coraline,’ the artist dies last Thursday from Lewy body dementia.
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,’ out March 15.
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 heart attack.
Fairview Portals and Supersocial have teamed with New Line Cinema to celebrate the classic comedy and bring ‘Elf’ alive in an immersive space where users can play as Wish Taker, Toy Maker, or Gift Wrapper, contributing to the success of Santa's Workshop.
From Aardman and Atlas V comes ‘Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway,’ a hilarious and cinematic sci-fi adventure, and its mini-game ‘Jamtastic!,’ a set of virtual and mixed reality games set to debut on the Meta Quest.
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.
Although the only manufacturer of ‘Lewis Newplast,’ the studio’s favorite clay, went out of business this past March, word is ‘there is absolutely no need to worry’ about future projects.
The Annie Award-winning stopmo series starring culinary social media sensation Tiny Chef will return to Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels beginning with the ‘Fwendsgiving’ special on November 20 and ‘Tiny Chef's Marvelous Mish Mesh Special’ on December 4.
The Oscar-nominated artist and frequent Tim Burton and Henry Selick collaborator died September 12 after suffering complications due to aphasia and primary progressive aphasia.
In Jim Capobianco and Pierre-Luc Granjon’s new stop-motion film, the iconic Renaissance man, who wrote grocery lists on his sketches, was insatiably curious and headstrong, so much more interesting than his usual depiction as an untouchable genius; the film hits U.S. theaters September 15.
Bring home the fully restored groundbreaking stop-motion animation of famed Oscar winner George Pal; new collection features 28 shorts, bonus features, and a 20-panel color booklet, ‘Liner Notes’ by producer Arnold Leibovit; now available for preorder.
The four-part series depicting ‘the youthful drama of several academy students as they come into their own’ in the Paldea region premieres on the official Pokémon YouTube channel September 6, 2023.
